87
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$56.1M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Lauderdale County, Mississippi: 87 recorded events between 1997 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #229 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Lauderdale County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Lauderdale County is the 2010s, when 41 of the county's 87 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 Lauderdale County archive, flash flood makes up 9.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #229 for this hazard and #7 within Mississippi, putting it in the 92.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for flash flood in Lauderdale County with 17 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | BONITA | — | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | COMPLETE | 0 | $20K |
| Dec 27, 2024 | MARION | 0 | $1K |
| Jul 21, 2024 | RUSSELL | 0 | $2K |
| Jul 20, 2024 | TOPTON | 0 | $2K |
| Mar 8, 2024 | COMPLETE | 0 | $125K |
| Jul 13, 2023 | WHYNOT | 0 | $1K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | LOCKHART | 0 | $2K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | LIZELIA | 0 | $1K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | SHUCKTOWN | 0 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Lauderdale County
- Thunderstorm Wind 490
- Hail 234
- Tornado 67
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several rounds of thunderstorms and continued heavy rain caused significant flooding in Meridian. Several roads were covered with one to two feet of water. Many creeks were well out of their banks with a few buildings having water in them. Several roads and bridges were damaged. The high water caused portions of roads to be washed out.
Two roads county were completely closed due to flooding. Numerous county roads had to be temporarily closed. One house was destroyed by flooding. Seventeen homes, four mobile homes and three business had minor damage. Sixty-seven roads across the county were damaged by the flooding.
Three to six inches of rain fell across Lauderdale county on February 5th with and axis of higher amounts, between 6 and 7 inches, across the northwest portion of the county. This heavy rain caused 68 roads to flood across the county and 1 home. The intersection of Interstate 20 and 59 had 1 foot of water covering it.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Lauderdale County, Mississippi?
87 flash flood events are recorded in Lauderdale County between 1997 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Lauderdale County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Lauderdale County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/lauderdale-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.