Flash Flood in Copiah County, Mississippi

Flash Flood in Copiah County, Mississippi: 40 recorded events between 2000 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #826 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flash flood in Copiah County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 40 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Copiah County archive, flash flood makes up 6.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #826 for this hazard and #31 within Mississippi, putting it in the 72.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jan is the peak month for flash flood in Copiah County with 9 recorded events, while Apr is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 385
• Hail 148
• Tornado 59

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many flash flood events are on record in Copiah County, Mississippi?

40 flash flood events are recorded in Copiah County between 2000 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Copiah County?

The strongest flash flood on record in Copiah County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for Copiah County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.