Mississippi, 1998Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 12, 1998
July 12, 1998 · NWS JAN · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $57,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County, Vicksburg
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -90.880
Numerous trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds
- When
- July 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds County, Byram
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.180, -90.250
Numerous trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds
- When
- July 12, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds County, Jackson
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -90.170
Several trees were blown down.
Flash Flood, Hinds
- When
- July 12, 5:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds County, Raymond
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water reported in several homes.
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12, 1998$3.3 million · 52 kt wind · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12, 1998$610,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12 to 18, 1998$138,000 · 1.75 in hail · 29 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12, 19984 injured · $75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12, 1998$100,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 12, 1998$75,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 12, 19982 injured · 1 event
- Hail in Kansas, July 12, 19984.5 in hail · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 12, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 12, 1998$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, July 12, 19983 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 12, 1998$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5661358, 5661359, 5662073, 5662074.