Mississippi, 2024

Flood in Mississippi, March 1, 2024

March 1, 2024 · NWS JAN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A wave of thunderstorms produced a band of 3 to 5 inches of rainfall in parts of northern Mississippi during the morning of March 1st.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.

A wave of thunderstorms produced a band of 3 to 5 inches of rainfall in parts of northern Mississippi during the morning of March 1st.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Oktibbeha

When
March 1, 11:00 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where
Oktibbeha County, 4.46 mi ESE of Longview to 4.5 mi SE of Longview
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
33.365, -88.865

A road near St. Mark Drive was flooded.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1173532.