A warm and moist airmass in place across the region allowed several severe storms to develop late on the 10th, and during the afternoon and evening of the eleventh. These storms produced wind damage to trees and power lines, as well as causing flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A warm and moist airmass in place across the region allowed several severe storms to develop late on the 10th, and during the afternoon and evening of the eleventh. These storms produced wind damage to trees and power lines, as well as causing flash flooding.
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 10, 2:43 PM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 343 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013 .SHORT TERM... THE DAILY SCATTERED RAINFALL IS WELL UNDERWAY AND FOCUSED MOSTLY IN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST TODAY. THIS PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITH SUNSET AS IN MOST DAYS DURING THE SUMMER HERE. HOWEVER...LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN. AN UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL SWING EASTWARD AND BRING A SWEEPING COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH OF OUR CWA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PER VARIOUS MODEL GUIDANCE AND ALREADY- FORMING CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE MID MS VALLEY...THESE DIURNALLY-ENHANCED STORMS COULD PROVE STRONG TO SEVERE. THIS OVERNIGHT ACTIVITY WILL BE INTERESTING AS LAPSE RATES AND UPPER DIVERGENCE INCREASE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. PWATS WILL PUSH TO NEAR 2 INCHES. BULK SHEAR WILL STILL BE WEAK THOUGH SO THE POSSIBILITY FOR STRONG STORMS EXISTS BUT THE POSSIBILITY FOR A COUPLE SEVERE CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT EITHER. THE MAIN RISKS WITH ANY ACTIVITY WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 40-50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. LIGHTNING COULD ALSO BE A BIG HAZARD. THURSDAY...TWO POSSIBILITIES COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW. THE FIRST BEING THAT THE MORNING SYSTEM COULD TRANSFORM INTO A SIZABLE MCS. SPC SAYS THIS IS POSSIBLE AND THAT THE AREA MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A SLIGHT RISK EVENTUALLY. THIS IS STILL VERY QUESTIONABLE...HENCE THEIR HESITATION IN DOING SO YET. THE SECOND POSSIBILITY COMES FROM THE GFS WHICH SHOWS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO THE CWA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE MAJOR MODELS ARE SHOWING THE MORNING ACTIVITY DYING OFF AND THEN REGENERATING IN THE AFTERNOON INSIDE THE WARM SECTOR. THIS IS QUESTIONABLE TOO AS THE MORNING ACTIVITY WILL MOST LIKELY IMPACT HOW THE AFTERNOON PLAYS OUT. MOST OF THE HI-RES MODELS DO NOT REALLY SHOW THE AFTERNOON BREAKING OUT WITH STORMS OR SHOWERS. IF THE MORNING ACTIVITY DOES DIE OFF WITHOUT GETTING TOO FAR INTO THE MORNING SUNLIGHT HOURS THEN THE POSSIBILITY FOR REGENERATION AND STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF THIS DOES HAPPEN THEN THE STORMS WILL AT MOST BE STRONG WITH THE MAIN RISKS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS AGAIN. FRIDAY...TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AS NORTHERLY FLOW TAKES PLACE. POPS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE COAST AND OUR FAR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES AS THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST. /10/ .LONG TERM... UPPER TROUGHING DIGS JUST TO OUR EAST FRIDAY...DRIER AIR ADVECTING INTO THE REGION IN N/NELY LOW LEVEL AND UPPER FLOW. LAPSE RATES AND VERTICAL TOTALS WILL REMAIN HEALTHY DUE TO COOLER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AND WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF AT LEAST ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS CENTRAL AND SRN ZONES. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SATURDAY...ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH THAT DIGS SWWD ACROSS THE NRN GULF. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL BE POSITIONED WELL S OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND AND A MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL BE POSITIONED ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOW LEVEL NLY FLOW AND COOL ADVECTION ALOFT SHOULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AND NOTICEABLY LESS HUMID CONDITIONS GOING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RECOVERING SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE BY SUNDAY AS THE LOW LEVEL TROUGH GRADUALLY LIFTS BACK NWD INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING UPPER LOW AND AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE REGION FROM THE NE TUESDAY. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDS PREVAIL THIS AFTN WITH ISO TO SCT SHRA/TSRA NEAR KGTR/MEI/HBG SITES. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT COULD OCCUR NEAR KJAN/KHKS THROUGH THE AFTN BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY DIMINISHES BY 11/01Z. HOWEVER...A TS COMPLEX IS LOOKING MORE PROBABLE TO MOVE INTO NRN SITES NEAR 11/06Z AND CENTRAL SITES NEAR 11/09Z. HAVE PLACED VCTS IN TAFS FOR THIS TIME FRAME AND INTRODUCED MUCH LOWER CIGS THAN GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. MVFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL FOR MANY SITES 11/06-13Z AS THE TS COMPLEX WEAKENS INTO SHRA BY EARLY MRNG. WINDS THIS AFTN ARE WESTERLY AT 6-12 KT AND WILL GO TO NEAR CALM OVRNGT. HOWEVER, HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE PSBL INVOF STORMS OVERNIGHT. /ALLEN/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 73 92 73 91 / 35 54 16 10 MERIDIAN 71 91 72 92 / 44 62 23 12 VICKSBURG 73 93 70 92 / 34 50 13 8 HATTIESBURG 73 92 73 93 / 20 66 33 25 NATCHEZ 73 91 71 90 / 15 52 21 13 GREENVILLE 74 94 70 90 / 47 49 7 4 GREENWOOD 73 92 69 90 / 55 50 8 5 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 144 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>046-050>052-111845- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- 144 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY A FEW STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCAL 40-50 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. STORM COVERAGE WILL DECREASE TOWARDS SUNSET BEFORE ADDITIONAL STORMS LIKELY DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT. A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR THIS AREA. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 60 MPH AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. MANY STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STORMS WILL MOVE NORTH TO SOUTH AND END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...SPOTTY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LASTING UP TO AN HOUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS COMPLEX. IF STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME GROUND REPEATEDLY THEN FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME MORE LIKELY. OTHERWISE...LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER ISSUES. A SECONDARY ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING AS A COOL FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW STRONG THESE STORMS COULD GET DUE TO THE PREVIOUS STORM COMPLEX GOING THROUGH. HOWEVER...THE MOST INTENSE STORMS THAT DO GET GOING COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS ACTIVITY COULD LINGER INTO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 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 TONIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047>049-053>066-072>074-111845- RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN- HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS- COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 144 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY A FEW STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCAL 40-50 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS BUT THE GREATEST FOCUS WILL BE EAST OF I-55. STORM COVERAGE WILL DECREASE TOWARDS SUNSET BEFORE ADDITIONAL STORMS LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FEW STRONG STORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3AM AND 7AM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS A SLOWLY WEAKENING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. WINDS OF 40-50 MPH COULD BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THIS COMPLEX. THESE STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH IN STRENGTH AS THEY CONTINUE SOUTH THROUGH THE LATER MORNING HOURS. A SECONDARY ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING AS A COOL FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW STRONG THESE STORMS COULD GET DUE TO THE PREVIOUS STORM COMPLEX GOING THROUGH. HOWEVER...THE MOST INTENSE STORMS THAT DO GET GOING COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS ACTIVITY COULD LINGER INTO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. ALLEN
MSZ045-110040-
NESHOBA MS-
710 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
710 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BETHSAIDA AT
711 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NESHOBA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3257 8899 3258 8916 3267 8927 3277 8912
3270 8891 3262 8891 3258 8891 3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 305DEG 14KT 3264 8904
JCMSZ033-038-039-110115-
WINSTON MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-NOXUBEE MS-
734 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
734 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF OKTOC AT 734
PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN NOXUBEE...SOUTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA AND
NORTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3325 8892 3344 8891 3349 8867 3343 8866
3329 8867 3329 8865 3325 8864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 359DEG 11KT 3338 8880
JCThe Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down south of Starkville.
A few trees were blown down.
Multiple streets were flooded across town.
A vehicle stalled in flood waters at the intersection of Henderson Street and South Pearl Street. Water was approaching homes and businesses in Carthage.
A tree and a power line were blown down along Money Road.
A tree and a power line was blown down.
Quarter size hail fell on Carol Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, 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: 461269, 461272, 461273, 461285, 461292, 461293, 461290.