Hail, De Soto
- When
- August 2, 3:17 PM CST to 3:22 PM CST
- Where
- De Soto County, Olive Branch
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -89.820
Hail in Mississippi, August 2, 2007
Daytime heating produced scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours of August 2nd, 2007 over North Mississippi. Some of the thunderstorms produced large hail.
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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Daytime heating produced scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours of August 2nd, 2007 over North Mississippi. Some of the thunderstorms produced large hail.
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 Aug 2, 2:25 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 2:25 PM CST, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 325 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. THE DENSE HAZE THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUING THE AREA THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS EASED UP THIS AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS REMAINING ABOVE 6 MILES. PATCHY FOG WILL AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT SO HAVE ADDED WORDING FOR THIS IN THE FORECAST. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE WARM AND MUGGY WITH MOST LOCALES ONLY DIPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. SAME STORY DIFFERENT DAY TOMORROW AS HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS REMAIN ALONG WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN HANDLING THE AFTERNOON CONVECTION VERY WELL SO DECIDED TO KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS IN THE FORECAST BASED ON PREVIOUS DAY/S TRENDS. ANOTHER WARM AND MUGGY NIGHT CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AS THUNDERSTORMS DIE OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. BY SUNDAY...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST GIVING THIS AREA SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN. UNFORTUNATELY... LOOKS LIKE THE MIDSOUTH MISSES OUT ON THESE CHANCES FOR RAIN AS ONLY A FEW DIURNALLY DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM REGARDING A STRONG UPPER HIGH BUILDING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE START OF THE WORK WEEK. WITH THIS UPPER HIGH AROUND...BELIEVE MOST AREAS WILL BE DRY. THE EUROPEAN KEEPS THIS UPPER HIGH STRONG OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. WHILE THE GFS BRINGS AN UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE MIDWEST ON TUESDAY. DECIDED TO LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN AND KEEP THE AREA VERY HOT AND DRY WITH HIGHS REMAINING ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 76 97 76 97 / 20 20 10 10 MKL 72 95 70 95 / 20 20 10 10 JBR 73 96 72 96 / 20 20 10 10 TUP 73 96 72 96 / 20 20 10 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && KNS
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 2:53 PM CST, 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 353 PM CDT THU AUG 2 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>092-031130- 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- 353 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM CDT ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE MIDSOUTH BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL YIELD HEAT INDICIES NEAR 105 DEGREES. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KNS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:28 PM CST, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 328 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ020-052-022100- GIBSON TN-MADISON TN- 328 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...GIBSON AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER FAIRVIEW AT 328 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. PEOPLE IN GIBSON AND MADISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HUMBOLDT...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:35 PM CST, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 335 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 MSZ008-022115- TATE MS- 335 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...TATE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF INDEPENDENCE AT 335 PM CDT... MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PEOPLE IN TATE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:44 PM CST, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 344 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 MSZ001-022115- DE SOTO MS- 344 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...DESOTO COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER FAR SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY AT 344 PM CDT...DRIFTING WEST AT 5 MPH. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN DESOTO COUNTY FROM THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN DESOTO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERNANDO...HORN LAKE AND SOUTHAVEN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:47 PM CST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 347 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ049-088-022115- SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN- 347 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF MILLINGTON AT 347 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF MILLINGTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:51 PM CST, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 351 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ004-021-022130- CARROLL TN-HENRY TN- 351 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...CARROLL AND HENRY COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES WEST OF SPRINGVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUNTINGDON AT 351 PM CDT. THE LINE WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CARROLL AND HENRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUNTINGDON...MCKENZIE AND PARIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:15 PM CST, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 415 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ003-022145- WEAKLEY TN- 415 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...SOUTHERN WEAKLEY COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENFIELD AT 415 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN WEAKLEY COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT.
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Nevada, August 2, 2007
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 2, 2007
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 2, 2007
- Flash Flood in Colorado, August 2 to 3, 2007
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, August 2 to 3, 2007
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Utah, August 2 to 3, 2007
- Flash Flooding in Colorado, August 2, 2007
- Flash Flood in Virginia, August 2, 2007
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 2, 2007
- Wildfire in Michigan, August 2 to 31, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 2, 2007
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, August 2, 2007
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, August 2007
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: 57973.