Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 10, 2006

Name: Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 10, 2006
Start: 2006-05-10T14:10
End: 2006-05-10T16:15
Location: Louisiana

May 10, 2006 · NWS JAN · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

This supercell thunderstorm developed on the Caldwell/Franklin Parish lines and tracked east into west-central Mississippi. Supercell 2 became severe just northwest of the Liddiville Community as it began producing penny to quarter sized hail.

Where it happened

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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: $140,000
Crop damage: $400,000
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 happened

The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.

This supercell thunderstorm developed on the Caldwell/Franklin Parish lines and tracked east into west-central Mississippi. This storm will be referenced as supercell 2 for the following narratives that will describe its life and type of severe weather it produced.Supercell 2 became severe just northwest of the Liddiville Community as it began producing penny to quarter sized hail. As the storm evolved, it began moving east across all of central Franklin Parish. Between Winnsboro and New Light, the storm peaked in intensity and began producing golf ball sized hail. The swath of large hail continued eastward to just north of Newellton. This large hail damaged a few homes and vehicles across most of Tensas Parish before becoming a bit smaller as it moved east across the Mississippi River.This storm, supercell 2, also produced a weak, brief, tornado just northeast of Newellton where it damaged a few buildings and downed some trees.

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 May 10, 9:30 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 9:30 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...ACTIVE WX DAY ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH ONLY MORE ACTION
TO COME. THIS UPDATE IS MAINLY TO PASS ALONG THE LATEST THOUGHTS ON
THE EVOLUTION AND TO ADJ CURRENT FORECAST FOR LASTEST TRENDS ON
TEMPS AND INCREASE THE POPS.

EARLY MORNING CONVECTION PUSHED THROUGH WAY MORE THAN ANTICIPATED
YESTERDAY...ALTHOUGH NOT A TOTAL SURPRISE. THIS LAID A VERY NICE SFC
BOUNDARY FROM JUST S OF GLH TO JUST S OF MEI. THE SECOND ROUND OF
CONVECTION MOVED OUT OF AR EARLIER THIS MORNING  AND IS NOW MOVING
ACROSS THE HWY 82 CORRIDOR. THIS FEATURE IS KEY AS IT IS JUST
REINFORCING THE SFC BOUNDARY. EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR EXIST TO THE
SOUTH WITH 3000-4000 MLCAPE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE WARM
SECTOR IS CAPPING. MUCH STRONGER CAP EXISTS TO OUR WEST WITH THE CAP
STEADILY ERODING THE FURTHER E YOU GO AND THEN NO CAP N OF THE SFC
BOUNDARY. THE FORCING THAT IS MOVING IS SHOULD BE MORE THAN
SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO ERODE THE CAP E OF THE MS RIVER. AT THIS
TIME...ALONG AND N OF THE BOUNDARY...IT IS RATHER EASY FOR THE
STORMS TO DEVELOP AND WITH THE ELEVATED INSTABILITY MORE THAN
SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SVR STORMS. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF
INSTABILITY...SIG HAIL (GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL) AND SIG WINDS WILL ALL
BE POSSIBLE. A DAMAGING SIG SQUALL LINE IS WHAT IM MOST CONFIDENT
IN. HOWEVER. IF ANY STORMS CAN GET GOING JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE
STRONG FORCING AND TRACK E AND SE NEAR THE SFC BOUNDARY...TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH THAT...CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TORNADOES AS WELL. EVEN IF WE DONT GET
ISOLATED CELLS AHEAD OF THE LINE...THE SQUALL LINE WILL BE NASTY
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A FEW TORNADOES.

AT THIS TIME...TIMING ON THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE NOON TO 2 PM ACROSS
THE NW AND W-CENTRAL...1-3 PM FOR TRACE AND WEST...3-7 PM EASTERN
SECTIONS. WITH THAT TIMING...IM EXPECTING THE WORST STORMS TO BE
LOCATED ROUGHLY 40-50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF THE SFC BOUNDARY. THIS
WOULD GENERALLY BE JUST S AND THEN N OF I-20 AND ALONG AND S OF HWY
82. I WILL UPDATE THE HWO TO SUPPORT THIS EVOLUTION.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       86  54  77  51 /  97  50   0   0
MERIDIAN      86  54  77  48 /  98  68   2   0
VICKSBURG     87  54  78  52 /  96  37   0   0
HATTIESBURG   88  59  80  50 /  79  65   4   0
NATCHEZ       85  55  79  50 /  79  36   0   0
GREENVILLE    76  50  76  50 / 100  29   0   0
GREENWOOD     76  51  74  49 / 100  42   0   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MSZ018-
     MSZ019-MSZ025-MSZ026-MSZ027-MSZ028-MSZ029-MSZ030-MSZ031-
     MSZ032-MSZ033-MSZ034-MSZ035-MSZ036-MSZ037-MSZ038-MSZ039.

LA...NONE.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ARZ074-
     ARZ075.

&&

CME

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 10:18 AM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1118 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
111618-
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-
1118 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR
THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTH OF A WINNSBORO TO
CRYSTAL SPRINGS TO LAUREL LINE. AREAS ACROSS THE SOUTH WILL SEE
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS.

A COMPLEX OF STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND HAS PLACED
A SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS
BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR MORE STORMS FOR THE REST OF TODAY.
VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION AND
STORMS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE AS THE UPPER DISTURBANCE NEARS
AND THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES.

AT THIS TIME...MAINLY DUE TO THE MORNING OUTFLOW AND
STORMS...AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR WILL SEE THE RISK
FOR LARGE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY...THE RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BETWEEN
1 AND 3 PM JUST WEST OF THE RIVER AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MAINLY ORGANIZE
INTO AN INTENSE SQUALL LINE...WITH A FEW ISOLATED SUPERCELLS IN
ADVANCE OF THE LINE. ANY STORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO 70 OR 80
MPH. ANY SUPERCELL NEAR THE SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG.

EVERYONE IS URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE RISK FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS POSSIBLE.

...FLOODING...
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING RAINS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES FELL ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82 SETTING THE STAGE FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING FROM
ADDITIONAL STORMS TODAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AS AN
ADDED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY 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 SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL BE NEEDED TODAY...OTHERWISE SHOULD NOT BE
NEEDED THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.

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, May 10, 11:07 AM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1207 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

1200 PM     HAIL             2 N GREENVILLE          33.41N 91.05W
05/10/2006  M0.50 INCH       WASHINGTON         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CAMPBELL

Local storm report, May 10, 11:10 AM CST, 3 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1210 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

0835 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE GUNNISON           33.91N 90.91W
05/10/2006                   BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON WARFIELD ROAD.

&&

CAMPBELL

Local storm report, May 10, 11:14 AM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1214 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

0835 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N PACE                33.84N 90.86W
05/10/2006                   BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON PEMBLE ROAD OFF OF HIGHWAY 61.

&&

CAMPBELL

Local storm report, May 10, 11:16 AM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1216 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

0835 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW CLEVELAND          33.70N 90.78W
05/10/2006                   BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 446 NEAR SKENE.

&&

CAMPBELL

Local storm report, May 10, 12:01 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
101 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

1230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GRENADA                 33.78N 89.81W
05/10/2006                   GRENADA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN GRENADA...ONE HOUSE DAMAGED BY FALLING
            TREES.

1233 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S GRENADA             33.73N 89.81W
05/10/2006                   GRENADA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOME IN THE ELLIOT COMMUNITY.

&&

CRAVEN

Local storm report, May 10, 12:50 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
150 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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

0120 PM     TORNADO          3 NE COLLINSVILLE       32.53N 88.81W
05/10/2006                   LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN...RELAYED THROUGH
            WTOK TV.

&&

CRAVEN

The radar

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When: May 10, 2:10 PM CST to 2:56 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 2 mi NW of Liddieville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.150, -91.867

Hail, Tensas

When: May 10, 2:47 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
Where: Tensas County, 5 mi NW of New Light
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $300,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.150, -91.500

Tornado, Tensas

When: May 10, 3:35 PM CST to 3:38 PM CST
Where: Tensas County, 3 mi NNE of Newellton
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $60,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 32.100, -91.217

This weak tornado touched down just northeast of Newellton and caused minor damage to three buildings. Additionally, several trees were uprooted or damaged.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5505900, 5505901, 5505902.