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The 1979 Easter flood was one of the most costly and devastating floods to ever occur in Mississippi, United States, with $500–700 million in damages ($2.1 billion in 2020 dollars). [2] [3] It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed by severe rain upstream. Floodwaters sent the Pearl River 15 feet above flood stage.
A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.
1979 Easter flood; Late December 2012 North American storm complex ... 2011 Mississippi River floods; July–August 2022 United States floods; G. Great Mississippi ...
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The flood between May and June was the second most severe flood in the lower Mississippi Basin since 1927. Red River Landing, Louisiana, reached the 4th highest crest of record at 60.52 feet (18.45 m) on June 5 and was flooded for 115 days. All bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway were opened for 35 days. [5]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it intends to make a final recommendation by the end of this year on flood-control plans for the Pearl River Basin in the Jackson area, after decades of ...
Mississippi Children's Museum opens (December 4, 2005). 2006 - Eudora Welty House museum opens. 2008 - Mississippi Black Leadership Summit begins. [42] 2009 Leslie B. McLemore becomes mayor, succeeded by Harvey Johnson, Jr. [43] Gregg Harper becomes U.S. representative for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district. [44] 2010 The Help (movie ...
Torrential rains Tuesday night into Wednesday resulted in flooding of roads and highways around central Mississippi, prompting a flash flood emergency across central portions of the state ...