Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 12, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Big Pt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -88.480
Quarter size hail was reported in the Big Point community.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 12 to 13, 2013
A cold front sagging toward the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts aided in the development of strong to severe thunderstorms over the Mississippi coastal counties.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 LIX wrote it up.
A cold front sagging toward the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts aided in the development of strong to severe thunderstorms over the Mississippi coastal counties.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:37 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Hurley
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -88.500
Large tree limbs blown down at the Whispering Pines Golf Course in Hurley.
Lightning, Jackson
- When
- July 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Hurley
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 30.670, -88.500
Lightning strikes damaged 5 golf carts, 3 chargers and a sprinkler system at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Hurley.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- July 13, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Biloxi
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 30.400, -88.900
A storm spotter reported 60 mph winds in Biloxi with small tree limbs down.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, July 12 to 13, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, July 12 to 13, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, July 12 to 13, 2013
- Flash Flooding in Nevada, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Delaware, July 12 to 13, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 12 to 15, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Maryland, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Flood in South Carolina, July 12, 2013
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, July 12, 2013
- Wildfire in Missouri, July 12, 2013
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 12, 2013
More
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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: 453590, 453595, 453596, 453591.