Mississippi, 2003

Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 29 to 30, 2003

June 29 to 30, 2003 · NWS JAN · 20 events in 14 counties and zones

12 tropical storm, 8 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$165,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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.

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Event by event

12 tropical storm, 8 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lauderdale

When
June 29, 5:45 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains caused a few streets to flood.

Flash Flood, Clarke

When
June 30, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Clarke County, Stonewall
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.041, -88.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains caused a few streets to flood. A portion of highway 320, near Stonewall, was underwater. Due to the rising water, some county owned equipment was flooded.

Flash Flood, Grenada

When
June 30, 8:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Grenada County, Grenada
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.770, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few streets were flooded along with some secondary roads in the county.

Tropical Storm, Clarke

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Clarke forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.041, -88.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Bill made landfall in S Louisiana, just to the SW of Houma, around 2 PM on June 30th. The storm then moved to the NE as it slowly weakened into a Tropical Depression. The center of the system basically tracked along Interstate 59 before moving into Alabama around 6 AM, July 1st. Heavy rainfall with the system resulted in several reports of flash flooding. Forty-eight hour rainfall totals ranged between 3 and 7 inches, mainly across SE portions of Mississippi. Gradient wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph combined with saturated soils to down numerous trees very close to center's track. Damage from Bill was an estimated $100,000.

Tropical Storm, Covington

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Covington forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.633, -89.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Bill made landfall in S Louisiana, just to the SW of Houma, around 2 PM on June 30th. The storm then moved to the NE as it slowly weakened into a Tropical Depression. The center of the system basically tracked along Interstate 59 before moving into Alabama around 6 AM, July 1st. Heavy rainfall with the system resulted in several reports of flash flooding. Forty-eight hour rainfall totals ranged between 3 and 7 inches, mainly across SE portions of Mississippi. Gradient wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph combined with saturated soils to down numerous trees very close to center's track. Damage from Bill was an estimated $100,000.

Tropical Storm, Forrest

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Forrest forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jasper

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jasper forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jefferson Davis

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.570, -89.823 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jones

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jones forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Kemper

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kemper forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.755, -88.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Bill made landfall in S Louisiana, just to the SW of Houma, around 2 PM on June 30th. The storm then moved to the NE as it slowly weakened into a Tropical Depression. The center of the system basically tracked along Interstate 59 before moving into Alabama around 6 AM, July 1st. Heavy rainfall with the system resulted in several reports of flash flooding. Forty-eight hour rainfall totals ranged between 3 and 7 inches, mainly across SE portions of Mississippi. Gradient wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph combined with saturated soils to down numerous trees very close to center's track. Damage from Bill was an estimated $100,000.

Tropical Storm, Lamar

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lamar forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lauderdale

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Marion

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Bill made landfall in S Louisiana, just to the SW of Houma, around 2 PM on June 30th. The storm then moved to the NE as it slowly weakened into a Tropical Depression. The center of the system basically tracked along Interstate 59 before moving into Alabama around 6 AM, July 1st. Heavy rainfall with the system resulted in several reports of flash flooding. Forty-eight hour rainfall totals ranged between 3 and 7 inches, mainly across SE portions of Mississippi. Gradient wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph combined with saturated soils to down numerous trees very close to center's track. Damage from Bill was an estimated $100,000.

Tropical Storm, Newton

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Newton forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Bill made landfall in S Louisiana, just to the SW of Houma, around 2 PM on June 30th. The storm then moved to the NE as it slowly weakened into a Tropical Depression. The center of the system basically tracked along Interstate 59 before moving into Alabama around 6 AM, July 1st. Heavy rainfall with the system resulted in several reports of flash flooding. Forty-eight hour rainfall totals ranged between 3 and 7 inches, mainly across SE portions of Mississippi. Gradient wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph combined with saturated soils to down numerous trees very close to center's track. Damage from Bill was an estimated $100,000.

Tropical Storm, Smith

When
June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Smith forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.018, -89.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Bill made landfall in S Louisiana, just to the SW of Houma, around 2 PM on June 30th. The storm then moved to the NE as it slowly weakened into a Tropical Depression. The center of the system basically tracked along Interstate 59 before moving into Alabama around 6 AM, July 1st. Heavy rainfall with the system resulted in several reports of flash flooding. Forty-eight hour rainfall totals ranged between 3 and 7 inches, mainly across SE portions of Mississippi. Gradient wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph combined with saturated soils to down numerous trees very close to center's track. Damage from Bill was an estimated $100,000.

Flash Flood, Lamar

When
June 30, 8:15 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lamar County, Sumrall
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains caused several streets to flood in the city.

Flash Flood, Forrest

When
June 30, 8:25 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Forrest County, 11 mi S of Hattiesburg
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains caused numerous roads and streets to be flooded. A portion of highway 11 was reported underwater for a brief time.

Flash Flood, Marion

When
June 30, 9:00 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County, 5 mi E of Columbia
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few secondary roads were flooded.

Flash Flood, Jones

When
June 30, 9:40 PM CST to 11:50 PM CST
Where
Jones County, 2 mi NE of Ovett
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were underwater.

Flash Flood, Lawrence

When
June 30, 10:00 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 6 mi W of Monticello
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.550, -90.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several secondary roads were underwater.

What these are

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.
Tropical Storm
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5359251, 5359335, 5359338, 5359147, 5359148, 5359149, 5359150, 5359151, 5359244, 5359245, 5359246, 5359247, 5359248, 5359249, 5359250, 5359336, 5359337, 5359339, 5359340, 5359341.