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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.
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.
One aspect of the PRVWSD's management program is to mitigate flood events in the district, the upper river, and downstream. Following the 1979 Easter flood, which left much of greater Jackson underwater, a report by the United States Comptroller's office found that the impact of the flood was due largely to a lack of communication between ...
The 1979 Easter flood at Jackson initiated planning to create additional levees below the reservoir and studies of a 68 foot high, dry dam called Shoccoe above the reservoir. [ 10 ] Waterspouts occurred in the reservoir on April 15, 2011, August 19, 2012 and July 23, 2014.
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 ...
Jackson Mets baseball team relocates to Jackson. Smith–Wills Stadium opens. Lemuria Books in business. [35] 1976 - Jackson Camellia Society founded. [36] 1977 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson established. 1978 - Southern Coalition for Educational Equity headquartered in city. [31] 1979 - April: Flood. 1980 - Population: 202,895. [30]
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 ...
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