Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 3, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 3, 2007
Start: 2007-04-03T21:00
End: 2007-04-03T23:05
Location: Mississippi

April 3, 2007 · NWS MEG · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

A strong cold front moved into North Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of April 3, 2007. The front produced numerous showers and thunderstorms many of which became severe.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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: $16,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 MEG wrote it up.

A strong cold front moved into North Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of April 3, 2007. The front produced numerous showers and thunderstorms many of which became severe. Damaging winds and large hail occurred as a result.

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 3, 8:21 PM CST, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 8:21 PM CST, 39 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
921 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

.DISCUSSION...
BUSY NIGHT IN THE MID SOUTH WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EAST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS INTO TENNESSEE AND APPROACHING THE MISSISSIPPI
STATE LINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS LARGE HAIL REPORTS /UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE/ AND ONE TORNADO REPORT NEAR JONESBORO. THERE IS A
TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.

THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL EXIT THE REGION
WITH FRONT. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO
THE MID SOUTH OVERNIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 153 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007/

DISCUSSION...
STILL LOOKING AT A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...LIKELY MOVING THROUGH
THE MIDSOUTH LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.

18Z LZK SOUNDING AND LATE MORNING AIRCRAFT SOUNDINGS AT MEMPHIS
INDICATE A WARM LAYER AT 900 MB TO 750 MB...EFFECTIVELY CAPPING
DEEP MOIST CONVECTION. THIS CAP IS GRADUALLY ERODING...AS SURFACE
TEMPS OVER NORTHERN AR REACH THE LOWER 80S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE
MID 60S. GOES VISIBLE IMAGERY INDICATED LINEAR ORIENTED TOWERING
CU DEVELOPING OVER THIS AREA... AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHICH ROUGHLY
EXTENDED ALONG INTERSTATE 44 AT DISCUSSION TIME.

EXPECT A MULTI SEGMENT LINEAR MCS TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED OVER
THE OZARKS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WHICH SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE
MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING. 18Z SPC MESOANALYSIS ESTIMATED CAPES WERE
APPROACHING 2000 J/KG OVER THE MIDSOUTH. WITH MARGINAL SHEAR...LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS. GIVEN THE HIGH INSTABILITY...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO
CANNOT BE RULED OUT NEAR BOUNDARIES AND OTHER LOCALIZED SOURCES OF
HIGHER HELICITY. WHAT TORNADO THREAT THERE IS SHOULD DECREASE
BY LATE EVENING AS INSTABILITY MODERATES.

POST FRONTAL AIRMASS CHANGE WILL BE DRAMATIC... COURTESY OF
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AND DRIER CANADIAN AIR. VERY LOW DEWPOINTS
AND LIGHT WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SUBFREEZING MINIMUM TEMPS
THIS WEEKEND. SOME QUESTION PERSISTS CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF MID
AND HIGH CLOUDS...BUT THE LOW DEWPOINTS REMAIN AND WINDS SHOULD BE
LIGHT BY LATE THURSDAY. 1000 TO 500 MB THICKNESSES OF 5220 M ARE
CERTAINLY UNUSUAL FOR EARLY/MID APRIL. WILL MENTION MORNING FROST
IN THE WEEKEND PERIODS AND MAINTAIN MENTION OF POSSIBLE FREEZING
TEMPS IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.

PWB

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  50  63  40  60 /  60   0   0   0
MKL  47  61  30  56 /  50   0   0   0
JBR  47  62  35  57 /  30   0   0   0
TUP  56  66  37  59 /  60   0   0   0

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

PWB/RJO

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 1:55 PM CST, 7 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
255 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-041030-
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-
255 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT OVER MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS ROUGHLY
NORTH OF A CLARKSDALE TO CORINTH MISSISSIPPI LINE. A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS SOUTH OF THIS LINE.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL
OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE MODERATE
RISK AREA. STORMS WILL LIKELY AFFECT NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM...AND WESTERN TENNESSEE
BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY IMPACT NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 8 PM AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN OVER THE
MIDSOUTH THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS
COULD BE NEAR THE FREEZING POINT. OVER THE WEEKEND...FREEZING LOW
TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
THROUGH THE EVENING.

PWB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 8:05 PM CST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
905 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

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

0501 PM     HAIL             MAYNARD                 36.42N 90.90W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0520 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0532 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  M1.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            STREET FLOODING

0550 PM     TORNADO          RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/03/2007                   CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/03/2007                   DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN

0620 PM     HAIL             WARDELL                 36.35N 89.82W
04/03/2007  M0.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0621 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W KENNETT             36.24N 90.08W
04/03/2007  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0625 PM     HAIL             PARAGOULD               36.06N 90.51W
04/03/2007  M1.25 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BIGGERS                 36.33N 90.81W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING ON RURAL ROADS IN COUNTY

0638 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0639 PM     HAIL             2 E PARAGOULD           36.06N 90.48W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0649 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 S JONESBORO           35.81N 90.69W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIEW FROM HWY 63

0654 PM     TORNADO          1 E JONESBORO           35.82N 90.67W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BUILDINGS DAMAGED

0700 PM     HAIL             MONETTE                 35.89N 90.34W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0707 PM     TORNADO          1 W LAKE CITY           35.82N 90.47W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0710 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0722 PM     HAIL             2 S BAY                 35.71N 90.56W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TRENTON            35.94N 88.90W
04/03/2007                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0758 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             4 S MARKED TREE         35.47N 90.42W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             LEXINGTON               35.65N 88.39W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       HENDERSON          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0803 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0831 PM     HAIL             12 SSE BOLIVAR          35.10N 88.92W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN MIDDLETON

0841 PM     HAIL             SLAYDEN                 34.95N 89.45W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MARSHALL           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0841 PM     HAIL             5 W MUNFORD             35.45N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       TIPTON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0853 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 N PARSONS            35.83N 88.12W
04/03/2007                   DECATUR            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWERS LINES DOWN AT I-40 AND TN HWY 69

0854 PM     HAIL             MILLINGTON              35.33N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.25 INCH       SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

SVR

Local storm report, Apr 3, 8:20 PM CST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
920 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

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

0501 PM     HAIL             MAYNARD                 36.42N 90.90W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0520 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0532 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  M1.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            STREET FLOODING

0550 PM     TORNADO          RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/03/2007                   CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0620 PM     HAIL             WARDELL                 36.35N 89.82W
04/03/2007  M0.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/03/2007                   DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN

0621 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W KENNETT             36.24N 90.08W
04/03/2007  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0625 PM     HAIL             PARAGOULD               36.06N 90.51W
04/03/2007  M1.25 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BIGGERS                 36.33N 90.81W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING ON RURAL ROADS IN COUNTY

0638 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0639 PM     HAIL             2 E PARAGOULD           36.06N 90.48W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0649 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 S JONESBORO           35.81N 90.69W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIEW FROM HWY 63

0654 PM     TORNADO          1 E JONESBORO           35.82N 90.67W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BUILDINGS DAMAGED

0700 PM     HAIL             MONETTE                 35.89N 90.34W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0707 PM     TORNADO          1 W LAKE CITY           35.82N 90.47W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0710 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0722 PM     HAIL             2 S BAY                 35.71N 90.56W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TRENTON            35.94N 88.90W
04/03/2007                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0758 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             LEXINGTON               35.65N 88.39W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       HENDERSON          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0803 PM     HAIL             4 S MARKED TREE         35.47N 90.42W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0831 PM     HAIL             12 SSE BOLIVAR          35.10N 88.92W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN MIDDLETON

0841 PM     HAIL             5 W MUNFORD             35.45N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       TIPTON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0841 PM     HAIL             SLAYDEN                 34.95N 89.45W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MARSHALL           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0853 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 N PARSONS            35.83N 88.12W
04/03/2007                   DECATUR            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWERS LINES DOWN AT I-40 AND TN HWY 69

0854 PM     HAIL             MILLINGTON              35.33N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.25 INCH       SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0919 PM     HAIL             WEST MEMPHIS            35.15N 90.18W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRITTENDEN         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SVR

Local storm report, Apr 3, 8:27 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
927 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

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

0501 PM     HAIL             MAYNARD                 36.42N 90.90W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0520 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0532 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  M1.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            STREET FLOODING

0550 PM     TORNADO          RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/03/2007                   CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/03/2007                   DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN

0620 PM     HAIL             WARDELL                 36.35N 89.82W
04/03/2007  M0.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0621 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W KENNETT             36.24N 90.08W
04/03/2007  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0625 PM     HAIL             PARAGOULD               36.06N 90.51W
04/03/2007  M1.25 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BIGGERS                 36.33N 90.81W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING ON RURAL ROADS IN COUNTY

0638 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0639 PM     HAIL             2 E PARAGOULD           36.06N 90.48W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0649 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 S JONESBORO           35.81N 90.69W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIEW FROM HWY 63

0654 PM     TORNADO          1 E JONESBORO           35.82N 90.67W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BUILDINGS DAMAGED

0700 PM     HAIL             MONETTE                 35.89N 90.34W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0707 PM     TORNADO          1 W LAKE CITY           35.82N 90.47W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0710 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0722 PM     HAIL             2 S BAY                 35.71N 90.56W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TRENTON            35.94N 88.90W
04/03/2007                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0758 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             4 S MARKED TREE         35.47N 90.42W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             LEXINGTON               35.65N 88.39W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       HENDERSON          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0803 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0831 PM     HAIL             12 SSE BOLIVAR          35.10N 88.92W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN MIDDLETON

0841 PM     HAIL             SLAYDEN                 34.95N 89.45W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MARSHALL           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0841 PM     HAIL             5 W MUNFORD             35.45N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       TIPTON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0853 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 N PARSONS            35.83N 88.12W
04/03/2007                   DECATUR            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWERS LINES DOWN AT I-40 AND TN HWY 69

0854 PM     HAIL             MILLINGTON              35.33N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.25 INCH       SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0919 PM     HAIL             WEST MEMPHIS            35.15N 90.18W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRITTENDEN         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0926 PM     HAIL             RAMER                   35.07N 88.62W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       MCNAIRY            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SVR

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:49 PM CST, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
949 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

MSZ013-040315-
LAFAYETTE MS-
949 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...LAFAYETTE COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
LOCATED OVER OXFORD AT 949 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OXFORD...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

Local storm report, Apr 3, 8:56 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
956 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

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

0501 PM     HAIL             MAYNARD                 36.42N 90.90W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0520 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0532 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  M1.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            STREET FLOODING

0550 PM     TORNADO          RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/03/2007                   CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0620 PM     HAIL             WARDELL                 36.35N 89.82W
04/03/2007  M0.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/03/2007                   DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN

0621 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W KENNETT             36.24N 90.08W
04/03/2007  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0625 PM     HAIL             PARAGOULD               36.06N 90.51W
04/03/2007  M1.25 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BIGGERS                 36.33N 90.81W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING ON RURAL ROADS IN COUNTY

0638 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0639 PM     HAIL             2 E PARAGOULD           36.06N 90.48W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0649 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 S JONESBORO           35.81N 90.69W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIEW FROM HWY 63

0654 PM     TORNADO          1 E JONESBORO           35.82N 90.67W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BUILDINGS DAMAGED

0700 PM     HAIL             MONETTE                 35.89N 90.34W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0707 PM     TORNADO          1 W LAKE CITY           35.82N 90.47W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0710 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0722 PM     HAIL             2 S BAY                 35.71N 90.56W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TRENTON            35.94N 88.90W
04/03/2007                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0758 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             LEXINGTON               35.65N 88.39W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       HENDERSON          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0803 PM     HAIL             4 S MARKED TREE         35.47N 90.42W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0831 PM     HAIL             12 SSE BOLIVAR          35.10N 88.92W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN MIDDLETON

0841 PM     HAIL             5 W MUNFORD             35.45N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       TIPTON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0841 PM     HAIL             SLAYDEN                 34.95N 89.45W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MARSHALL           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0853 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 N PARSONS            35.83N 88.12W
04/03/2007                   DECATUR            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWERS LINES DOWN AT I-40 AND TN HWY 69

0854 PM     HAIL             MILLINGTON              35.33N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.25 INCH       SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0919 PM     HAIL             WEST MEMPHIS            35.15N 90.18W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRITTENDEN         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0926 PM     HAIL             RAMER                   35.07N 88.62W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       MCNAIRY            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0950 PM     HAIL             MARIANNA                34.77N 90.77W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       LEE                AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0953 PM     HAIL             SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS       35.07N 89.88W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HACKS CROSS AND SHELBY DRIVE

&&

SVR

Local storm report, Apr 3, 8:58 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
958 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

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

0501 PM     HAIL             MAYNARD                 36.42N 90.90W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0520 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0532 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  M1.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            STREET FLOODING

0550 PM     TORNADO          RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/03/2007                   CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/03/2007                   DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN

0620 PM     HAIL             WARDELL                 36.35N 89.82W
04/03/2007  M0.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0621 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W KENNETT             36.24N 90.08W
04/03/2007  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0625 PM     HAIL             PARAGOULD               36.06N 90.51W
04/03/2007  M1.25 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BIGGERS                 36.33N 90.81W
04/03/2007  E0.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING ON RURAL ROADS IN COUNTY

0638 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0639 PM     HAIL             2 E PARAGOULD           36.06N 90.48W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0649 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 S JONESBORO           35.81N 90.69W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIEW FROM HWY 63

0654 PM     TORNADO          1 E JONESBORO           35.82N 90.67W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BUILDINGS DAMAGED

0700 PM     HAIL             MONETTE                 35.89N 90.34W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0707 PM     TORNADO          1 W LAKE CITY           35.82N 90.47W
04/03/2007                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0710 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0722 PM     HAIL             2 S BAY                 35.71N 90.56W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TRENTON            35.94N 88.90W
04/03/2007                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0758 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             4 S MARKED TREE         35.47N 90.42W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0803 PM     HAIL             LEXINGTON               35.65N 88.39W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       HENDERSON          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0803 PM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0831 PM     HAIL             12 SSE BOLIVAR          35.10N 88.92W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IN MIDDLETON

0841 PM     HAIL             5 W MUNFORD             35.45N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       TIPTON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0841 PM     HAIL             SLAYDEN                 34.95N 89.45W
04/03/2007  E1.75 INCH       MARSHALL           MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0853 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 N PARSONS            35.83N 88.12W
04/03/2007                   DECATUR            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWERS LINES DOWN AT I-40 AND TN HWY 69

0854 PM     HAIL             MILLINGTON              35.33N 89.89W
04/03/2007  E1.25 INCH       SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

0915 PM     HAIL             6 W SELMER              35.17N 88.70W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       MCNAIRY            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0919 PM     HAIL             WEST MEMPHIS            35.15N 90.18W
04/03/2007  E0.88 INCH       CRITTENDEN         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0926 PM     HAIL             RAMER                   35.07N 88.62W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       MCNAIRY            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0950 PM     HAIL             MARIANNA                34.77N 90.77W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       LEE                AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0953 PM     HAIL             SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS       35.07N 89.88W
04/03/2007  E0.75 INCH       SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HACKS CROSS AND SHELBY DRIVE

&&

SVR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:58 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, De Soto

When: April 3, 9:00 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, Hernando
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.820, -90.000

Hail, De Soto

When: April 3, 9:00 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, Horn Lake
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.970, -90.030

Hail, De Soto

When: April 3, 9:01 PM CST to 9:06 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, Olive Branch
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.970, -89.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When: April 3, 9:10 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
Where: Alcorn County, 1 mi NW of Strickland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.890, -88.463

Straight line winds knocked down a few trees 1 mile northwest of Strickland.

Strong Wind, Prentiss

When: April 3, 9:15 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
Where: Prentiss forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.618, -88.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong gradient wind knocked down a few large trees in Booneville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo

When: April 3, 9:15 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
Where: Tishomingo County, Iuka
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.830, -88.170

Straight line winds knocked a few trees down in Iuka.

Hail, Tishomingo

When: April 3, 9:20 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
Where: Tishomingo County, Iuka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.830, -88.170

Strong Wind, Prentiss

When: April 3, 9:25 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Prentiss forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.618, -88.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong gradient winds knocked down a few trees in Burton.

Hail, Lee

When: April 3, 11:00 PM CST to 11:05 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Tupelo to Verona
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 34.270, -88.720

Quarter to ping pong size hail fell from Tupelo to Verona.

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.
Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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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: 25653, 25655, 25657, 25660, 25663, 25667, 25670, 25671, 25673.