Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 28, 2004

Name: Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 28, 2004
Start: 2004-06-28T14:55
End: 2004-06-28T19:30
Location: Mississippi

June 28, 2004 · NWS JAN · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $107,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 28, 2:10 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 2:10 PM CST, 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
310 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2004

DISCUSSION...SEABREEZE ACTIVITY HAS ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND IT
WILL BE ITS EVOLUTION THAT WILL CONTROL POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE CWA OVER THE NEXT 4 HRS. TO THE NORTH...BOUNDARIES HAVE
BEEN LAID OUT FROM EARLY MORNING CONVECTION AND EFFECTS FROM
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING. SHORTWAVE IS OVERHEAD OR JUST TO THE EAST OF
THE AREA WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THE CURRENT ACTIVITY TO REMAIN ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED FOR THE NEXT 3 HRS. WILL NOT GO WITH REALLY HIGH POPS
THIS EVENING AS ACTIVITY WILL BE DIMINISHING OR OUT OF THE AREA BY 7
PM. HIGHEST POPS WILL BE ALONG THE I-59 CORRIDOR THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...HERE THE GREATEST INSTABILITY WILL EXIST AND THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR COLLIDING BOUNDARIES TO KEEP CONVECTION GOING. THROUGH
7 PM...THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SVR STORMS ACROSS
THE SOUTH AS SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY EXISTS ACROSS THOSE LOCATIONS
AND THE MID-LEVEL FLOW HAS UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS NEAR 30-35KTS.

FOR TUE...WILL KEEP HIGH END POPS (70S AND 80S) GOING AS THE
COMBINATION OF SEABREEZE ACTIVITY AND INLAND DEVELOPMENT...WITHIN
850 MB THETA E AXIS...SUPPORT LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL RAIN CHANCES.
DIURNALLY DRIVEN ACTIVITY WILL SUBSIDE BY 7 PM AND WILL LOWER RAIN
CHANCES FOR THE EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...HAVE BUMPED UP POPS A BIT
OVER THE NW AS MODELS ARE SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME NOCTURNAL
DEVELOPMENT OVER THE DELTA.

MORE CONVECTION FOR WED AS CWA REMAINS IN A FAVORABLE PATTERN WITH
850 MB THETA E AXIS HOLDING FIRM OVER THE AREA. AT THIS TIME...BEST
UPPER SUPPORT SEEM TO BE FOCUSED OVER THE WEST...THUS HAVE HIGHEST
POPS THAT LOCATION. NOT MUCH CHANGE FOR THU/FRI AS UPPER TROUGH TO
OUR WEST SLOWLY MOVES EAST CLOSER TO MY CWA. WILL GO WITH HIGH END
CHANCE OR LIKELY POPS AT THIS TIME.

WET PATTER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS CWA LOOKS TO BE
LOCATED IN THE FAVORED RAIN REGION. THIS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS 2 UPPER
RIDGES DEVELOP...1 TO MY E THE OTHER TO MY W. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
WILL BE A LEFT OVER SHEAR/TROUGH AXIS. GUIDANCE KEEPS 700MB TEMPS ON
THE COOL SIDE WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN THAT LAYER. TOO FAVORABLE
OF A PATTERN TO GO BELOW GUIDANCE WITH RAIN CHANCES.

AS FOR TEMPS...ABOVE NORMAL DAILY RAIN CHANCES ALONG WITH WET GROUND
CONDITIONS WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPS BELOW CLIMO VALUES. AT BEST...89-91
DEGREES WILL BE MET AT A FEW RARE LOCATIONS. WITH THAT...HIGH TEMPS
87-90 WILL THE BEST WAY TO GO. AS FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS...70-73 CANNOT
BE BEAT. THE ONLY WAY WE WILL SEE ANY UPPER 60S...IS IF WE CAN GET
SOME SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE COMPLEX TO REALLY TURN THE ATMOSPHERE
OVER.

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.

&&

36/ENTREMONT

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 2:26 PM CST, 29 minutes before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
292026-
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-
326 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
THIS EVENING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW POSSIBLY SEVERE ARE
LIKELY.  PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WARMED UP WELL TODAY
...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I 20 AND EAST OF I 55 AND THIS IS GOING TO
ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH MAIN THREAT BEING
WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 TO 55 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN.  DUE TO THE VERY SATURATED GROUND...A FEW TREES MAY
BLOW OVER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

...FLOODING...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP IN FROM THE GULF AND WITH THE
ATMOSPHERE BEING SO MOIST...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ALONG WITH MINOR
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT 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 NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 12:44 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
144 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ACME                    31.29N 91.82W
06/27/2004                   CATAHOULA          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE DOWN.

0115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JONESVILLE              31.62N 91.83W
06/27/2004                   CATAHOULA          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0120 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW MORTON             32.36N 89.66W
06/27/2004                   SCOTT              MS   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            ROOSEVELT SP RANGERS REPORTED TREES DOWN

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SW FLORENCE           32.15N 90.13W
06/27/2004                   RANKIN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE FELL ON HOUSE

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POCAHONTAS              32.47N 90.29W
06/27/2004                   HINDS              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NE RALEIGH            32.10N 89.44W
06/27/2004                   SMITH              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN NEAR PINEVILLE.

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. JOSEPH              31.92N 91.24W
06/27/2004                   TENSAS             LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
06/27/2004                   ADAMS              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE ON HOUSE.

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
06/27/2004                   ADAMS              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 3 INJ *** TREE ON HOUSE.

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EPPS                    32.60N 91.48W
06/27/2004                   WEST CARROLL       LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TALLULAH                32.41N 91.19W
06/27/2004                   MADISON            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN PARISH WIDE.

0155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
06/27/2004                   WARREN             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            SOUTHERN SECTION OF WARREN COUNTY POWERLINES DOWN. TREES
            DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W FAYETTE             31.71N 91.15W
06/27/2004                   JEFFERSON          MS   UTILITY COMPANY

            NMRS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
06/27/2004                   WARREN             MS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE ALONG A PATH FROM 3 SW OF
            VICKSBURG TO 3 NE OF VICKSBURG. NUMEROUS TREES AND
            POWERLINES DOWNED. WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ROOF
            DAMAGED.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MEADVILLE               31.47N 90.89W
06/27/2004                   FRANKLIN           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0226 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAKE PROVIDENCE         32.81N 91.18W
06/27/2004                   EAST CARROLL       LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE LIMB DOWN.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 SW RAYMOND            32.17N 90.53W
06/27/2004                   HINDS              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     YAZOO CITY              32.86N 90.41W
06/27/2004                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 N BROOKHAVEN          31.70N 90.45W
06/27/2004                   LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTICELLO              31.55N 90.11W
06/27/2004                   LAWRENCE           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 TREES DOWN.

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAMDEN                  32.78N 89.84W
06/27/2004                   MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTICELLO              31.55N 90.11W
06/27/2004                   LAWRENCE           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARTHAGE                32.74N 89.53W
06/27/2004                   LEAKE              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT OLIVE             31.76N 89.66W
06/27/2004                   COVINGTON          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ACROSS THE ROAD

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLLINS                 31.64N 89.56W
06/27/2004                   COVINGTON          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ACROSS ROAD

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KOSCIUSKO               33.06N 89.59W
06/27/2004                   ATTALA             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RALEIGH                 32.03N 89.52W
06/27/2004                   SMITH              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MAGEE                   31.87N 89.73W
06/27/2004                   SIMPSON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO TREES DOWN

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KOSCIUSKO               33.06N 89.59W
06/27/2004                   ATTALA             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 14.

0418 PM     FLOOD            9 SW RAYMOND            32.17N 90.53W
06/27/2004                   HINDS              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON HAND ROAD NEAR LEARNED.

0426 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOUIN                   32.07N 89.26W
06/27/2004                   JASPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TREE ACROSS HOUSE TRAILER.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOUISVILLE              33.12N 89.05W
06/27/2004                   WINSTON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAUREL                  31.69N 89.14W
06/27/2004                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONEHATTA               32.46N 89.27W
06/27/2004                   NEWTON             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOLLANDALE              33.17N 90.85W
06/27/2004                   WASHINGTON         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0445 PM     HAIL             ENTERPRISE              32.17N 88.81W
06/27/2004  0.25 INCH        CLARKE             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     QUITMAN                 32.04N 88.72W
06/27/2004                   CLARKE             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MACON                   33.11N 88.56W
06/27/2004                   NOXUBEE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COUPLE OF TREES DOWN BY COUNTY 911

0537 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBUS                33.51N 88.40W
06/27/2004                   LOWNDES            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

SA

Local storm report, Jun 28, 12:47 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
147 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      DERMOTT                 33.53N 91.44W
06/28/2004                   CHICOT             AR   PUBLIC

            FLOODING REPORTED NEAR HOSPITAL AND CONTINUING TO FLOOD,
            SURROUNDING STREETS FLOODED

&&

SA

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:53 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: June 28, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Monticello
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.550, -90.117

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: June 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Simpson County, Braxton
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.050, -89.983

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: June 28, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, 9 mi NW of Mt Carmel
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.750, -89.900

Several trees were blown down just south of the Simpson county line in northern Jefferson Davis county along highway 13.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When: June 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Covington County, Collins
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.633, -89.550

A few power lines were blown down on Main Street in Collins.

Flash Flood, Lauderdale

When: June 28, 5:30 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains caused significant flooding early Monday evening around Meridian. Several streets were flooded as they were covered by several feet of water and became impassable. A few motorist were stranded and had to be rescued as their cars stalled and flooded. Several businesses were also flooded and sustained water damage.

Flash Flood, Lawrence

When: June 28, 5:45 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Monticello
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.550, -90.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains caused several roads around Monticello to flood. A few roads were closed as one to two feet of water covered sections of the road. A few cars were stranded as a parking lot flooded.

Flash Flood, Jones

When: June 28, 6:45 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Laurel
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extremely heavy rain, between two and four inches, fell in about one hour across Laurel. Several streets and roads were flooded. The underpass near Teresa Street held two to four feet of water, trapping a truck. In addition to the street flooding, several homes and businesses were flooded around town.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, June 2004

Sources

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: 5403164, 5403160, 5403161, 5403162, 5403163, 5403247, 5403248.