3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.
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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1037 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 090337- 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- 1037 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...THUNDERSTORMS... AN INTENSE DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HAS SET THE STAGE FOR A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED 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 FOR MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO EXPECT FROM JONESVILLE LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO BROOKHAVEN AND LAUREL. SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 FROM WINNSBORO LOUISIANA TO DLO TO QUITMAN. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING WERE CONTINUING FROM NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS THROUGH THE NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI DELTA. THIS WAS CONTINUING AHEAD AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WHICH EXTENDED FROM EASTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. THE AXIS OF INSTABILITY WAS STILL PREVALENT OVER THE REGION AHEAD OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. SUPERCELLS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRACK EAST AND NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION. GOLFBALL HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE ISOLATED TORNADOES...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT...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...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. EVERYONE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM. ...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...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1122 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM HAIL 7 W CARROLLTON 33.50N 90.04W
04/07/2006 E0.75 INCH CARROLL MS PUBLIC
HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZED IN RURAL AREAS WEST OF CARROLLTON.
RELAYED THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
&&
AEGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1156 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 PM HAIL STARKVILLE 33.46N 88.82W
04/07/2006 M1.75 INCH OKTIBBEHA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY MSU CLIMATE
LAB. ALSO POWER/TRANSFORMER FLASHED REPORTED AS VISIBLE
SOUTH OF THE CITY.
&&
AEGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1214 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HAIL CARROLLTON 33.50N 89.92W
04/07/2006 E2.75 INCH CARROLL MS BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
&&
AEGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1246 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 AM HAIL RAYVILLE 32.47N 91.76W
04/08/2006 E0.50 INCH RICHLAND LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALSO VERY STRONG WINDS REPORTED.
&&
AEGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
117 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0113 AM HAIL 5 ESE UNION 32.54N 89.04W
04/08/2006 E1.00 INCH NEWTON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
&&
AEGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
146 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 AM HAIL MERIDIAN 32.38N 88.71W
04/08/2006 M0.50 INCH LAUDERDALE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
AT LOST GAP EXIT ON 20/59.
&&
AEGThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:06 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees and several large limbs were blown down on power lines.
A few trees and a couple of large limbs took down some power lines.
Numerous large limbs were blown down between Flora and Madison.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 2006
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: 5499669, 5499670, 5499716.