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Flash Flood — Tishomingo, Mississippi
September 4, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$20K
Area
Tishomingo
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man tried enter J.P. Coleman State Park by driving his vehicle through a flooded low water crossing. The vehicle was washed off the road. Two passengers swam to safety but the driver drowned because he could not swim after having a recent operation.
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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.