Heavy Rain in Mississippi

Events

87

Deaths

2

Injuries

3

Damage

$313,000

• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 1 to 2, 20106 deaths · 7 injured · $12 million · EF3 · 34 eventsAn upper level disturbance slowly approached the Mid-South during the evening of April 30th, 2010 as a cold front became stationary to the west. This pattern remained in place through the evening hours of May 2nd, 2010.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 6 to 7, 20141 death · 8 injured · $13 million · EF2 · 77 eventsA cold front moved through the region on April 4th and stalled along the northern Gulf Coast. Over the next several days, moisture increased over the region ahead of a strong upper level system.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 1, 20113 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 39 eventsA potent storm system brought a prolonged outbreak of severe thunderstorms to the Lower Mississippi Valley region from the afternoon hours of New Years Eve lasting through the morning hours of New Years Day.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, December 31, 2010$3.7 million · EF2 · 48 eventsA potent storm system brought a prolonged outbreak of severe thunderstorms to the Lower Mississippi Valley region from the afternoon hours of New Years Eve lasting through the morning hours of New Years Day.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, March 21 to 22, 2012$2.3 million · EF2 · 37 eventsA slow moving storm system combined with abundant moisture to bring nearly 48 hours of rain and thunderstorms to the ArkLaMiss region, beginning on the evening of March 20th and continuing through the afternoon hours of March 22nd.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, August 24 to 26, 2022$5.1 million · EF0 · 115 eventsA low pressure system spinning over northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain to Mississippi August 24th through 25th. This resulted in widespread flooding of roads, homes, and businesses around the state.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 20 to 21, 2010$2.0 million · EF2 · 27 eventsNumerous severe storms developed over the ArkLaMiss region on January 20th and 21st. Reports of severe weather, including damaging winds, large hail, and flooding were widespread across the region.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Mississippi, November 5, 2018$3.6 million · EF2 · 9 eventsA potent late fall storm system generated several severe thunderstorms and a couple of tornadoes across North Mississippi during the late evening hours of November 5th.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, September 3 to 5, 20111 injured · $1.8 million · EF1 · 64 eventsTropical Depression 13 formed on the evening of September 1, 2011 about 225 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. The depression moved very slowly, around 2 mph, across northern portions of the Gulf of Mexico.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in Mississippi, August 28 to 31, 2021$11 million · EF1 · 27 eventsThe ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23rd.
• Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Mississippi, March 24 to 25, 20091 death · $27,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong cold front moved through the Midsouth during the late afternoon hours of March 24th, 2009 and continued moving south through the early morning hours of March 25th, 2009. A squall line developed along the front producing damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 23 to 24, 20211 death · 1 in hail · 5 eventsDuring the daytime hours on March 23rd through March 24th, a deep west coast trough helped to deliver progressive yet strong southwesterly upper-level to mid-level moist flow across the northern Gulf coast.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, June 11, 2012$920,000 · 1 in hail · 65 eventsDuring the late afternoon and evening hours of June 11, a sprawling linear complex of storms moved southward across the Jackson, MS forecast area. Widespread tree and power line damage occurred as 60 to 70 mph winds impacted the area.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, September 25 to 26, 2011$2.9 million · EF1 · 15 eventsAn anomalous early autumn storm system brought severe weather to portions of the ArkLaMiss. Tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail occurred in the ArkLaMiss Delta during the evening hours of September twenty fifth.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 14 to 15, 2014$760,000 · 63 kt wind · 47 eventsA complex weather setup developed as a potent storm system combined with deep moisture and a old outflow boundary to bring multiple rounds of rain and some severe weather.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Mississippi, July 15, 2005$5.0 million · 3 eventsMore than 200 homes were flooded in the Southaven area with water reaching up to 4 feet in some of the houses. Numerous roads were flooded and several people had to rescued from their cars.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Mississippi, June 8 to 10, 2021$2.2 million · 6 eventsA stubborn upper low remained stalled across the area on June 10, 2021. This feature continued to interact with a very moist air mass across the region to produce very heavy rainfall amounts across mainly North Mississippi.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 13 to 14, 2010$1.4 million · 57 kt wind · 14 eventsShowers and thunderstorms occurred across the region on August 13th and 14th. Some of the storms produced damaging winds and torrential rain, which resulted in some flash flooding.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Mississippi, August 18 to 19, 2010$2.0 million · 7 eventsThe remnants of Tropical Depression 5 (TD5) pushed northward over the western portion of the region during the period.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Mississippi, June 7 to 9, 2021$1.0 million · 11 eventsAn upper low continued to meander across the region on June 9, 2021. Weak upper-level disturbances rotated around the upper low and interacted with a very moist air mass across the Mid-South to produce several rounds of heavy rain across East-Central Arkansas and North…
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 22 to 23, 2014$917,000 · EF0 · 13 eventsA low pressure system and associated moisture moving westward form Alabama allowed for the development of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced flash flooding, hail, and damaging winds.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 23 to 25, 2011$433,000 · 50 kt wind · 27 eventsWidespread, slow moving showers and thunderstorms moved across central Mississippi between July 23rd and July 25th. The air mass over the region was extremely moist, which contributed significantly to the high rainfall rates that occurred.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 7 to 8, 2021$632,000 · EF0 · 18 eventsAn upper low parked over the Mid-South resulted in widespread showers and thunderstorms across North Mississippi during the early morning hours of June 8, 2021.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, March 27 to 28, 2014$377,000 · 2 in hail · 27 eventsA strong upper disturbance propagated through the southern Great Plains into the lower Mississippi Valley between Thursday and late Friday. This system brought a couple rounds of storms during this time as it combined with increasing deep moisture and strong upper level winds.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, October 31, 2015$187,000 · EF1 · 17 eventsShowers and thunderstorms occurred as a strong low pressure system moved through the region. Some of these storms produced flash flooding, damaging wind gusts, and a couple of tornadoes.

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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 2026-09-24.