10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Dec 6, 9:45 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 945 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004 .UPDATE...STRONG CONVECTION CONTINUES IN VICINITY OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS WRN AR AND LA THIS EVENING. MODELS CONTINUING TREND OF INCREASING DYNAMICS AS THE SYSTEM EDGES EWD...MAINTAINING GOOD POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS FOR THE AREA...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPDATED FORECAST TO ADD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM. CAPE TO INCREASE WITH TIME AND INTENSE WIND SHEAR PERSISTS. SIGNIFICANT STORM INFLOW WILL ENHANCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY IN STORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE TONIGHT. && .DISCUSSION... CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A POTENT SHORT WAVE TRIGGERING AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AS IT HEADS RAPIDLY EAST. THE DISTURBANCE IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EARLIER MODELS HAD PREDICTED AT THIS POINT AND NOW THE MODELS EXPECT THE SURFACE REFLECTION (SURFACE LOW) TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT AS IT TRACKS FROM EASTERN OK INTO CENTRAL IL. THE TIGHTLY PACKED PRESSURE GRADIENT SURROUNDING THE PERIPHERY OF THE LOW WILL BRUSH THE DELTA EAST TO THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE LATER TONIGHT AND WE HAVE HOISTED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EXPECTATION OF SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 OR 35 MPH. WE ALSO HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING FOR AREAS BASICALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE MORNING IN THESE LOCATIONS AND THIS WILL FALL UPON GROUND THAT IS SATURATED AND PRONE TO LOTS OF STANDING WATER ALREADY. IT LOOKS LIKE SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI MAY STAY LARGELY DRY UNTIL SOMETIME NEAR THE DAWN HOURS WITH LESS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND EXCESSIVE RAIN THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TUESDAY. SPEAKING OF SEVERE WEATHER...WE STILL ARE DIAGNOSING A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HAIL...HIGH WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LA...SOUTHEAST AR AND NORTHWEST MS NORTHWEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND SHOULD BE GREATEST IN THESE AREAS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 TO 4 AM. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS YOU GO SOUTH AND EAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE...BUT AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE MORNING HOURS ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE ACTIVE WEATHER SHOULD CLEAR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MIDDAY TOMORROW WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND CONTINUED WARM CONDITIONS BUILDING BACK IN. HOWEVER...IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE PLEASANT WEATHER WILL NOT LAST TOO LONG AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL TAKE SHAPE AND APPROACH WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTH WITH ISENTROPICLY LIFTED MOISTURE PROMPTING INCREASING CLOUDS...AND EVENTUALLY PRECIP...BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT MSZ018-019-025>038-040>044-047>049-053-054-059>061-071030. LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026. AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT ARZ074-075. && 50/03
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1148 PM CST MON DEC 06 2004 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 072248- ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW- CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL- FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS- ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR- LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA- MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE- OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER- TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO- 1148 PM CST MON DEC 06 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST RISK ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. DAMAGING WINDS TO 80 MPH...TORNADOES...AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS ARE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO THE ARKLAMISS REGION FROM THE WEST LATE THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN MISSISSIPPI AHEAD OF THE LINE. A FAIRLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS COMBINED WITH INTENSE WIND SHEAR AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL YIELD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST RISK SHOULD BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE WHERE THE GREATEST INSTABILITY AND DYNAMICS WILL EXIST...BUT AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ...FLOODING... VERY HEAVY RAIN CAUSING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THIS AREA LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE EARLY TUESDAY. AS RAIN FALLS ON SATURATED GROUND...PONDING OF WATER WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO FALL THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING 3 INCHES. HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. ...NON PRECIPITATION... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE ARK-LA-MISS TONIGHT AS THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LOCALLY ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS... AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS REQUESTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. OTHERWISE... ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. 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.
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large limbs were blown down. A few blocked some secondary roads.
Several trees were blown down.
Severe thunderstorm winds damaged one home east of Rayville.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along with a few power poles. Damage began near highway 915 around Jones Landing and continued north-eastward to Ship Road.
Several trees were blown down. Some trees took down power lines and caused a few roads to be blocked.
Numerous trees were blown down along with a portion of a roof blown off a building.
Several large trees were blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Numerous large trees uprooted or snapped. Thirty power poles blown down. Several sheds and outbuildings were heavily damaged. Several homes sustained minor to major damage along with a few car ports damaged. One home had its French style columns blown down. Another home had a portion of its roof pealed off.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, December 2004
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: 5430915, 5430916, 5429044, 5429049, 5429046, 5429045, 5429047, 5429048, 5429050, 5429051.