1 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 Mar 9, 11:45 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1145 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006
.DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A NEGATIVE TILTED
TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A SERIES OF TORNADO
WATCH BOXES IN EFFECT AHEAD OF IT. AREA RADARS WERE PICKING UP THE
SQUALL LINE FROM NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. SOME
SUPERCELLS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE AS WELL. IT
WILL ENTER OUR WESTERN CWA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE LINE SHOULD
MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE REGION BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SO MADE
NO CHANGES TO THE SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON. JUST UPDATED ZONES
TO REFLECT TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 50.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 79 52 82 62 / 100 19 8 41
MERIDIAN 79 53 79 60 / 88 38 9 35
VICKSBURG 78 52 83 62 / 100 9 8 43
HATTIESBURG 80 57 80 65 / 90 37 17 23
NATCHEZ 79 52 80 66 / 100 8 12 35
GREENVILLE 76 50 76 57 / 100 8 8 51
GREENWOOD 76 50 76 62 / 100 13 7 53
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
MSZ028-MSZ029-
MSZ030-MSZ031-MSZ032-MSZ033-MSZ037-MSZ038-MSZ039-MSZ043-
MSZ044-MSZ045-MSZ046-MSZ048-MSZ049-MSZ050-MSZ051-MSZ052-
MSZ054-MSZ055-MSZ056-MSZ057-MSZ058-MSZ062-MSZ063-MSZ064-
MSZ065-MSZ066-MSZ072-MSZ073-MSZ074.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-MSZ019-
MSZ025-MSZ026-MSZ027-MSZ034-MSZ035-MSZ036-MSZ040-MSZ041-
MSZ042-MSZ047-MSZ053-MSZ059-MSZ060-MSZ061.
LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007-LAZ008-
LAZ009-LAZ015-LAZ016-LAZ023-LAZ024-LAZ025-LAZ026.
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-ARZ075.
&&
17HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 0704 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 101304- 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- 0704 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS... WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SEVERE STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. A DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH AND INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTHWEST OF THE AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYSTEM...HELPING TO INCREASE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE WILL BE LIKELY. TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO RACE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. AT THIS TIME...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOOK TO BE AFFECTED AROUND 10 AM WITH THE I-55 CORRIDOR AFFECTED DURING MID AFTERNOON AND EASTERN AREAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY RISK LOOKS TO BE EXTENSIVE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 OR 80 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AS THE LINE OF STORMS APPROACH A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LONG TRACK SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES. EVERYONE IS URGED TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTBREAK. ...FLOODING... BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WAS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA VERY QUICKLY. HOWEVER...RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM A HALF INCH TO AN INCH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. ...NON PRECIPITATION... A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS TODAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD PREVENT THE HIGHER GUSTS FROM REACHING THE GROUND. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. PERSONS VENTURING OUT ON TO AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY TO CAPSIZE. PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TO MAINTAIN THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY. OTHERWISE ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. 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
1103 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1054 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N BASTROP 32.80N 91.91W
03/09/2006 MOREHOUSE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE TOWN OF BASTROP
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AGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1119 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DOWNTOWN JACKSON 32.30N 90.19W
03/09/2006 HINDS MS PUBLIC
A TREE FELL ON SOME POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES
NEAR THE METRO CENTER.
&&
CLBTTAA00 KJAN DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1120 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1112 AM TSTM WND GUST 2 MILES WEST OF RAYVILLE, LA (GIRARD)32.47N 91.76W
03/09/2006 50 MPH RICHLAND LA AMATEUR RADIO
POWER OUTAGES, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL - RELAYED TO OUACHITA
PARISH EOC BY TRAINED SKYWARN SPOTTER / AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATOR.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1252 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG WINNSBORO 32.16N 91.72W
03/09/2006 FRANKLIN LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
&&
WILSONThe Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Community Center sustained minor roof damage and had ceiling tiles blown out. Additionally, several trees were blown down across the western portion of the county.
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, March 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: 5490862.