Mississippi, 2010

Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, July 25 to 26, 2010

July 25 to 26, 2010 · NWS MEG · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

A weak cold front moved southeast into the Mid-South and interacted with remnants of Tropical Depression Bonnie as the remnants moved north. Numerous showers and thunderstorms broke out during the afternoon and evening hours of July 25th-July 26th, 2010 as a result.

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
$45,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 MEG wrote it up.

A weak cold front moved southeast into the Mid-South and interacted with remnants of Tropical Depression Bonnie as the remnants moved north. Numerous showers and thunderstorms broke out during the afternoon and evening hours of July 25th-July 26th, 2010 as a result. Some storms became severe and produced damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 2:03 PM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 2:03 PM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:39 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When
July 25, 4:50 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
Where
Itawamba County, 1 mi SW of New Salem to 1.32 mi SE of White Spgs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.140, -88.362

Straight line winds knocked down trees on Highway 25 just southwest of New Salem.

Hail, Lafayette

When
July 25, 5:17 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County, 1.71 mi ESE of Paris
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.167, -89.445

Penny to quarter size hail fell near Paris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
July 25, 5:55 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Tupelo to 1.35 mi SE of Tupelo
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.270, -88.720

Straight line winds knocked numerous trees down in Tupelo.

Flash Flood, Lee

When
July 25, 6:30 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Verona to 1.34 mi S of Verona
Cause
Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.200, -88.700

Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Verona. Highway 145 near the Research and Extension Center was flooded and impassable as a result.

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When
July 26, 7:00 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
Where
Itawamba County, Fulton to 0.97 mi NW of Rara Avis
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
34.270, -88.420

Straight line winds knocked down a few trees across Eastern Itawamba County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
July 26, 7:05 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County, 1.21 mi SE of Tupelo to Saltillo
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
34.259, -88.704

Straight line winds knocked down several trees and power lines from Tupelo to Saltillo. A century-old Pin Oak fell on a house in Tupelo and caused extensive roof damage. The tree also took out the windshield and driver's side window of a pickup truck.

Flash Flood, Itawamba

When
July 26, 7:30 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Itawamba County, 0.77 mi SSE of Tremont to 2.53 mi SSE of Tremont
Cause
Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by
Post Office
Coordinates
34.219, -88.266

As much as 4 inches of rain fell near Tremont resulting in flash flooding. Paaper Springs Road was flooded as a result.

Lightning, Union

When
July 26, 8:00 PM CST to 8:01 PM CST
Where
Union County, 1.14 mi SE of Ellistown
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
34.437, -88.838

Lightning struck a house near Ellistown and started a fire. The fire destroyed half the home.

Flash Flood, Tippah

When
July 26, 9:30 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
Where
Tippah County, Ripley to 1.23 mi SE of Falkner
Cause
Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
34.730, -88.950

As much as 3.5 inches of rain fell near Ripley resulting in flash flooding. Many roads and driveways were washed out resulting in damage across Northwest portions of Ripley.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

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Every storm in Mississippi in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2010

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: 249138, 249140, 249141, 249142, 249481, 249488, 249486, 249646, 249496.