Hail, Tunica
- When
- April 7, 7:05 AM CST to 7:10 AM CST
- Where
- Tunica County, Tunica
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.683, -90.383
Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 7, 2006
36 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $799,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 44
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 Apr 7, 3:06 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:06 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 406 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 .SHORT TERM... ...DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK FORECAST FOR THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT... A LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH SHOWS WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST TN AHEAD OF A SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER NE. SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ARE FEEDING WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA. DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER AND MID 60S ARE ADVECTING INTO THE MID-SOUTH. LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TODAY...MOST LIKELY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...INTO TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED WEST TN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND ALL OF NORTH MS IN A HIGH RISK. MODERATE TO SLIGHT RISK AREAS EXTEND AROUND THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE UPPER LOW OVER NE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHEAST OK BY 00Z. MEANWHILE...A DRY LINE FROM CENTRAL MO TO EASTERN OK WILL MOVE TO SOUTHEASTERN MO INTO EASTERN AR BY 00Z. A SURGE OF DRY AIR AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS WILL OVERSPREAD THE MID-SOUTH THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY ALLOWING FOR SOME SUNSHINE AS MIXING OCCURS. THIS WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER AND MID 80S. AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...IN THE FORM OF DISCREET SUPERCELLS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TORNADOES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA...BUT CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. FORECAST SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...SBCAPES ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 2500 AND 3700 J/KG... LIFTED INDICES ARE MINUS 6...0-1 KM HELICITY 150 TO 200 M2/S2...0-3 KM HELICITY 350 M2/S2...ENERGY-HELICITY INDICES BETWEEN 2 AND 3...SIGNIFICANT TORNADO PARAMETER OF 7 TO 8...0-6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES OF 70 TO 75 KTS...AND MIXED LAYER LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVELS OF LESS THAN 2000 FT. ALSO...THE MID-SOUTH BECOMES IN THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF A 100 KNOT JET AT 250 MB THIS AFTERNOON WITH A 75 KNOT JET AT 500 MB. MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN WHERE THE MAIN TORNADO THREAT DEVELOPS...WHICH IS STILL DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AT THIS TIME. THIS MORNINGS WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY HELP TO LAY A BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...A SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH BY THIS EVENING. BACKING OF THE WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL HELP TO INCREASE THE LOW LEVEL HELICITY. MODELS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT IN THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTHWEST TN ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL AR INTO NORTH MS...BUT ATTM THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH IS UNDER A SERIOUS THREAT. THE SUPERCELLS ARE GRADUALLY FORECAST TO EVOLVE INTO A SQUALL LINE THIS EVENING...MOST LIKELY FROM SOUTHWEST TN INTO NORTH MS. THE LINE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE MID-SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WEAKEN. MUCH COOLER AND DRY AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE MID-SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH TAKES CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. IN FACT...TEMPERATURES MAY DIP TO NEAR FREEZING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST TN SUNDAY MORNING...SOMETHING TO WATCH IN LATER FORECASTS. CYCLONIC CURVATURE AT 850 MB WILL KEEP SKIES CLOUDY FOR MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY...WITH CLEARING SATURDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM... (MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC PATTERN ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FEATURING A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND A TROUGH ACROSS THE PACIFIC COAST. THE MID SOUTH WILL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ALONG A SLOW MOVING FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS/UPPER MIDWEST. AS A RESULT...THINK THAT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL REMAIN ISOLATED AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 82 53 60 42 / 60 60 10 0 MKL 81 52 58 32 / 60 70 20 0 JBR 81 49 58 38 / 50 40 10 0 TUP 83 58 64 38 / 60 80 20 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JCL LONG TERM...CJC
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 5:40 AM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 640 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-081200- 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- 640 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 AM. A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS...JACKSON...AND SAVANNAH IN TENNESSEE AND TUPELO...OXFORD...AND CLARKSDALE IN MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND TO THE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND THAT PART OF EAST ARKANSAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG TO BLYTHEVILLE. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FORREST CITY ARKANSAS...KENNETT MISSOURI...DYERSBURG AND PARIS IN TENNESSEE. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS OVER THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO AND POCAHONTAS. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL FEED VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR INTO THE MID-SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES UPWARD ALLOWING FOR AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCREET SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. STRONG AND TURNING WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TORNADOES... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE FROM SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE PREPARE NOW FOR THIS FORECAST SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LOW TEMPERATURES MAY DIP TO NEAR FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THAT PART OF WEST TENNESSEE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MARTIN TO JACKSON TO SELMER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. JCL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 4:06 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 506 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-071700- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...AMORY...BARTLETT... BATESVILLE...BLYTHEVILLE...BOLIVAR...BOONEVILLE... CARUTHERSVILLE...CLARKSDALE...COLLIERVILLE...CORINTH... COVINGTON...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...FORREST CITY...GERMANTOWN... HARRISBURG...HELENA...HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...IUKA...JACKSON... JONESBORO...KENNETT...LEXINGTON...MARTIN...MEMPHIS...MILAN... MILLINGTON...NEW ALBANY...OLIVE BRANCH...OXFORD...PARAGOULD... PARIS...SAVANNAH...SOMERVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...TUNICA...TUPELO... UNION CITY...WALNUT RIDGE...WEST MEMPHIS...WYNNE 506 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...A DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 AM. A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS...JACKSON...AND SAVANNAH IN TENNESSEE AND TUPELO...OXFORD...AND CLARKSDALE IN MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND TO THE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE. ELSEWHERE...A SLIGHT RISK AREA EXTENDS FROM PART OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS ACROSS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL INTO THE EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES OF WEST TENNESSEE. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF JONESBORO ARKANSAS...KENNETT MISSOURI...AND PARIS TENNESSEE. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL FEED VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR INTO THE MID-SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES UPWARD ALLOWING FOR AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCREET SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. STRONG AND TURNING WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE FROM SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE PREPARE NOW FOR THIS FORECAST SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. JCL
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 5:45 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 645 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-071700- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...AMORY...BARTLETT... BATESVILLE...BLYTHEVILLE...BOLIVAR...BOONEVILLE... CARUTHERSVILLE...CLARKSDALE...COLLIERVILLE...CORINTH... COVINGTON...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...FORREST CITY...GERMANTOWN... HARRISBURG...HELENA...HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...IUKA...JACKSON... JONESBORO...KENNETT...LEXINGTON...MARTIN...MEMPHIS...MILAN... MILLINGTON...NEW ALBANY...OLIVE BRANCH...OXFORD...PARAGOULD... PARIS...SAVANNAH...SOMERVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...TUNICA...TUPELO... UNION CITY...WALNUT RIDGE...WEST MEMPHIS...WYNNE 645 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...A DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 AM. A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS...JACKSON...AND SAVANNAH IN TENNESSEE AND TUPELO...OXFORD...AND CLARKSDALE IN MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND TO THE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND THAT PART OF EAST ARKANSAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG TO BLYTHEVILLE. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FORREST CITY ARKANSAS...KENNETT MISSOURI...DYERSBURG AND PARIS IN TENNESSEE. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS OVER THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO AND POCAHONTAS. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL FEED VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR INTO THE MID-SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES UPWARD ALLOWING FOR AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCREET SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. STRONG AND TURNING WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE FROM SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE PREPARE NOW FOR THIS FORECAST SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. JCL
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:02 UTC.
Event by event
36 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, De Soto
- When
- April 7, 7:29 AM CST to 7:40 AM CST
- Where
- De Soto County, Horn Lake
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.967, -90.033
Hail, De Soto
- When
- April 7, 10:25 AM CST to 10:40 AM CST
- Where
- De Soto County, Horn Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.967, -90.033
Hail, Tallahatchie
- When
- April 7, 3:26 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tallahatchie County, Charleston
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -90.050
Hail, Yalobusha
- When
- April 7, 3:36 PM CST to 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Yalobusha County, Tillatoba
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -89.883
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- April 7, 3:36 PM CST to 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, 1 mi E of Oxford
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -89.500
Hail, Prentiss
- When
- April 7, 3:40 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, Booneville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -88.550
Hail, Tallahatchie
- When
- April 7, 3:51 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Tallahatchie County, Sumner
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.967, -90.383
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- April 7, 3:54 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Thaxton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -89.167
Numerous vehicles were severely damaged as the result of baseball hail in the communities of Thaxton, Hurricane, and Ecru.
Tornado, Pontotoc
- When
- April 7, 3:56 PM CST to 4:03 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, 4 mi E of Thaxton
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -89.100
The tornado touched down just east of Thaxton near the intersection of Highway 76 and Highway 336 and moved northeast. One mobile home suffered damage near this intersection. Several trees were blown down along the path before the tornado lifted just southwest of Ecru.
Hail, Prentiss
- When
- April 7, 3:59 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, 5 mi N of Burtons
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -88.333
Hail, Yalobusha
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Yalobusha County, Water Vly
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 34.167, -89.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha
- When
- April 7, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Yalobusha County, Oakland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.050, -89.917
Straight line winds uprooted trees and power poles in the small community of Oakland. One large oak tree fell onto a pickup truck on Holly Street. Oakland Heights Manor, an elderly apartment complex, suffered roof damage when a large oak tree fell onto the building. Four central air conditioning units were also damage on the property.
Hail, Union
- When
- April 7, 4:03 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, New Albany
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -89.000
Hail, Alcorn
- When
- April 7, 4:07 PM CST to 4:12 PM CST
- Where
- Alcorn County, Rienzi
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -88.533
Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- April 7, 4:14 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, 1 mi N of Ecru
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -89.033
Hail, Tishomingo
- When
- April 7, 4:15 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, Iuka
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.833, -88.167
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 7, 4:20 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, 5 mi W of Guntown
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -88.750
Hail, Panola
- When
- April 7, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Panola County, Batesville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -89.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- April 7, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, 3 mi NE of Guntown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.483, -88.633
At least one home suffered roof damage. Some trees were blown down as well.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo
- When
- April 7, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, Iuka
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.833, -88.167
Some outbuildings were damaged. Several trees were blown down.
Hail, Tishomingo
- When
- April 7, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, Iuka
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.833, -88.167
Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss
- When
- April 7, 4:35 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, 1 mi E of Burtons
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.633, -88.317
A few trees were knocked down.
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 7, 4:37 PM CST to 4:42 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Guntown
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -88.667
Hail, Prentiss
- When
- April 7, 4:50 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, 6 mi SE of Booneville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.583, -88.483
Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo
- When
- April 7, 4:58 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, Paden
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.667, -88.267
A trailer was destroyed in Paden. A roof was blown off a gas station in Tishomingo. Several homes suffered shingle damage and blown out windows. Other trailers, roofs and sheds were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Hail, Tishomingo
- When
- April 7, 4:58 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, Iuka
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.833, -88.167
Hail, Marshall
- When
- April 7, 5:00 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Holly Spgs
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -89.450
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 7, 5:07 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Saltillo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.383, -88.683
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- April 7, 5:14 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Pittsboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.933, -89.333
Hail, Marshall
- When
- April 7, 5:23 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Mt Pleasant
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -89.517
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 7, 5:25 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Baldwyn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -88.633
Hail, Chickasaw
- When
- April 7, 5:45 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Okolona
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -88.750
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- April 7, 5:50 PM CST to 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Troy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -88.900
Hail, Tallahatchie
- When
- April 7, 6:10 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tallahatchie County, Charleston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -90.050
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 7, 6:10 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Verona
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -88.700
Hail, Chickasaw
- When
- April 7, 6:35 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Houston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -89.000
Tornado, Chickasaw
- When
- April 7, 6:35 PM CST to 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, 4 mi N of Houston
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 15 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -89.000
The tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Highway 32 and Highway 15 between Houston and New Houlka. Tree damage was noted near the west end of the Tombigbee National Forest.
Hail, Itawamba
- When
- April 7, 6:45 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Itawamba County, Fairview
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -88.317
Hail, Monroe
- When
- April 7, 7:00 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, 8 mi NW of Bigbee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -88.617
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 7, 7:05 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Shannon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -88.717
Hail, Itawamba
- When
- April 7, 7:20 PM CST to 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Itawamba County, 6 mi W of Tremont
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.233, -88.367
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 7, 7:34 PM CST to 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Saltillo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.383, -88.683
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- April 7, 9:40 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, 8 mi ENE of Bruce
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.033, -89.217
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.
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Sources
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