7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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</html>ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 121200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 619 AM CDT THU OCT 11 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE BEST THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PARTS OF WEST MISSISSIPPI DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND OVER EAST MISSISSIPPI LATER IN THE DAY. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND UP TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ...FLOODING... RAINFALL WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST TODAY AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO WEST MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...PRODUCING SLOW MOVING BANDS OF RAIN THAT WILL PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREA FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING STANDING WATER ON ROADS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 121200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1040 AM CDT THU OCT 11 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A RISK OF SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF MISSISSIPPI FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ...FLOODING... RAINFALL WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST TODAY AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO WEST MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...PRODUCING SLOW MOVING BANDS OF RAIN THAT WILL PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREA FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING STANDING WATER ON ROADS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 172 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:22 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Six to eight inches of rain fell over the county and caused significant street flooding in Mound Bayou, Shelby, and Cleveland. Some flooding was reporting at the Delta State University campus. A few homes had minor flood damage as water seeped into the homes.
A tornado crossed the Mississippi River from Madison Parish, Louisiana and moved across open fields. Eventually, the tornado blew down a few trees and snapped some large limbs. The roof of a farm implement building was peeled back.
A roof was blown off of a building and several trees and powerlines were blown down.
A few trees were blown down. One large tree landed on a house and caused damage, mainly to the roof.
A weak tornado touched down near Benton, Mississippi, resulting in trees blown down along Highway 432.
Several trees were blown down in town.
A brief tornado touched down and several trees were blown down in a rural area across open fields.
Several trees were blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down and blocked several roads.
Golfball-sized hail fell in a mostly rural area near the Franklin County line. The roofs of a few buildings received damage.
Golfball-sized hail fell near the Lincoln County line over a rural area. Roofs on a few buildings in the area received damage.
Local police reported a 60 mph wind gust in town.
A few trees were blown down in and south of town.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Mississippi, 2001Warnings in Mississippi, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5269505, 5269961, 5269962, 5269504, 5269963, 5269965, 5269964, 5269496, 5269497, 5269498, 5269499, 5269500, 5269501, 5269502, 5269503.