An active sea breeze front contained a northward moving line of thunderstorms which produced scattered severe storms across the region. This sea breeze front was much stronger than typical as unusually strong winds were present in the mid levels of the atmosphere.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
An active sea breeze front contained a northward moving line of thunderstorms which produced scattered severe storms across the region. This sea breeze front was much stronger than typical as unusually strong winds were present in the mid levels of the atmosphere. These increased winds allowed the afternoon storms to pack more of a punch as wind damage occurred as they moved north across the area.
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 Jun 18, 10:43 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1143 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 .UPDATES...WILL DO A QUICK UPDATE TO INCREASE TEMPS IN THE SOUTHWEST...WHERE THERE WERE A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. TEMPS HAVE ALREADY REACHED EXPECTED HIGHS IN A FEW SPOTS. WILL UPDATE HWO TO EXPAND AREA...SOUNDINGS SUGGEST A CHANCE FOR STRONG STORMS AND MAYBE A FEW MICROBURSTS FOR THE SOUTH/WEST SECTIONS OF CWA. OTHERWISE THE FORECAST WAS OK. && .AVIATION... WILL MAINTAIN PREVAILING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR JAN/MEI/HBG FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD ON. ACTIVITY HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED AND WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING THOSE SITES. WILL MAINTAIN VCTS/SH FOR THE OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z...WILL LIKELY ADD SHRA ALSO. THERE MAY BE A BREAK BY 6Z...WILL MAKE LAST MINUTE DECISION ON FOG. NOT LOOKING FOR VISIBILITIES TO FALL BELOW 3SM IF AT ALL. WIDESPREAD RAIN SEEMS TO DEVELOP BY 15Z...SO WILL CARRY SHRA WITH VCTS FROM 15Z AND BEYOND AT ALL SITES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 90 71 87 71 / 64 72 82 40 MERIDIAN 90 71 85 70 / 54 73 94 56 VICKSBURG 90 71 88 71 / 64 60 71 28 HATTIESBURG 90 72 86 72 / 74 67 78 46 NATCHEZ 88 72 86 71 / 69 44 74 33 GREENVILLE 90 72 88 70 / 64 53 64 13 GREENWOOD 89 72 87 71 / 61 54 74 21 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 07
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 420 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 190930- 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- 420 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SHIFTS EAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON...IT WILL INTERACT WITH A WARM AND INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA ALLOWING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. SOME STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BE STRONG AND PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE IN AREAS LOCATED GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR WHERE BETTER INSTABILITY WILL EXIST. SOME OF THESE STRONG STORMS COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD 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 IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY APRIL 24TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 19
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
29 thunderstorm wind, 2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down around Columbia and northward to the Bunker Hill and Improve Communities. One tree fell on a house in Columbia with another taking down a power line.
Several trees were blown down across county roads in the central portion of Lamar County. One tree was blown down on a mobile home causing minor damage.
A few trees were blown down along with one large limb on a house.
Several trees were blown down around town.
A few trees were blown down around Taylorsville along with a few down along Highway 28 toward Mize.
Several trees were blown down around Magee and areas just to the north and northwest of town. Trees were down across Emmitt Brown, Goshen and Mangum Roads.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Stringer.
A few trees were blown down on Cato Road, just north of Mendenhall.
Numerous trees blown down around Sylvarena.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Bay Springs.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Louin.
A radio tower, 100 ft tall, was blown down in the Florence area. Additionally, numerous trees were blown down from the Florence/Monterey area to Brandon.
A hay barn had a portion of its tin roof blown off.
Weakening outflow boundary knocked down one tree on a power line in the city of Madison.
Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down across the county. In Newton, a tree blocked a portion of Interstate 20 and Highway 80.
Outflow boundary knocked down several trees across the county with one power line down near Leake Academy School. Winds ranged between 40 and 50 mph as the boundary moved north across the county.
Scattered trees were blown down along with numerous large limbs across northwest Lauderdale County.
Numerous large limbs were blown down around the Blackwater Community.
Several trees were blown down in a wooded area off Graysport Crossing Road.
A few trees were blown down from Lexington to Bowling Green.
A few trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down around town.
A few trees were blown down off Highway 35 South.
A few power lines were blown down.
A few trees were blown down along county roads near the Carroll/Grenada County line.
A few trees were blown down along county roads around Elliott.
Several trees were blown down in the Peasant Grove Community.
Numerous trees were blown down with several down across Highway 404.
Several trees were blown down on power lines. Damage was confined to the south and southwest portion of Clay County.
A couple of trees were blown down.
A few power lines were blown down.
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, June 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: 38151, 38152, 38153, 38154, 38200, 38155, 38202, 38199, 38203, 38205, 38206, 38209, 38211, 38216, 38214, 38218, 38219, 38220, 38221, 38222, 38223, 38225, 38224, 38226, 38227, 38268, 38269, 38270, 38271, 38272, 38273.