A large complex of thunderstorms developed across Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana and intensified as it moved east into and across portions of Central Mississippi during the afternoon hours. Damaging wind gusts downed many trees across the area as the complex of storms moved through.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A large complex of thunderstorms developed across Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana and intensified as it moved east into and across portions of Central Mississippi during the afternoon hours. Damaging wind gusts downed many trees across the area as the complex of storms moved through.
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 Jul 13, 2:25 PM CST, 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 325 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .DISCUSSION...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED CONVECTION DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OVER THE ARKLAMISS FROM AN MCS OVER ARKANSAS...WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES PUSHING SOUTHEAST OVER ARKANSAS. THIS SYSTEM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY. AREA RADARS WERE NOTING SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ALONG THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. FOR THE SHORT TERM IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A RATHER ACTIVE PERIOD WITH THE BOUNDARY HANGING AROUND THROUGH SATURDAY. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THIS COMBINED WITH SOME DAYTIME HEATING...INSTABILITY AND SOME FLOW IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS WILL SPELL THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE SHORT TERM. LOOKING AT SOME OF THE INDICES...PWATS WILL BE 1.8 TO AROUND 2 INCHES...LIFTED INDEXES -6 TO -8...500 MB WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS...850 MB WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE WEAK AT 5 TO 15 KNOTS... AND K INDEX AROUND 35. MADE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS. MAV POPS LOOKED TO BE TOO LOW FOR TONIGHT...SO WENT CLOSER TO HIGHER NAM POPS. FOR SATURDAY THE MAV LOOKED A LITTLE MORE REASONABLE WITH THE HIGHER POPS. AS FAR AS TEMPS IS CONCERN MADE JUST A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO GUIDANCE WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. EVEN WITH THE RAIN THE GUIDANCE NUMBERS LOOKED TO BE A LITTLE COOL...SO WENT CLOSER TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST NUMBERS. HIGHS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90./17/ SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...THE PATTERN WE HAVE BEEN IN UNDER THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG A STALLED BOUNDARY. CONVECTION DURING THE DAY SATURDAY MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. CONTINUED MOISTURE...COUPLED WITH ENOUGH INSTABILITY...WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STORMS TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE. THEREFORE...WILL MAINTAIN WORDING IN HWO FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN. SOME OF THE CONVECTION MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY AS A BROAD UPPER TROUGH REMAINS SITUATED ACROSS THE REGION. 500 MB HEIGHTS BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS UPPER RIDGING BEGINS TO NOSE INTO THE REGION FROM THE EAST...SHIFTING THE UPPER TROUGH WEST. THIS WILL BRING THE BEST RAIN CHANCES TO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION AS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA WILL FALL UNDER LIGHT ANTICYCLONIC FLOW. RIDGING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...THUS LIMITING RAIN CHANCES FOR THE REGION. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE...BUT WITH LIMITED FORCING...THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION WILL BECOME MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN. TEMPERATURES WILL UNDERGO A WARMING TREND AS A RESULT OF THE RIDGE ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE CWA. I STUCK WITH GUIDANCE FOR TEMPS AND POPS FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. GUIDANCE CAME IN WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. GIVEN CLOUD COVER REMAINING FROM AFTERNOON CONVECTION...COUPLED WITH RECENTLY SATURATED SOILS...I DONT EXPECT TEMPS TO FALL THAT LOW. I RAISED LOWS AROUND 1-2 DEGREES FOR MOST PLACES. OTHERWISE NO OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. /28/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 71 88 70 85 / 40 64 50 54 MERIDIAN 70 88 68 86 / 39 60 45 44 VICKSBURG 70 88 70 86 / 46 61 55 59 HATTIESBURG 72 87 69 86 / 40 57 40 49 NATCHEZ 71 86 70 83 / 47 61 60 66 GREENVILLE 71 90 69 86 / 62 63 44 42 GREENWOOD 70 88 69 86 / 51 63 42 42 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 17/28
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 314 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 142015- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER- LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER- CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 314 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT ALONG A WEAK BOUNDARY. THESE DISTURBANCES...COMBINED WITH INSTABILITY...RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...SOME WIND SHEAR DYNAMICS...AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL PROVIDE GOOD COVERAGE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME OF THE STORMS BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THE STORMS OR STORM CLUSTERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORE UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL MOVE ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR TO THOSE OF PREVIOUS DAYS. THE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WILL REMAIN VERY MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE. AS THE DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THE STORMS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN OTHER LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. FROM SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY JULY 20TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 253 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 LAZ025-132100- TENSAS LA- 253 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF COOTER POINT AT 253 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE SOME PEA SIZE HAIL. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES. PEOPLE IN TENSAS PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. MRM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM TSTM WND DMG BEEKMAN 32.92N 91.88W
07/13/2007 MOREHOUSE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY MOREHOUSE PARISH SO.
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GERARDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 315 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 MSZ041-132100- SHARKEY MS- 315 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 ...A LINE OF STRONG STORMS OVER SHARKEY COUNTY... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NITTA YUMA TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF ROLLING FORK AT 315 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN SHARKEY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROLLING FORK... SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY. BANNAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 325 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 LAZ016-MSZ047-048-132125- HINDS MS-WARREN MS-MADISON LA- 325 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WARREN COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF VICKSBURG AT 325 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. A 47 MPH GUST HAS ALREADY BEEN RECORDED AT THE TALLULAH...VICKSBURG ASOS. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN HINDS...MADISON AND WARREN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REDWOOD AND VICKSBURG...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. BANNAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
326 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG NEWTON 32.32N 89.16W
07/12/2007 NEWTON MS UTILITY COMPANY
TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS POWERLINES AROUND THE
NEWTON AREA.
&&
BRYANTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
327 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG NEWTON 32.32N 89.16W
07/12/2007 NEWTON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON A TRAILER.
&&
BRYANTThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:27 UTC.
17 thunderstorm wind, 1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down around the Redwood area.
Numerous trees and a few power lines were blown down around Vicksburg.
A few trees were blown down on Valley of the Moon Road.
A couple of trees were blown across a few roads just south of Yazoo City.
A few trees were blown down near the Hinds/Copiah County line.
Several trees were blown down along Highway 22.
A few trees were blown down around Crystal Springs.
A few trees and power lines were blown down around Hazlehurst.
A few trees were blown down around the Reservoir area.
A few trees were blown down.
A few trees were blown down along Pine Grove Road.
A few trees were blown down around the Georgetown area.
A few trees were blown down around the Oak Vale Community.
Several trees and a few power lines were blown down across the southwest portion of the county.
A few trees were blown down across roads across Central Simpson County.
Numerous trees were blown down in the West Hattiesburg area. One power pole was blown down along with several trees blocking roads. In the Bent Creek subdivision, 9 trees were also blown down.
Several trees were blown down around Hattiesburg.
A weakened tree was knocked down and took a power line out in Ellisville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2007
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: 50665, 50666, 50667, 50669, 50668, 50671, 50670, 50824, 50823, 50825, 50672, 50826, 50827, 50828, 50829, 50858, 50856, 50867.