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Flash Flood — Holmes, Mississippi
June 10, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10.0M
Area
Holmes
Event narrative (NOAA)
Over six inches of rain fell in Lexington in a little over three hours. The heavy rain caused Bear creek to over flow and flood much of the town of Lexington. Forty five business were affected by the flooding and thirty of these suffered major losses. As many as 300 homes had water damage.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.