27 thunderstorm wind, 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 Apr 8, 2:20 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 320 AM CDT MON APR 8 2002 A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER SITUATION IS EXPECTED FOR TODAY WITH POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER...FLOODING...AND SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALREADY IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME FOR WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE STORMS OCCURRING IN THE CURRENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BOX SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA TODAY. THE LINE OF STORMS MAY WEAKEN A BIT AS THE STORMS ENTER MISSISSIPPI AS THE BEST UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE IS FARTHER WEST. HOWEVER...THE 300 MB JET WILL SHIFT EASTWARD LATER TODAY AND WILL SHIFT THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE JET TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS ARE LIKELY TO INTENSIFY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS AND HEAVIEST RAINFALL GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A EUPORA TO KOSCIUSKO TO BRANDON TO BROOKHAVEN LINE. LOCATIONS EAST OF THIS LINE ARE STILL LIKELY TO SEE GOOD COVERAGE OF RAINFALL TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. EXPECT SOME RAINFALL ACTIVITY WILL EVEN LINGER INTO TUESDAY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS. WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE STRONG TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AS THE REGION IS SQUEEZED BETWEEN A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. FOR FLOODING POTENTIAL...THE HPC HAS OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA IN AN AREA OF POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. AT THIS TIME...BELIEVE THE STRONGEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS IN MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT SHOULD BE THE GREATEST (GENERALLY WEST OF THE LINE MENTIONED IN FIRST PARAGRAPH ABOVE). WILL ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA. CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...THE FORECAST INSTABILITIES LOOK SOMEWHAT MARGINAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY BUT ETA MODEL DOES PREDICT AFTERNOON CAPE VALUES UP TO 1800 J/KG IN THE VICKSBURG AREA. FORECAST SFC TO 3 KM HELICITY VALUES LOOK VERY FAVORABLE WITH WIDESPREAD 400 TO 600 M2/S2 VALUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE EXPECTED POSITION OF THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO INCREASE THE SEVERE POTENTIAL IN WESTERN SECTIONS. WILL MENTION SEVERE FOR ALL LOCATIONS MENTIONED IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA. EASTERN SECTIONS COULD ALSO SEE SOME STRONG STORMS BUT WILL LEAVE OUT MENTION OF SEVERE AT THIS TIME. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO MAKE EASTWARD PROGRESS TONIGHT. OUR SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS WILL SEE BULK OF THE RAINFALL FOR THIS EVENT TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. EXPECT WEDNESDAY TO BE DRY. EXPECT MILD TEMPERATURES FOR THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY MILD TONIGHT AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S. MINIMUMS SHOULD DROP INTO THE 50S FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 70S THROUGH THE PERIOD. WILL STAY CLOSE TO AVN/NGM GUIDANCE NUMBERS WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER AND WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE REASONABLE NUMBERS. IN THE EXTENDED (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...WILL KEEP MENTION OF CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN FORECAST FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SO FAR DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY MAJOR RAINFALL EVENTS ON THE HORIZON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SEASONABLY MILD. THANKS TO NWS KNEW...KMOB...AND KMEM FOR COORD. PRELIM NUMBERS... JAN 076/065 077/058 075 +86-0 MEI 077/065 074/056 075 78710 .JAN... AR...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY AND WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY...EXTREME SOUTHEAST AR ZONES. LA....FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY AND WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY IN NORTHEAST LA ZONES MS...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY FOR ALL THE KJAN MS ZONES. FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ALL KJAN ZONES ALONG AND WEST OF EUPORA TO KOSCIUSKO TO BRANDON TO BROOKHAVEN LINE. 15
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 081200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1049 PM CDT SUN APR 07 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY TOWARDS MORNING...ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NATCHEZ TO VICKSBURG TO YAZOO CITY TO GRENADA. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURNS AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA ON MONDAY. AS THE WHOLE SYSTEM COMES TOGETHER...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP TOWARDS MORNING OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...EAST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION. AFTER THAT...CONDITIONS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE LIKELY ON MONDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FROM THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY. ...NON PRECIPITATION... BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING AREA LAKES AND RIVERS TO REMAIN CHOPPY. WITH WINDS STEADY FROM 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE...CAUTION IS ADVISED. CAUTION IS ALSO ADVISED FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
27 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Non-severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 40 mph across portions of the county. Minor roof damage occurred at a restaurant in Vicksburg. Several trees and limbs were also knocked down from Vicksburg to Bovina.
Non-severe thunderstorms knocked a tree down onto the Natchez Trace Parkway near a point just south of the Highway 43 interchange in Madison County. Later that morning, a fatality occurred indirectly as a motorist traveling the Parkway slammed into the fallen tree.
A few trees were blown down in and around town.
A couple of trees were blown down along Highway 481.
Large limbs were blown down across several roads throughout the county.
Several trees were blown down from Jupitor Rd to near Campbell Creek Rd north of the Strong River.
A shed behind a daycare was completely destroyed. Many trees were blown down in and around town as well.
A few trees were blown down.
A few trees were blown down.
A few trees were knocked down.
Numerous trees were blown down around town and across portions of the county.
Several trees were blown down on Liberty Church Rd in town.
A tin roof was peeled off a barn. Several trees were blown down as well.
Several trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down across eastern portions of the county.
A few trees were knocked down across the county.
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down near town and along Highway 495.
Several trees were blown down across eastern portions of the county.
Several trees were blown down across town.
Several trees were blown down between Camp Shelby and Hattiesburg.
Several trees and powerlines were blown down across southern portions of the county.
Several trees and powerlines were blown down across the county.
Several trees were blown down across southern portions of the county.
Damaging straighline winds peeled back 3 roofs on homes in the area. A barn was also destroyed. Several trees and powerlines were blown down along Highway 50.
One traffic light blown down in town. Numerous trees and powerlines were knocked down onto city and county roads by damaging, straightline winds.
Roof on a home was severely damage. Several trees and powerlines were blown down across the city.
A roof on a building in the city was damaged.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 2002
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: 5290452, 5290454, 5290453, 5290455, 5290456, 5290457, 5290458, 5290459, 5290461, 5290462, 5290464, 5290465, 5290466, 5290527, 5290460, 5290463, 5290530, 5290528, 5290533, 5290529, 5290531, 5290536, 5290537, 5290532, 5290534, 5290535, 5290538, 5290539.