51
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.7M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Bolivar County, Mississippi: 51 recorded events between 1998 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #591 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Bolivar County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Bolivar County is the 2000s, when 26 of the county's 51 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 Bolivar County archive, flash flood makes up 9.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #591 for this hazard and #20 within Mississippi, putting it in the 80.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Bolivar County with 9 recorded events, while Jan 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | NILES | 0 | $3K |
| Apr 6, 2025 | CLEVELAND MUNI ARPT | 0 | $1K |
| Apr 6, 2025 | CLEVELAND | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | CLEVELAND | 0 | $1K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | CLEVELAND MUNI ARPT | 0 | $5K |
| Dec 14, 2022 | MELTONIA | 0 | $25K |
| Jul 29, 2022 | CLEVELAND | 0 | $2K |
| Jun 9, 2021 | MOUND BAYOU | 0 | $75K |
| Jun 8, 2021 | ROSEDALE | 0 | $2.1M |
| May 4, 2021 | RENOVA | 0 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Bolivar County
- Thunderstorm Wind 276
- Hail 170
- Tornado 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Training showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain that flooded numerous roads and approximately 200 homes in and between the areas of Rosedale, Shelby, Mound Bayou, and Merigold. A neighborhood flooded in Rosedale, and several streets in town were flooded significantly. In Mound Bayou, some residents had to be evacuated from flooded homes. The COOP Observer 2 miles southwest of Shelby measured 11.96 inches of rain during a 6 to 7 hour period that morning.
Numerous city streets were under water and parts of Highway 61 had water over the road. There were reports of street flooding at the intersection of Bishop Road and Terrace Road. A measured amount of 6.36 inches of rain fell.
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms resulted in flooding across the county. Minor street flooding was reported in the community of Symonds and six houses were overcome with three to five feet of water in the city of Rosedale.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Bolivar County, Mississippi?
51 flash flood events are recorded in Bolivar County between 1998 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Bolivar County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Bolivar County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Bolivar 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.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Bolivar County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/bolivar-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.