Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across the region on July 6th. A few of these became severe and produced damaging wind and hail.
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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.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across the region on July 6th. A few of these became severe and produced damaging wind and hail.
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 6, 9:45 AM CST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1045 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008 .DISCUSSION...ILL ADJUSTED POPS UP OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON THIS UPDATE BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS. THE MAIN POP ADJUSTMENTS HOWEVER WILL BE MADE OVER NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST... AND EAST MISSISSIPPI. ISOLATED CONVECTION IS ALREADY FIRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. IM EXPECTING MOST OF THE CONVECTION TODAY TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND EAST MISSISSIPPI AS THIS AREA IS IN BETTER PROXIMITY TO THE SHORTWAVE SWINGING THROUGH THE AREA AND WITH THE UPPER JET THATS TRYING TO NOSE INTO THE REGION. IN ADDITION...WITH BETTER 850 MB MOISTURE IN PLACE AND WITH A LITTLE BETTER DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR...WE COULD SEE SOME OF CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS ORGANIZE OVER THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CWA...MAINLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED. OTHER THAN TWEAKING WITH THE SKY COVERAGE DUE TO THE INCREASE WITH POPS AND TO THE HOURLY GRIDS BASED ON TRENDS...THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST LOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE AND NO FURTHER CHANGES WILL BE MADE AT THIS TIME. THE UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT. /19/ AS USUALLY IS THE CASE THIS TIME OF YEAR...DETERMINING IF THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF SVR STORMS IS TOUGH. TODAY IS NO DIFFERENT AS SEVERAL FACTORS EXIST TO MAKE IT CHALLENGING. THE MORNING SKY WAS CHAOTIC WITH TOWERING ALTO CUMULUS NEARLY EVERYWHERE. THIS USUALLY SPELLS A PRETTY ACTIVE CONVECTIVE DAY IF AREAS CAN WARM AND REACH THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL. THE MORNING ELEVATED NATURE OF THE STORMS IS TRANSITIONING TO MORE SFC BASE AS THE REGION IS REACHING THE UPPER 80S. MORNING JAN RAOB DOES SHOW SOLID POTENTIAL FOR SVR STORMS PRODUCING HAIL/MICROBURSTS IF THE AREA CAN REACH 90-92 DEGREES AND HOLD ONTO ATLEAST 70 SFC DEWPTS. THERE LOOKS TO BE POCKETS WHERE TEMPS WILL REACH THOSE CONDITIONS AND INSTABILITY WILL BE QUITE HEALTHY WITH SBCAPE 3400-3700 J/KG. ADDITIONALLY...WE HAVE A BIT MORE DEEP LAYER 0-6KM SHEAR TODAY. THIS IS PROVIDED BY A S/W DROPPING S/SE ACROSS N MS/AL. THERE ALSO IS A DECENT UPPER JET DIVING S AS WELL WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE AN EXTRA BOOST TO THE STORMS. AS FOR SPECIFICS...STORMS SHOULD MOVE SE/SSE. THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR ANY STRONG/SVR STORMS LOOKS TO BE ALONG AND E OF I-55 AND S OF A LEXINGTON TO MACON LINE. OUR CURRENT PROB HAZARDS SHOW THIS WELL. THE BEST COMBINATION MAY OCCUR ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR EAST OF THE METRO. HERE SFC HEATING AND TIMING OF THE ACTIVITY TO THE N DROPPING SE MAY HIT THE BEST COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY/SHEAR. WE WILL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT. MAIN RISKS WILL BE PENNY-NICKEL HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS 60-70 MPH. TIMING WILL BE FROM NOON TO 7 PM WITH A GENERAL N-S PROGRESSION. /CME/ && .AVIATION...LIKE THE PAST COUPLE DAYS...THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE TRYING TO TIME/LOCATE THE CONVECTION TODAY. ACTIVITY ALREADY GOING PRETTY GOOD FOR MORNING STANDARDS AND I EXPECT ONLY THIS ACTIVITY TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND GROW STRONGER THROUGH THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE NORTHERN SECTIONS MAY BE DONE WITH ANY ACTIVITY FIRST AND THE BEST ASCENT MOVES S OF THAT AREA FOR LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. CENTRAL/SOUTH...MAINLY ALONG AND E OF I-55...WILL SEE ACTIVITY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOUR...POSSIBLY LASTING INTO EARLY EVENING. ANY LOCATIONS THAT GET A SOLID STORM WILL SEE IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. FOR MOST OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...PERIODS OF CLEAR SKIES WILL OCCUR BUT THERE MAY BE SOME MID DECK EVOLVE TOWARD MORNING. A SITE OR TWO MAY DROP TO MVFR VIS FOR A BRIEF TIME. OTHER THAN THAT...VFR CONDITIONS LOOK TO PREVAIL. /CME/ && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && JAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 413 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 070915- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH- SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN- LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 413 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY THE INTERSTATE 59 CORRIDOR. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN RISK AS STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST. ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO DIE DOWN THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET AS HEATING IS LOST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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 MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...BUT OTHERWISE IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 14
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 610 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008 MSZ030-031-033-061140- CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-OKTIBBEHA MS- 610 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE THIS MORNING... A CLUSTER OF STRONG STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STARKVILLE TO COLUMBUS AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN CLAY...LOWNDES AND OKTIBBEHA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBUS AND WEST POINT...SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY. EEC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1118 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008 MSZ036-061650- HOLMES MS- 1118 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF EMORY AT 1118 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH. 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 NORTHERN HOLMES COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. CME
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:38 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A barn had some roof damage and the gutters were torn off the structure.
Several trees were blown down and a portion of a roof was blown off a house.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2008
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: 123415, 123417, 123416.