Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 3, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 3, 2006
Start: 2006-02-03T15:08
End: 2006-02-03T16:46
Location: Mississippi

February 3, 2006 · NWS JAN · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
Hail
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 storm moved out of Southwest Holmes county and tracked east-northeast across Attala county, southern Choctaw county, extreme northern Winston county and finally southern Oktibbeha county. A swath of nickel to golf ball sized hail fell across portions Central Attala county. The storm transformed into more of a "bow echo" type storm and began producing wind damage across southern Choctaw, northern Winston and Southwest Oktibbeha counties. Additionally, hail continued to fall, but was slightly smaller than what occurred in Attala county. The hail was generally dime to penny sized and occurred along a swath from Weir to Ackerman to Sturgis.

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 Feb 3, 10:28 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 10:28 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1028 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2006

.DISCUSSION...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED....BUT THERE STILL
WILL BE AREAS OF PATCH FOG THAT WILL BURN OFF IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING OUR ARKANSAS COUNTIES AND
THIS SHOULD INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT MOST OF
THE ACTIVITY TO BE ELEVATED...BUT WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES OF NEAR 7.0
TO 7.5 C/KM...STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR...AND STRONG ASCENT WITH THE
500MB SHORT WAVE...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH THE MAIN
CONCERN BEING LARGE HAIL. AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE FORECAST GOES
CURRENT HOURLY TEMPERATURES LOOK ON TRACK AND 100 POPS AREA ALREADY
IN THE NORTHWEST ZONES. HAVE ALREADY UPDATED AND TRANSMITTED THE
GRIDS AND ZONES TO TAKE OUT DENSE FOG ADVISORY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       66  38  52  33 /  74  76   3   0
MERIDIAN      68  37  51  29 /  47  75   3   0
VICKSBURG     61  38  53  32 /  98  59   3   0
HATTIESBURG   77  43  60  35 /  34  47   3   0
NATCHEZ       68  40  58  36 /  62  47   3   0
GREENVILLE    59  37  52  32 / 100  61   3   0
GREENWOOD     62  37  47  29 / 100  94   3   0

&&

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

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 3:08 PM CST, 0 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
308 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
042108-
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-
308 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

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

...THUNDERSTORMS...
A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE BRING ABOUT THE RISK FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS.

THIS STRONG DISTURBANCE IS ALREADY SPREADING COLD TEMPERATURES
ALOFT OVER THE REGION. AS THIS FEATURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST
THROUGH THE  LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...INTENSE LIFT WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THIS LIFT WILL
CLASH WITH INCREASING MOISTURE A FEW THOUSAND FEET OFF THE GROUND
AND CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT WILL SUPPORT
LARGE HAIL WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. AT THIS TIME...AREAS EAST OF
THE NATCHEZ TRACE AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 84 WILL HAVE THE GREATEST
RISK. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GULF BALLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED
WITH THESE STORMS AND THE RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS FOR THE ABOVE DESCRIBED AREAS. ISOLATED TORNADOS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THESE STORMS. AREAS OUTSIDE THIS AREA
WILL STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER...JUST THE
PROBABILITIES ARE LOWER.  ALL ACTIVITY AND PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO EXIT THE REGION BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

.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...MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY.

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, Feb 3, 2:38 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
238 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

0215 PM     HAIL             15 W ST. JOSEPH         31.92N 91.50W
02/03/2006  1.75 INCH        TENSAS             LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL BROKE WINDOWS.

&&

GERARD

Local storm report, Feb 3, 2:48 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
248 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

0240 PM     HAIL             PORT GIBSON             31.96N 90.98W
02/03/2006  1.25 INCH        CLAIBORNE          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.

&&

GERARD

Local storm report, Feb 3, 2:55 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
255 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

0240 PM     HAIL             5 W POCAHONTAS          32.47N 90.37W
02/03/2006  0.50 INCH        HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

&&

GERARD

Local storm report, Feb 3, 2:58 PM CST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

0253 PM     HAIL             POCAHONTAS              32.47N 90.29W
02/03/2006  1.00 INCH        HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

GERARD

Local storm report, Feb 3, 3:05 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
305 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

0302 PM     HAIL             5 W GLUCKSTADT          32.52N 90.19W
02/03/2006  1.75 INCH        MADISON            MS   AIRPLANE PILOT

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE LAKE CAROLINE
            COMMUNITY.

&&

GERARD

Local storm report, Feb 3, 3:05 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
305 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2006

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

0302 PM     HAIL             5 W GLUCKSTADT          32.52N 90.19W
02/03/2006  1.75 INCH        MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE LAKE CAROLINE
            COMMUNITY.

&&

GERARD

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:09 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Attala

When: February 3, 3:08 PM CST to 4:04 PM CST
Where: Attala County, 8 mi SW of Sallis
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 32.933, -89.867

Hail, Choctaw

When: February 3, 4:10 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County, 2 mi N of Weir
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.300, -89.283

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When: February 3, 4:18 PM CST to 4:26 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County, Weir
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.267, -89.283

Many trees were blown down within a swath from around Weir to Ackerman.

Hail, Oktibbeha

When: February 3, 4:25 PM CST to 4:46 PM CST
Where: Oktibbeha County, 2 mi W of Sturgis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.350, -89.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: February 3, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Winston County, 8 mi NNE of Louisville
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.233, -89.000

A few trees were blown down across a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha

When: February 3, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Oktibbeha County, Sturgis
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.350, -89.050

Several trees were blown down along with a few power lines.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 Warnings in Mississippi, February 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: 5492344, 5492345, 5492346, 5492347, 5492408, 5492409.