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Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flash Flood in Hinds County, Mississippi

197

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$33.0M

Property damage

Flash Flood in Hinds County, Mississippi: 197 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #43 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flash Flood in Hinds County, Mississippi: events per decade

Flash Flood in Hinds County, Mississippi: recorded events per decade
Flash Flood in Hinds County, Mississippi: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for flash flood in Hinds County is the 2010s, when 87 of the county's 197 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 Hinds County archive, flash flood makes up 13.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #43 for this hazard and #2 within Mississippi, putting it in the 98.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

20Jan
10Feb
24Mar
41Apr
15May
15Jun
29Jul
21Aug
11Sep
4Oct
3Nov
4Dec

Apr is the peak month for flash flood in Hinds County with 41 recorded events, while Nov 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jul 31, 2025LONGALOO0$5K
Jun 27, 2025WEST JACKSON0$2K
Jun 27, 2025NOGAN0$12K
May 17, 2025WEST JACKSON0$15K
Apr 6, 2025LEARNED0$30K
Apr 6, 2025VAN WINKLE0$40K
Mar 4, 2025WEST JACKSON0$3K
Sep 16, 2024LONGALOO0$5K
May 10, 2024LONGALOO0$3K
Apr 10, 2024JACKSON HAWKINS FLD0$50K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

197 flash flood events are recorded in Hinds County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Hinds County?

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

Where does the flash flood data for Hinds 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.

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“Flash Flood in Hinds County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/hinds-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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