Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 1985
Start: 1985-07-11T13:03
End: 1985-07-11T17:30
Location: Mississippi

July 11, 1985 · NWS AT · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

9 hail, 4 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lauderdale

When: July 11, 1:03 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -88.720

Hail, Lauderdale

When: July 11, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -88.720

Hail, Rankin

When: July 11, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.150, -90.130

Hail, Wayne

When: July 11, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.600, -88.650

Hail, Leflore

When: July 11, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Leflore County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: July 11, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.700, -89.130

Hail, Madison

When: July 11, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.550, -90.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 11, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 32.600, -90.320

Hail, Wayne

When: July 11, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.600, -88.650

Hail, Madison

When: July 11, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.600, -90.320

Hail, Sunflower

When: July 11, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.430, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When: July 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Coordinates: 33.780, -89.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: July 11, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 33.180, -90.500

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: 10061955, 10061956, 10061957, 10061958, 10061959, 10061960, 10061961, 10061962, 10061963, 10061964, 10061965, 10061966, 10061967.