Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 7, 2006

Name: Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 7, 2006
Start: 2006-04-07T16:48
End: 2006-04-07T17:15
Location: Mississippi

April 7, 2006 · NWS JAN · 3 events in 1 county or zone

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: $2.5 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
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.

Significant hail damaged occurred along the path of this third supercell thunderstorm to effect Leflore County during the afternoon and evening of April 7th. This storm moved along the exact path of supercell one, but was stronger and produced much more damage. A swath of hail from quarter to golf ball size occurred across the entire width of the county and a few larger stones, to hen egg size, occurred as the storm neared the Greenwood-Leflore County Airport. In addition to the large hail, a few locations received some wind damage and one brief tornado occurred.

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, 3:25 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:25 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
425 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

.DISCUSSION...
NO NEED FOR CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM...THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK.
THE MODELS HAVE SOME SUBTLE DIFFERENCES...BUT OVERALL STILL LOOKS
LIKE THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTH. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
CONTINUE TO BRING MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...DEWPOINTS ACTUALLY
CLIMBED INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S. RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS 3 HOUR
PRESSURE FALLS FROM 3-4MB ACROSS THE AREA AND SURFACE LI VALUES WERE
FROM 6-7C FROM JAN TO GLH...IN THE AREA WHERE STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED.
THE BEST MOISTURE WAS ALSO IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA. SUPERCELLS HAVE
STARTED TO DEVELOP...MAINLY OVER THE DELTA...WHERE THEY WERE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP INITIALLY. TRAINING STORMS MAY BRING THE FLASH FLOOD
PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT ALSO. THE CAP CONTINUES TO ERODE...SO THE
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE QUICKLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. THE LATEST SOUNDING
SHOWS STEEP LAPSE RATES...A 45KT LLJ AND AT LEAST 45KTS OF SHEAR.
HOWEVER MODEL SOUNDINGS MAINTAIN A CAP OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNTIL 3Z.
SO EXPECTING THE AXIS TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PORTIONS
OF THE CWA BY 6PM AND INTO THE EASTERN ZONES AROUND 8-9 PM. WITH
STORMS DEVELOPING LATER THAN EXPECTED...NOT SURE ACTIVITY WILL END
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HELD STORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL
AND EAST AND A FEW SHOWERS THROUGH THE MORNING FOR THE EAST.
BASICALLY THE FORECAST HAS HANDLED THIS SYSTEM WELL FOR THE LAST FEW
DAYS...SO NEED FOR ADJUSTMENTS.

NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE GOING LONG TERM FORECAST.

LONG TERM MODELS AND ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT
THAT THE ARKLAMISS REGION WILL GENERALLY BE AWAY FROM THE FIRING
LINES OF UPPER JET ENERGY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY. THAT SAID...A FAST
MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL TRY TO MAKE HEADWAY INTO THE TOP END OF AN
UPPER RIDGE PROTECTING THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE...IN
COMBINATION WITH A LITTLE MOISTURE TRYING TO SNEAK IN FROM THE
ARKLATEX...MAY BE ENOUGH TO GET SOME CONVECTION GOING (ESPECIALLY UP
NORTH). THE UPPER RIDGE MAY REMAIN A LITTLE DIRTY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK IN THE WAKE OF THIS INITIAL DISTURBANCE...AND
WILL THEREFORE KEEP THE LOW AND SPORADIC POPS THE 00Z MEX
ADVERTISED.

OTHERWISE...EXPECT GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY (TO SOMETIMES MOSTLY
CLEAR) SKIES THROUGH THE BULK OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. TEMPERATURES
WILL TEND A HAIR BELOW NORMAL THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL...BUT EXPECT A MODERATION UP TO
NORMAL LEVELS (HIGHS NEAR 80/LOWS NEAR 60) DURING THE LATTER HALF OF
THE PERIOD. REMAINED ALMOST RIGHT WITH 00Z MEX FOR ALL TEMPS. /BB/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       62  70  43  71 /  85   7   0   0
MERIDIAN      63  74  41  74 / 100  19   0   0
VICKSBURG     61  69  44  71 /  60   5   0   0
HATTIESBURG   67  75  44  75 /  60  13   0   0
NATCHEZ       61  70  44  71 /  48   4   0   0
GREENVILLE    59  65  40  68 /  71   5   0   0
GREENWOOD     60  65  40  70 /  85   9   0   0

&&

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

07/50

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 2:34 PM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes 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, 4:10 PM CST, 38 minutes before

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

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

0448 PM     HAIL             2 S GREENVILLE          33.36N 91.05W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF GREENVILLE.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:13 PM CST, 35 minutes before

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

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

0454 PM     TORNADO          GREENVILLE              33.39N 91.05W
04/07/2006                   WASHINGTON         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN GREENVILLE. NO
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME...BUT THERE WERE
            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:19 PM CST, 29 minutes before

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

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

0511 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 N CARROLLTON          33.52N 89.92W
04/07/2006                   CARROLL            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED JUST NORTH OF CARROLLTON.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:26 PM CST, 22 minutes before

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

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
04/07/2006                   BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN. TREE ON CAR. BLOWN
            TRANSFOMERS, WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND TWO ROOFS DAMAGED.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:35 PM CST, 13 minutes before

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

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

0442 PM     HAIL             5 N DREW                33.88N 90.53W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       SUNFLOWER          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0442 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N DREW                33.88N 90.53W
04/07/2006                   SUNFLOWER          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:41 PM CST, 7 minutes before

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

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

0530 PM     HAIL             3 S GRENADA             33.73N 89.81W
04/07/2006  M1.25 INCH       GRENADA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0530 PM     HAIL             3 S GRENADA             33.73N 89.81W
04/07/2006  M1.25 INCH       GRENADA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

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The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

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

Hail, Leflore

When: April 7, 4:48 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, 6 mi W of Morgan City
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $2.0 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.383, -90.467

Tornado, Leflore

When: April 7, 4:52 PM CST to 4:54 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, 3 mi W of Morgan City
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.383, -90.417

This tornado was observed by trained storm spotters briefly touching down just west of Morgan City. The tornado remained over a rural area and that location could not be reached by storm survey teams.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: April 7, 4:58 PM CST to 5:01 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, 5 mi SSW of Itta Bena
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 33.433, -90.367

An irrigation pivot system was turned over just west of Highway 7 and a few power lines were blown down along Highway7.

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.
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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 2006 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: 5499546, 5499548, 5499547.