A warm and moist airmass in place across the region allowed a severe storm to develop on the eleventh.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A warm and moist airmass in place across the region allowed a severe storm to develop on the eleventh.
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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 2:26 PM CST, 47 minutes earlier.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 240 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>042-047-053- 059>061-121945- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- FRANKLIN MS- 240 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AND HAIL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE ANTICIPATED AS WELL...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING. MSZ043>046-048>052-054>058-062>066-072>074-121945- MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 240 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. BK
MSZ063>065-072>074-111655-
MARION MS-LAWRENCE MS-LAMAR MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-FORREST MS-
COVINGTON MS-
1126 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1126 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEBRON TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MAXIE AT 1124 AM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON...SOUTHERN FORREST...JEFFERSON
DAVIS...LAMAR...EASTERN LAWRENCE AND MARION COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR
THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3100 8935 3100 8941 3097 8943 3097 8947
3101 8951 3100 8973 3111 8993 3173 9017
3173 8979 3115 8928 3099 8913 3091 8913
3091 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 270DEG 14KT 3166 9000 3115 8955
3084 8903
AEGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1142 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1139 AM FLASH FLOOD CARTHAGE 32.74N 89.53W
07/11/2013 LEAKE MS PUBLIC
REPORTS OF WATER APPROACHING SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN
CARTHAGE. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&
DCOXMSZ042-043-048-049-054-055-111720-
SIMPSON MS-RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-HINDS MS-COPIAH MS-YAZOO MS-
1151 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1151 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WERE LOCATED ACROSS MADISON...
RANKIN...EASTERN HINDS...AND EASTERN YAZOO COUNTIES AT 1149 AM CDT.
THE MOST INTENSE STORM...CAPABLE OF ALSO PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40
MPH...WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF FLORA. ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING
SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN YAZOO...NORTH CENTRAL COPIAH...
HINDS...MADISON...RANKIN AND NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3251 8982 3201 8981 3199 9068 3266 9051
3287 8990
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 354DEG 16KT 3216 9028
AEG<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html><!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html><!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down on Highway 4 and on Riser Road. The roof of a house was damaged in the area as well.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, July 2013
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: 461268.