Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 6, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, November 6, 2005
Start: 2005-11-06T01:57
End: 2005-11-06T02:20
Location: Mississippi

November 6, 2005 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 6, 1:31 AM CST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 1:31 AM CST, 26 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
131 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2005

.UPDATE...

QUICK UPDATE TO ADD NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF WEST
TENNESSEE AND CRITTENDEN COUNTY ARKANSAS. BROKEN LINE OF STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH AND
CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THESE STORMS...BUT
CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR LARGE HAIL REPORT.

ALL STORM SPOTTERS...TELEVISION/RADIO STATIONS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
FORWARD REPORTS TO US HERE AT THE MEMPHIS NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

JLH

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 3:45 PM CST, 10 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
345 PM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-061145-
ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-
MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
345 PM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. THE AREA OF CONCERN IS NORTH OF A
LINE FROM FORREST CITY ARKANSAS...TO MEMPHIS...TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE.
THIS INCLUDES MEMPHIS...JACKSON...JONESBORO...BLYTHEVILLE AND
DYERSBURG.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY AN
ISOLATED TORNADO. THE TIME OF GREATEST THREAT IS BETWEEN 9 PM
TONIGHT AND 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:17 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1217 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

&&

DSV

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:30 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1230 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

1226 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1226 AM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  70 MPH           DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

DSV

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:39 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1239 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

1226 AM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  70 MPH           DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1226 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1229 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  1.00 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DSV

Local storm report, Nov 6, 1:38 AM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
138 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

1226 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1226 AM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  70 MPH           DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1229 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  1.00 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0130 AM     HAIL             HUGHES                  34.95N 90.47W
11/06/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. FRANCIS        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DSV

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:56 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, De Soto

When: November 6, 1:57 AM CST to 2:05 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Walls
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.950, -90.133

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: November 6, 1:57 AM CST to 2:05 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Walls
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.950, -90.133

A couple of trees were blown down.

Hail, De Soto

When: November 6, 2:05 AM CST to 2:20 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, South Haven
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $110
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.967, -90.033

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, November 2005

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479679, 5479680, 5479681.