A significant severe weather event developed across the NWS Jackson area during the afternoon and evening of May 2. This occurred during the night across Northeast Louisiana as a bowing line of severe storms moved across the northern parishes.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A significant severe weather event developed across the NWS Jackson area during the afternoon and evening of May 2. This occurred during the night across Northeast Louisiana as a bowing line of severe storms moved across the northern parishes. These storms brought large hail, some up to the size of walnuts along with damaging winds to some areas.
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 May 2, 7:36 PM CST, 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 836 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .UPDATE...WILL NOT DO A ZONE UPDATE AT THIS TIME. SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA AND A LINE OF STORMS WAS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. HIGH POPS ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST LOOK GOOD. THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA MAY NOT GET ANY RAIN AT ALL...BUT POP VALUES WERE SMALL...SO WILL MAINTAIN. TWEAKED THE HOURLY VALUES TO ADJUST FOR AREAS WHERE RAIN COOLED THINGS QUICKLY. OTHERWISE...THE FORECAST WAS ON TRACK. && .AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT GLH/GWO/GTR. FREQUENT LIGHTING...WIND GUSTS TO 50KTS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. THE SEVERE STORMS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AND MAY IMPACT ALL SITES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 68 81 62 74 / 44 76 74 29 MERIDIAN 66 83 64 76 / 43 59 71 50 VICKSBURG 68 80 62 76 / 54 78 71 17 HATTIESBURG 67 86 67 78 / 14 40 57 53 NATCHEZ 69 81 65 76 / 23 75 71 27 GREENVILLE 65 75 57 72 / 80 90 54 13 GREENWOOD 65 77 58 72 / 75 88 65 20 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 7
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 305 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>042-032015- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- 305 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE AREA GENERALLY NORTH OF A RAYVILLE LOUISIANA TO YAZOO CITY TO DE KALB MISSISSIPPI LINE. THE DELTA REGION WILL HAVE THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE RISK WILL SHIFT EAST DURING THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS TO BRING 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL TO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...WHICH COULD RESULT IN MINOR TO MODERATE PONDING OF WATER ISSUES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAZ015-016-023-025-MSZ043>058-032015- RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- 305 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDDAY SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THESE AREAS AS A STRONG DISTURBANCE AND FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...BUT TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WILL LIKELY HAVE THE MAIN RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 MAYBE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. LAZ024-026-MSZ059>066-072>074-032015- CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 305 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SUNDAY SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDDAY SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SOUTH GENERALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR AS A STRONG DISTURBANCE AND FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...BUT TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WILL LIKELY HAVE THE MAIN RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 22
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
644 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL BLACK HAWK 33.33N 90.01W
05/02/2009 E2.00 INCH CARROLL MS PUBLIC
HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS REPORTED IN THE BLACK HAWK
COMMUNITY.
&&
WESTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
725 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0648 PM HAIL 1 N LEXINGTON 33.13N 90.05W
05/02/2009 E0.88 INCH HOLMES MS PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
LEXINGTON.
&&
WESTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
729 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM HAIL POSSUMNECK 33.14N 89.74W
05/02/2009 E0.88 INCH ATTALA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN POSSUMNECK.
0725 PM TSTM WND GST POSSUMNECK 33.14N 89.74W
05/02/2009 M60.00 MPH ATTALA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER MEASURED 60 MPH WIND IN POSSUMNECK.
&&
WESTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
736 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0722 PM HAIL 2 SW SILVER CITY 33.08N 90.52W
05/02/2009 E1.00 INCH HUMPHREYS MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SILVER
CITY.
&&
WESTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
802 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0758 PM HAIL ACKERMAN 33.31N 89.17W
05/02/2009 E1.00 INCH CHOCTAW MS TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN ACKERMAN.
&&
WESTERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 819 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ARZ074-075-LAZ007-008-015-030220- ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA-RICHLAND LA- 819 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE DELTA... A WEAKENING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED FROM 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST CROSSETT TO 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BASTROP AT 818 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 60 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 EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CHICOT AND ASHLEY COUNTIES...AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND...WESTERN WEST CARROLL AND MOREHOUSE PARISHES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY. MME
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 176 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:53 UTC.
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Walnut sized hail fell northeast of Bastrop as a swath of hail fell across all of central portions of Morehouse Parish.
An 18 wheeler was blown into a ditch as well as some downed trees southeast of Beekman.
Numerous trees and power lines had blown down across the parish, mainly between Oak Grove and Pioneer.
A swath of quarter sized hail fell across the parish.
Numerous trees and power lines had blown down across the southern part of the parish. A roof was blown off a house around Epps.
A swath of quarter sized hail fell across the parish.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, May 2009
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: 166730, 166732, 166739, 173440, 173437, 173449.