6 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jun 2, 2:15 AM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
315 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2004
.DISCUSSION...
LINEAR THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX ADVANCING INTO WRN ZONES THIS MORNING
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED
SHORTWAVE WILL BE SLOW TO EXIT REGION TODAY AND EXPECT HIGH POPS
MOST AREAS MUCH OF THE DAY. WILL SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WRN
ZONES DUE TO INTENSITY OF MCS. POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUES FOR SRN ZONES TODAY DUE TO PROXIMITY OF FRONT. WARM FRONT
NOTED NEAR SRN BORDER SHOULD LIFT NWD DURING THE AFTERNOON TO
ENHANCE POTENTIAL. WILL MAINTAIN FLOOD WATCH FOR NE LA AND CENTRAL
AND SRN MS FOR TODAY. TROUGH EXITS ERN ZONES THIS EVENING AND MID
LEVEL MOISTURE DECREASES. 850 MB FLOW VEERS TO NW BY MIDNIGHT AS THE
LOW LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS TO THE EAST AND NEXT SURFACE BOUNDARY DROPS
SWD.
THE REMNANTS OF THE BOUNDARY WILL DROP INTO SRN ZONES BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER WEAK WAVE APPROACHES. NEXT MOISTURE EXPECTED
SRN ZONES ALONG AND S OF BOUNDARY. ANOTHER WAVE INDICATED FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH MODELS DIVERGE ON STRENGTH OF UPPER SUPPORT.
EVER PRESENT BOUNDARY SRN ZONES FRIDAY. GENERAL TROUGHING OVER THE
AREAS WILL DEEPEN SLIGHTLY AS A HEALTHY SHORTWAVE DROPS ACROSS THE
MIDWEST ALONG THE WRN EDGE OF THE LONG WAVE TROUGH. BEST POPS ONCE
AGAIN SRN ZONES WHERE BEST LOW LEVEL THETAE FIELDS PERSIST S OF THE
SURFACE BOUNDARY.
GFS FINALLY BEGINS TO SHIFT LONG WAVE TROUGH EWD BY THE WEEKEND...
ALTHOUGH EUROPEAN MODEL DEVELOPS WEAK UPPER RIDGING A LITTLE FASTER.
THIS SHOULD MEAN A CHANGE TO A MORE DIURNAL CONVECTIVE PATTERN WITH
GENERAL SLY FLOW AT LOW LEVELS AND A ZONAL TO FLAT RIDGING PATTERN
FOR THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY. SHOULD ALSO SEE SLIGHT WARMING TREND
FOR AFTERNOON TEMPS BY THE WEEKEND.
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR HINDS COUNTY FOR LAKE DOCKERY.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MAYERSVILLE TO
CANTON TO MERIDIAN.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
AR...NONE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 302 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 022002- 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- 302 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI INTO EAST LOUISIANA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE AREA OF CONCERN IS SOUTH OF A MEADVILLE TO NATCHEZ TO JONESVILLE LINE WHERE...WIND GUSTS OF 65 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM QUITMAN TO JACKSON TO RAYVILLE LOUISIANA. THE RISK WITH STRONGER STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. . THE REMNANTS OF A FRONT WILL LINGER SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND WILL HELP FOCUS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THOSE LOCATIONS. AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO SWING ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL PROVIDE UPPER SUPPORT FOR STRONG CONVECTION. ...FLOODING... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY FOR MANY AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAUREL TO PORT GIBSON TO WINNSBORO LOUISIANA. PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOME ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HINDS COUNTY FOR A POTENTIAL DAM FAILURE IN BYRAM. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD EXIT THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT... BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM PIVOTS INTO THE AREA LATER ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY REGION OF CONCERN WILL BE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BASTROP TO YAZOO CITY TO DEKALB. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIFT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOONS. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... 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 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED FOR A FEW HOURS THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.. 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.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several power lines and trees were blown.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Several power lines and trees were blown down.
A few power lines and trees were blown down around Lake St. John.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
A few trees were blown down.
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, June 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: 5402645, 5402646, 5402647, 5402648, 5402649, 5402650.