21 thunderstorm wind, 14 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 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 Nov 28, 8:15 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 815 PM CST WED NOV 28 2001 THE BOUNDARY STRETCHES FROM KLFT-KHEZ-KJAN-KTUP WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S WEST AND 70S EAST. UPDATED ZONES TO DECREASE POPS OVER EASTERN ZONES...ACTIVITY CONTINUES ALONG THE RIVER WITH A FEW SHOWERS SCATTERED OVER THE EAST...DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY ATTM. ALSO ADJUSTED SEVERE WORDING...APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER EARLY MORNING EVENT. INCREASED WINDS AREAWIDE AND REMOVED TORNADO WATCH. OTHERWISE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. .JAN... MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WEST AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 291200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 406 PM CST WED NOV 28 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADOES...IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A WINNSBORO TO HAZLEHURST TO BROOKHAVEN LINE. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE REST OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A WINONA TO BAY SPRINGS LINE. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRENADA TO VIDALIA LOUISIANA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWEST TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST OF THIS FRONT...THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT OVER LOUISIANA TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL INCREASE...RESULTING IN AN INCREASING RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE FIRST AREA TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST WITH TIME TONIGHT...WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER EASTERN MISSISSIPPI BY LATE TONIGHT. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN MISSISSIPPI ON THURSDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. A FEW ISOLATED SUPERCELLS MAY ALSO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS LINE...POSSIBLY PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ...FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A MERIDIAN...TO JACKSON...TO BROOKHAVEN LINE THROUGH THURSDAY. MUCH OF THE FLOOD WATCH AREA HAS RECEIVED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH A FEW SPOTS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES. THE GROUND OVER THE WATCH AREA IS SATURATED. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS PRODUCING FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE ISOLATED. STILL...PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY OCCUR. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-040>043-047- 048-053-054-059>062-290230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 745 PM CST WED NOV 28 2001 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 836 WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A FAYETTE TO WINONA LINE...THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. WHILE AN ISOLATED STORM MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING THE THREAT OF STORMS PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE OR TORNADOES...IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION ARE URGED TO CONTINUE CLOSELY MONITORING THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 thunderstorm wind, 14 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall on saturated ground caused extensive flooding of streets and roads. Additionally, a total of 15 houses and two mobile homes sustained damage from flood waters entering the homes.
Trees were blown down along Highway 33.
Several roads and streets were flooded, especially in the city of Natchez.
Trees were blown down along Highway 28. Also a few trees were blown down in the vicinity of Red Lick in the northern part of the county.
Flood waters entered many homes and businesses causing minor damage to 30 houses, 20 mobile homes, and 20 businesses.
Many streets and roads in the county were flooded.
Numerous streets and roads in the county were flooded.
Two houses and a mobile home sustained minor damage.
A few roads were flooded in the county.
Numerous large trees were blown down in a rural area.
Several mobile homes sustained damage from strong winds.
A few mobile homes sustained minor damage.
Additional heavy rainfall aggravated the ongoing flood problems.
Additional heavy rainfall on saturated ground aggravated the existing flooding situation.
Additional heavy rainfall caused continued street flooding.
Additional heavy rainfall on top of saturated ground caused more road flooding in the county.
Several roads in the county sustained flooding. Additionally, a dam broke in the Canton area, and about ten homes had to be evacuated. However, water did not enter the homes.
A few trees were blown down.
A few trees and power lines were blown down.
One large metal power pole was blown down, and numerous large limbs were blown down across the town.
Numerous trees were blown down in a rural area and several chicken houses sustained damage.
A severe thunderstorm produced winds estimated up to 90 mph, causing widespread damage across mainly the northwestern half of the county. An NWS survey team determined the widespread damage was from straight-line winds. Damage produced by the storm included four businesses, two agricultural businesses and a mobile home destroyed. Also, two houses, three mobile homes, three businesses, and seven agricultural businesses had major damage. Furthermore, 13 houses sustained minor damage.
Several roads in the county flooded. Some sandbagging had to be done near Richland to keep houses from being indundated by flood waters .
Several roads in the county were flooded, especially around the LeFleur's Bluff State Park area.
A severe thunderstorm produced winds of up to 90 mph in southwestern portions of the county. An NWS survey team determined the damage was due to straight-line winds. Total damage produced by the wind included one mobile homes and seven businesses destroyed. Five houses, one mobile home, and eleven businesses sustained extensive damage. Finally, 14 houses, one mobile home, and 20 businesses sustained minor damage.
A few trees were blown down.
A large barn was destroyed by high winds.
Numerous large limbs were blown down across the county.
The roofs of a few buildings and cars in a rural area were damaged by golfball sized hail.
Numerous large limbs were blown down across the county.
Numerous trees were blown down across the county.
Numerous trees were blown down.
A few trees were blown down along Highway 82.
Numerous trees were blown down. A few trees fell on houses and damaged them.
A few trees were blown down.
A few trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, November 2001
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: 5272933, 5272827, 5273000, 5272828, 5273001, 5273005, 5273003, 5272999, 5273007, 5272830, 5272831, 5272832, 5273002, 5273004, 5273006, 5273008, 5273009, 5272918, 5272919, 5272920, 5272833, 5272921, 5273010, 5273011, 5272923, 5272922, 5272924, 5272829, 5272925, 5272926, 5272927, 5272928, 5272930, 5272929, 5272932, 5272931.