Mississippi, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 1, 1985

July 1, 1985 · NWS AT · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

14 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lafayette

When
July 1, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.370, -89.520

Hail, Lafayette

When
July 1, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.370, -89.520

Hail, Yazoo

When
July 1, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -90.550

Hail, Hinds

When
July 1, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Hail, Hinds

When
July 1, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.270, -90.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
July 1, 8:58 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Hail, Simpson

When
July 1, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -90.200

Hail, Rankin

When
July 1, 9:17 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -90.000

Hail, Rankin

When
July 1, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.250, -89.950

Hail, Rankin

When
July 1, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -89.780

Hail, Simpson

When
July 1, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -89.880

Hail, Simpson

When
July 1, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -90.200

Hail, Rankin

When
July 1, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.270, -89.980

Hail, Smith

When
July 1, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -89.550

Hail, Jones

When
July 1, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.680, -89.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
July 1, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
31.670, -89.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
July 1, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Coordinates
32.320, -89.170

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10061934, 10061935, 10061936, 10061937, 10061938, 10061939, 10061940, 10061941, 10061942, 10061943, 10061944, 10061945, 10061946, 10061947, 10061948, 10061949, 10061950.