Rare early morning storms moved across the Mississippi Delta region and produced locally heavy rainfall. Some flooding occurring during the morning from Lake Washington to Anguilla as storms moved slowly across the area.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Rare early morning storms moved across the Mississippi Delta region and produced locally heavy rainfall. Some flooding occurring during the morning from Lake Washington to Anguilla as storms moved slowly across the area. By afternoon, thunderstorms became numerous and several reached severe limits and produced hail and damaging winds.
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 9, 6:43 AM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 743 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 .DISCUSSION...BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS...HAVE UPDATED FORECAST TO HIGH PRECIP HARDER DURING THE MORNING HALF OF THE FORECAST OVER THE W/NW CWA. A BIT SURPRISED AT THE TRAINING OF STORMS...PREV THINKING WAS THAT THE FLOW WOULD KEEP THINGS MOVING. I GUESS THE FLOW HASNT REALLY MADE IT HERE YET AND THE EARLY START IS FEEDING OFF THE LOW LEVEL JET AND APPROACHING ASCENT. HAVE ALSO TWEAKED THE HAZARD GRIDS FOR AN INCREASED FLASH FLOOD RISK. WILL UPDATE THE HWO SHORTLY TO WORD FOR THIS RISK THIS MORNING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 89 73 92 72 / 67 30 27 18 MERIDIAN 90 72 92 71 / 51 43 33 16 VICKSBURG 88 72 91 72 / 70 25 26 19 HATTIESBURG 92 72 92 73 / 58 36 26 20 NATCHEZ 88 73 90 72 / 74 29 28 20 GREENVILLE 88 73 91 74 / 72 34 33 22 GREENWOOD 88 72 91 72 / 68 38 33 22 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && CME
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 750 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 100915- 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- 750 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS A STOUT UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE WILL HELP TO INCREASE DEEP LAYER WIND FIELDS TO VALUES ABOVE NORMAL FOR JULY. COMBINE THAT WITH DECENT INSTABILITY AND STRONG LIFT...AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW STORMS. THE MOST ACTIVE STORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM WITH ALL ACTIVITY DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING. THERE IS ALSO AN INCREASED RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING THIS MORNING AS STORMS MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE AREA. EXPECT AREAS TO RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH SOME AREAS SEEING TOTALS NEAR 4 INCHES WHERE EVER TRAINING OF STORMS CAN OCCUR. THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING RISK SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE MORNING HOURS AS AFTERNOON STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE MORE RAPIDLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AS SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...A FEW STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS. THE EXACT TIMING AND POSITION OF THE SYSTEM REMAIN UNCERTAIN 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 TODAY...THEN AGAIN SOMETIME DURING THE END OF THE WEEK. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. CME 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 658 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 MSZ034-041-091225- WASHINGTON MS-SHARKEY MS- 658 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN SHARKEY COUNTIES... A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLEN ALLAN AT 655 AM CDT...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS BAND OF STORMS. RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO MOVING SLOWLY WHICH WILL AID IN GETTING HIGHER AMOUNTS...POSSIBLY BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES. IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS REACH THOSE LEVELS AND STORMS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF A PARTICULAR AREA...FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME AND ISSUE AND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. PEOPLE IN SHARKEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HOLLANDALE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. CME
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 701 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ARZ075-091230- CHICOT AR- 705 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHICOT JUNCTION AT 701 AM CDT...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE DEVELOPING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING RAINS. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SINCE 5 AM...LOCATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL CHICOT COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS AND ARE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THESE ADDITIONAL STORMS...IF ABLE TO LINGER OF THE COUNTY...WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF RAIN IN JUST AN HOUR OR TWO. IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS REACH THOSE LEVELS AND STORMS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF A PARTICULAR AREA...FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME AND ISSUE AND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. PEOPLE IN CHICOT COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. CME
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:01 UTC.
3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A slow moving thunderstorm produced heavy rain around Lake Washington. Chatham measured 3 inches in an hour with a other locations receiving 4 to 5 inches in 1 to 2 hours. This heavy rain resulted in several area roads under water and numerous fields flooded.
A slow moving thunderstorm produced heavy rain from the Anguilla to Panther Burn areas. Several homes flooded from the quick downpours.
A few trees were blown down on a couple roads in Union.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 48964, 48965, 48966, 48967, 48968, 48969.