Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 7, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 7, 2006
Start: 2006-04-07T21:35
End: 2006-04-07T21:35
Location: Mississippi

April 7, 2006 · NWS JAN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 Apr 7, 8:43 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 8:43 PM CST, 52 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
943 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

.DISCUSSION...
VOLATILE SITUATION CONTINUES. INITIAL ROUND OF TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WITH
VERY LARGE HAIL HAS SHIFT NORTHEAST OF CWA. A SQUALL LINE THAT
INITIATED ALONG DRYLINE NOW IS CROSSING NORTHWEST PART OF CWA BUT HAS
NOT YET BUILT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. MEANWHILE...STRONG DYNAMICS ARE
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH WELL DEFINED COLD FRONT NOW
CROSSING KSHV. THIS WILL LIKELY CATCH UP WITH THE DRYLINE STORMS AT
SOME POINT AND WE SHOULD SEE LINE BUILD SOUTH WITH TIME TONIGHT.
EXACTLY WHEN THIS SOUTHWARD BUILDING OCCURS IS UP TO DEBATE BUT
PROBABLY SHOULD OCCUR BEFORE THE LINE GETS PAST INTERSTATE 55 IN THE
JACKSON AREA.

SUFFICIENT SHEAR FOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. DEEP MIXING FROM THE DAYTIME THAT SENT DEWPOINTS TO AROUND
60 IN THE WARM SECTOR HAS RELAXED AFTER DARK AND THE MIDDLE 60S ARE
STARTING TO RETURN NORTH TO INTERSTATE 20.

ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO CALL...BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WE BREAK BACK
INTO A LINE OF SUPERCELLS AS NOCTURNAL JET KICKS IN AND LOW LEVEL
SHEAR INCREASES. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER TORNADO THREAT
INCREASES...VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH LINE GIVEN STEEP LAPSE RATES.

&&

.AVIATION...
OUTSIDE OF SQUALL LINE COMING THROUGH WITH POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS
AND HAIL AND BRIEFING IFR CONDITIONS...SHOULD BE VFR MOST OF THE
PERIOD. STORMS SHOULD CLEAR KGLH AND KGWO BY 06Z...KJAN AROUND
09Z...AND KHBG AND KMEI AROUND 11Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       62  70  43  71 / 100   7   0   0
MERIDIAN      63  74  41  74 / 100  13   0   0
VICKSBURG     61  69  44  71 / 100   5   0   0
HATTIESBURG   67  75  44  75 /  70  13   0   0
NATCHEZ       61  70  44  71 /  70   3   0   0
GREENVILLE    59  65  40  68 / 100   0   0   0
GREENWOOD     60  65  40  70 / 100   3   0   0

&&

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

CRAVEN/11

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 2:34 PM CST, 7 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
334 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
082034-
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-
334 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
A FEW DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE REGION HAVE SET THE STAGE
FOR A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERNS
WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND TORNADOES. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK
AREA...HOWEVER LOCATIONS ALONG A LINE FROM RAYVILLE
LOUISIANA...TO YAZOO CITY TO GOLDEN TRIANGLE ARE IN A MORE
FAVORABLE POSITION FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING JUST WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
COLD FRONT. AN AXIS OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY HAS SETTLED TO
THE NORTH AND WEST AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. SUPERCELLS WILL DEVELOP AND TRACK
EAST AND NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION. BASEBALL OR LARGER
HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE LONG TRACK TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM.

AS THE STORM SYSTEM BARRELS THROUGH THE CENTRAL STATES...THE
ENVIRONMENT WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL SHIFT TO AREAS
EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. IN ADDITION TO
LONG TRACK TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL REMAIN
A CONCERN.

LATER THIS EVENING...A LINE OF STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. AS THE LINE OF STORMS SWINGS THROUGH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...MORE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

EVERYONE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING
WEATHER SITUATION.

...FLOODING...
THERE IS A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING AND HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. PLENTY OF MOISTURE IS FLOW INTO THE
REGION. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN
ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS
MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA...HOWEVER STORMS TRACKING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS IS MORE
LIKELY FOR NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

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 THROUGH TONIGHT.

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, Apr 7, 7:04 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
804 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0740 PM     HAIL             3 SW CLEVELAND          33.71N 90.76W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EM REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL

&&

19

Local storm report, Apr 7, 7:15 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
815 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0800 PM     HAIL             5 SW DREW               33.76N 90.59W
04/07/2006  E0.88 INCH       SUNFLOWER          MS   PUBLIC

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 8:17 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
917 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0916 PM     HAIL             1 W LAKE VILLAGE        33.32N 91.30W
04/07/2006  M1.75 INCH       CHICOT             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CAMPBELL

Local storm report, Apr 7, 8:49 PM CST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
949 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0925 PM     HAIL             SHAW                    33.60N 90.77W
04/07/2006  M0.88 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SWATH OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL FROM SHAW TO CLEVELAND.

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
04/07/2006                   BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED...NO POWER OR COMMS AT EOC
            BUILDING...

&&

AEG

Local storm report, Apr 7, 9:06 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1006 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0933 PM     HAIL             2 S GREENVILLE          33.36N 91.05W
04/07/2006  E0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ALSO 40-50 MPH WIND GUSTS.

&&

AEG

Local storm report, Apr 7, 9:32 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1032 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

1030 PM     HAIL             GREENWOOD               33.52N 90.19W
04/07/2006  M1.25 INCH       LEFLORE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
            GREENWOOD AND IN THE SHELLMOUND COMMUNITY.

&&

AEG

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When: April 7, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Grenada County, Grenada
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 33.783, -89.817

A few power lines were blown down.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, April 2006

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: 5499657.