Heat, George
- When
- July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- George forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.863, -88.644 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Mississippi, July 1 to 31, 2000
July was a hot and dry month in Southeast Mississippi. In Beaumont the temperature was 100 degrees or higher eleven days during the month with the hottest being 105 degrees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
July was a hot and dry month in Southeast Mississippi. In Beaumont the temperature was 100 degrees or higher eleven days during the month with the hottest being 105 degrees. In Richton the temperature was 100 degrees or higher three days during the month with the hottest being 102 degrees. In Waynesboro the temperature was 100 degrees or higher four days during the month with the hottest being 103 degrees. In Wiggins the temperature was 100 degrees or higher nine days during the month with 105 degrees being the hottest. In addition to being hot is was also a dry month across the area. Most stations ended up with below normal rainfall totals for the month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Greene
- When
- July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.214, -88.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Perry
- When
- July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.172, -88.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Stone
- When
- July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wayne
- When
- July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.641, -88.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 1 to 4, 2000
- Rip Current in New Jersey, July 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 1 to 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 1, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 1, 2000
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in New York, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in New Mexico, July 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2000
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5163621, 5163622, 5163623, 5163624, 5163625.