48
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi: 48 recorded events between 1997 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #639 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Oktibbeha County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 48 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 Oktibbeha County archive, flash flood makes up 12.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #639 for this hazard and #22 within Mississippi, putting it in the 78.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for flash flood in Oktibbeha County with 11 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2025 | STARKVILLE | 0 | $50K |
| Sep 1, 2023 | STARKVILLE | 0 | $100K |
| Jul 14, 2023 | SESSUMS | 0 | $1K |
| Jul 14, 2023 | STARKVILLE | 0 | $1K |
| Jul 13, 2023 | STURGIS | 0 | $1K |
| Jun 2, 2022 | STARKVILLE | 0 | $2K |
| Feb 24, 2022 | PATRICK | 0 | $2K |
| May 4, 2021 | PATRICK | 0 | $1K |
| Apr 13, 2020 | STARKVILLE | 0 | $3K |
| Feb 18, 2020 | STATE COLLEGE | 0 | $40K |
Other hazards here
More from Oktibbeha County
- Thunderstorm Wind 226
- Hail 79
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding across the county. Several roads were closed during the heavy rainfall event. Rainfall totals between 5 and 8 inches fell across the county during the prolonged rain event.
An estimated three to four inches of rain from training thunderstorms over Starkville caused scattered flooding of roads especially in the northwest part of the city. Three feet of standing water flooded cars in the Chandler Park area, a car was stranded due to flooding at the intersection of MS Highway 12 and Spring Street, a portion of Nelson Street was closed due to flooding at its intersection with Yellow Jacket Drive, and flooding at the intersection of Washington and Gillespie Streets threatened a home.
Several clusters of heavy rain producing storms caused numerous streets to flood around Starkville. The heavy storms also caused standing water and street flooding along Yates street and near Highway 12 by the Starkville Health Department Building.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi?
48 flash flood events are recorded in Oktibbeha County between 1997 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Oktibbeha County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Oktibbeha County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/oktibbeha-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.