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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 ($2.17 billion in 2020 dollars). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed by severe rain upstream.
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.
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.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) called the flooding a "life-threatening situation." Since Wednesday morning, more than 6 inches of rain has fallen acros Torrential rains prompt flash flood ...
Jackson water crisis:State, city leaders working together after Mississippi flooding. More on Jackson water crisis:Jackson, MS Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba welcomes state assistance during water crisis.
Many coastal towns of Mississippi (and Louisiana) had already been obliterated, in a single night. [5] Hurricane-force winds reached coastal Mississippi by 2 a.m. [2] and lasted over 17 hours, spawning 11 tornadoes (51 in other states [3]) and a 28-foot (8.5 m) storm surge [3] flooding 6–12 miles (9.7–19.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi's capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks.