Published: April 28,2016
Biloxi and Gulfport were hit hard by flooding that swamped roadways and even entered some homes, according to National Weather Service storm reports. Public schools in Biloxi, Gulfport and Ocean Springs delayed opening Thursday morning, according to WLOX.com. The NWS declared a flash flood emergency for Gulfport and Biloxi.
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Stay off the streets! #mswx. This is west of 3 Rivers Rd in GPT
Parts of the area received nearly 10 inches of rain in just a few hours Thursday morning. Although the flooding was relatively localized, the cities affected were quickly overwhelmed by the downpours.
"Some of the worst, most notorious flash floods are small in scale. Doppler radar estimated over 6 inches of rain had fallen in just over a 300 square mile swath of southern Mississippi near Gulfport and Biloxi Thursday morning," said weather.com meteorologist Jon Erdman. "You don't need a strong frontal system, surface low, or jet stream to produce these small-scale flash flood events. In many cases, the weaker, more stagnant and slower the features are, the better for flooding."
Biloxi R. near Wortham, MS has risen > 10' since this AM from a stage below 1'. http://1.usa.gov/1SC4hSX #mswx #flood
"We have a large, copious amounts of water building up and a ton of water standing in place," Harrison County Emergency Management Director Rupert Lacy told the Sun Herald. "Major roads are closed all over town. Public service, the police and road crews are putting up barricades where they can."
Keesler Air Force Base was placed under a lockdown because of the flooding Thursday morning, the Sun Herald also reported.
This is a developing story; please check back frequently for updates.
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