Mississippi, 2025

Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025 · NWS LIX · 10 events in 2 counties and zones

Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted the Mississippi Gulf Coast and adjacent waters on July 1, 2025, as a cold front moved into a hot and humid airmass. Over land, storms produced damaging wind gusts up to 76 mph at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, resulting in downed trees, large branches, and power lines across Harrison County.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$262,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted the Mississippi Gulf Coast and adjacent waters on July 1, 2025, as a cold front moved into a hot and humid airmass. Over land, storms produced damaging wind gusts up to 76 mph at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, resulting in downed trees, large branches, and power lines across Harrison County. Heavy rainfall also caused flash flooding in Harrison and Jackson Counties, with apartment units flooded in Gulfport, several roads covered in water, and stalled vehicles reported. Over the Mississippi Sound, thunderstorms generated measured wind gusts between 41 and 48 mph at Ship Island, Gulfport, and Bay Waveland Yacht Club buoys.

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 New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 5:38 PM CST, 22 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 5:38 PM CST, 22 hours 2 minutes before
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The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:38 UTC.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
July 1, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 2.48 mi WNW of D Iberville
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
30.440, -88.920

Large tree branch down near Popps Ferry Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
July 1, 3:56 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 0.69 mi N of (Gpt)gulfport Rgnl A
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
30.410, -89.070

ASOS station KGPT Gulfport-Biloxi Intl Airport measured a gust of 63mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
July 1, 3:59 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 0.6 mi W of Handsboro
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
30.400, -89.030

Public reported a tree down on West Pine Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
July 1, 3:59 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 1.19 mi E of (Gpt)gulfport Rgnl A
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
30.400, -89.050

Public reported power lines down on Washington Avenue near Bayou View.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
July 1, 3:59 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 0.69 mi N of (Gpt)gulfport Rgnl A
Measured
66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
30.410, -89.070

ASOS station KGPT Gulfport-Biloxi Intl Airport measured a gust of 76mph.

Flash Flood, Harrison

When
July 1, 4:30 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 2.83 mi NNW of (Bix)keesler Afb Bil to 2.87 mi N of (Bix)keesler Afb Bil
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$225,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
30.440, -88.930

Multiple apartment units flooded by overflowing drainage ditch at Bellemont Gardens.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When
July 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 1.38 mi WSW of Gulfport
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$8,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
30.370, -89.100

A large oak tree was downed on 15th Street near 33rd Avenue in Gulfport.

Flash Flood, Jackson

When
July 1, 4:35 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, 3.65 mi NE of Ocean Spgs to 3.23 mi ENE of Ocean Spgs
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
30.460, -88.780

Public reported around 6 inches of standing water on Eglin Road.

Flash Flood, Harrison

When
July 1, 4:36 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 0.6 mi W of Mississippi City to 0.93 mi WNW of Mississippi City
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
30.380, -89.040

Public video of flooding on Courthouse Road in Gulfport.

Flash Flood, Harrison

When
July 1, 5:19 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Harrison County, 2.26 mi SW of Gulfport to 2.06 mi SW of Gulfport
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
30.360, -89.110

Broadcast media showed video of car stalled due to flooding.

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.
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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1286872, 1286876, 1286873, 1286874, 1286877, 1286868, 1286875, 1286869, 1286870, 1286871.