During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, a small outbreak of severe storms occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, a small outbreak of severe storms occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region. One of the strongest storms moved across Sharkey county. This storm produced an EF1 tornado in the Delta National Forest. Another strong storm produced three injuries in Rankin County, when broken and flying glass from a vehicle injured 3 people. Winds were estimated at 70 mph.
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 10, 3:10 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 410 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM(TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY VERY NEAR THE I-20 CORRIDOR WITH SOUPY AIR MASS TO THE SOUTH PUSHING 2500J/KG MLCAPES AND NEAR 70F DEWPOINTS. CURRENT SVR TSRA WW286 GOES UNTIL 8 PM AND CELLS CONTINUE TO FIRE AND INCREASE OVER NERN LA HEADING ACROSS THE MS RIVER. THE WEAKER OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ON VISIBLE SATELLITE STILL DISCERNABLE ALONG A PORT GIBSON TO QUITMAN LINE. CUMULUS FIELD OVER FAR SRN MS HAS THINNED OUT UNDER A DECENT MID LEVEL CAP THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL HOLD UP FOR THIS EVENING. SO SHRA/TSRA SHOULD BE MOST NUMEROUS ACROSS NERN LA INTO CENTRAL MS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WHERE POPS HAVE BEEN BOOSTED ABOVE GUIDANCE. BEST UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE CROSSING ARKLATEX REGION SHOULD MOVE E OF OUR CWFA BY MORNING. WHILE A BROAD RAIN SHIELD SHOULD STILL CROSS NRN MS TONIGHT...THE TRAINING OF HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD OCCUR A LITTLE FARTHER S WITH BEST DIFFERENTIAL UPPER DIVERGENCE CENTERED NEAR PORT GIBSON AND EWD TONIGHT. AM GENERALLY CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE OF TEMPS WITH LOWS FROM THE LOWER 60S NORTH TO THE UPPER 60S SOUTH. ON MONDAY...SURFACE BOUNDARY BECOMES STATIONARY AGAIN CLOSER TO THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR. MODELS SUPPORT BEST CHANCES OF CONVECTION NEAR THE BOUNDARY WITH SOME ISENTROPIC LIFT NORTH OF THE FRONT ALSO KEEPING POPS UP. EXPECT THE STRONGER STORMS AND ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH HALF OF THE REGION. YET ANOTHER DECENT LOOKING TROUGH AXIS SWINGS THROUGH THE CWFA BY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINS COULD STILL BE AN ISSUE FOR THIS PERIOD AS STORMS MAY TRAIN FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE SAME AREAS WHERE RAINFALL WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL THAN PROBLEMATIC. MAV GUIDANCE APPEARS REASONABLE WITH ANOTHER GRADIENT OF AT LEAST 15F IN HIGH TEMPS FROM NW TO SE. BY MONDAY NIGHT...A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH AXIS DURING THE EVENING AND MAY SERVE TO QUIET DOWN THE CONVECTIVE ACTION A BIT OVERNIGHT. BEST LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE CLOSER TO THE COAST AS WELL SO WILL KEEP POPS AT OR BELOW 40 PERCENT FOR THE EVENING AND EVEN LOWER AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR A CHANGE. TEMPS ACTUALLY DIP BELOW 60F ACROSS THE NRN PORTIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS ASSOCIATED WITH A 1024MB SURFACE HIGH DROPPING INTO THE OH VALLEY. THIS COULD BE THE LAST TIME WE SEE THIS COOL OF AIR UNLESS THE 12Z ECMWF CAN PAN OUT WITH A BOMBING UPPER LOW NEXT WEEK./40/ LONGER TERM(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...NEAR ZONAL FLOW WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK WITH A RETURN TO MOSTLY DIURNAL RAIN CHANCES...BUT A PATTERN CHANGE LOOKS MORE LIKELY BY NEXT WEEKEND. BOTH MODELS HAVE A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH DRIER MID 50 SURFACE DEW POINTS OVER OUR NORTHERN ZONES. THIS HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST TUESDAY AND RETURN FLOW WILL HELP SEND THE STALLED BOUNDARY BACK NORTH AS A WEAK WARM FRONT. ONCE THIS BOUNDARY SHIFTS NORTH OF OUR CWFA BY TUESDAY EVENING...VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE MID 60 DEW POINTS AND GREATER THAN ONE INCH PW AIRMASS IS SEEN THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR AREA DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS WILL SHIFT THE FOCUS FOR GREATEST POPS TO OVER OUR NORTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH A FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT TUESDAY...IT APPEARS THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST OF OUR CWFA. A NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER STATES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE LIFTING UP INTO CANADA. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL DROP A COLD FRONT TOWARD OUR REGION LATE WEDNESDAY BUT THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL WELL NORTH OF OUR CWFA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON FROM WEDNESDAY ON...GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF START TO SHOW A MORE AMPLIFIED WEATHER PATTERN BY SATURDAY WITH TROUGHING OVER THE WEST AND RIDGING IN THE EAST. THE PATTERN LOOKS TO REMAIN PROGRESSIVE THOUGH WITH THE TROUGH IN THE WEST MOVING OVER OUR REGION BY MONDAY. THIS MAY BRING SOME COOLER WEATHER FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK. /22/ && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS IN MAINLY SCATTERED TO BROKEN CUMULUS CLOUDS AROUND 3000 TO 4000FT PREVAIL ACROSS THE MAJORITY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THESE SHOWERS WILL BRING TEMPO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS OVER MOST SITES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AT JAN AND MEI...BUT ISOLATED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR GWO/GLH AND GTR ALSO. FOG/STRATUS IS ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE EARLY ON SATURDAY AND THIS WILL BRING IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA./15/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 66 78 61 82 / 59 60 33 50 MERIDIAN 65 78 60 80 / 62 60 28 51 VICKSBURG 66 77 63 84 / 59 60 35 35 HATTIESBURG 68 84 66 84 / 29 54 31 40 NATCHEZ 67 80 64 84 / 35 43 39 28 GREENVILLE 63 69 59 81 / 81 72 30 52 GREENWOOD 62 71 58 81 / 82 65 28 53 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 248 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>039-112000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- 248 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A CROSSETT ARKANSAS...TO LEXINGTON AND MACON MISSISSIPPI LINE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY RISK WILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE 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 SATURDAY. LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ040>058-112000- MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA- FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE- NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- 248 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY RISK WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. THE COMBINATION OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH DAYTIME HEATING IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS IN AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR AND DAYTIME HEATING COMBINE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THIS FRONT SHOULD RETURN NORTHWARD ON TUESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS CROSSING THE REGION HOWEVER...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .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 MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. LAZ024-026-MSZ059>066-072>074-112000- CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 248 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA AS A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR AND DAYTIME HEATING COMBINE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS...ALTHOUGH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR AND DAYTIME HEATING COMBINE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THIS FRONT SHOULD RETURN NORTHWARD ON TUESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS CROSSING THE REGION HOWEVER...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .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 MONDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 230 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 LAZ007-102000- MOREHOUSE LA- 230 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF BASTROP AT 230 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL MOREHOUSE PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. CME
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
253 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM HAIL 2 N EUDORA 33.15N 91.26W
05/09/2009 E0.75 INCH CHICOT AR EMERGENCY MNGR
0528 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N EUDORA 33.15N 91.26W
05/09/2009 CHICOT AR EMERGENCY MNGR
A COUPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN JUST N OF EUDORA.
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CMEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM HAIL 1 N TRANSYLVANIA 32.69N 91.18W
05/10/2009 E1.00 INCH EAST CARROLL LA EMERGENCY MNGR
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CMEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
334 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0229 PM HAIL 8 NW TRANSYLVANIA 32.76N 91.28W
05/10/2009 E1.00 INCH EAST CARROLL LA EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER HAIL ALONG HWY 882 NEAR THE WEST CARROL/EAST
CARROL PARISH BORDERS.
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JCULINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
406 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0403 PM HAIL CLAYTON 31.72N 91.54W
05/10/2009 E0.75 INCH CONCORDIA LA CO-OP OBSERVER
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19PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
431 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0403 PM HAIL 4 NE FERRIDAY 31.68N 91.51W
05/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CONCORDIA LA PUBLIC
ALONG LAKE CONCORDIA.
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CMEThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:02 UTC.
20 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and some power lines were blown down along Highway 1. Some damage was sustained by a mobile home.
A few trees and power lines were blown down south of Mayersville.
A number of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted in a narrow path. One large hardwood was snapped across Road 703. Maximum winds were around 95 mph.
A few trees were blown down off Highway 27.
Numerous trees were blown down just south of Pocahontas. Some were down on Pinehaven Drive between Highway 49 and Kickapoo Road. Also a tree fell across Highway 49 near Pinehaven Drive.
A tree fell down along Highway 467 just to the west of Raymond.
A tree fell down along Cavalier road west of Madison. Another tree was blown down around the entrance ramp to the Natchez Trace at Highway 51 and Rice Road in Ridgeland. A second tree fell on the Natchez Trace just north of Old Canton Road.
A tree was blown down on a house.
A tree fell down along around Old Canton Road and Yandell Road.
A few fences were blown down and minor shingle damage to a few homes. One vehicle had all the windows blown out. The three people inside suffered minor injuries from the flying broken glass. Along Fannin Landing Circle several more trees and large limbs were also blown down. Other trees were blown down in the Buckingham neighborhood with 1 tree down on a car. Winds were estimated around 70 mph.
Several trees were blown down across central portions of Rankin County around Brandon to Pelahatchie. Trees fell down along Louis Wilson and East Sunset Roads. A tree was blown down in the 3200 block of Highway 80, and a tree fell on Mcdonald Lane in Brandon. Some trees were also down just northeast of Brandon.
A house was struck by lightning, which resulted in a fire with minor damage.
Several trees, and a few large ones, were blown down around Leesburg. The tree damage was scattered in nature.
Trees and power lines were blown down in the Branch Community on Line Prairie Road off Highway 481. Additional trees were blown just north of Morton along Highway 13.
Three to four homes were damaged. Each suffered minor roof damage with some tin or shingles pealed off along with a porch blown over. Several windows were blown out as well. All the limb and roof debris was blown to the east with the blown out windows on the northeast side. A few trees were also blown down with one on a truck. Max winds were estimated to be near 70 mph. Damage occurred on BT Road just off Mudline Road.
A few trees fell down in the White Sands Community, and a few more were down around Clem.
A swath of damaging winds went through the southern portion of Newton County. A tree was blown down along Lawrence-Hazel Road in Lawrence. A large tree had blown down in Newton on Miley Street. A few trees were down along Highway 504 south of Newton. Power lines were also down in Newton. Around Chunky, a few shingles and a gutter were torn off a home, along with a few trees and many large limbs.
Trees fell down on Highway 492 in Union.
A few trees were blown down along Highway 494.
Some trees fell down across Northern Clarke county from Enterprise to Highway 45 north.
Trees down across Highway 494 just west of Collinsville. A few trees down across West Lauderdale Road.
Nickel sized hail was observed west of Laurel.
A swath of damaging winds pushed through portions of Jones county. Numerous large trees were blown down. Around the Tuckers Crossing Community, one home and a mobile home sustained major damage. Numerous trees and powers lines were blown down on Township Road southeast of Tuckers Crossing.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin | 2009-05-10 | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Mississippi, 2009Warnings in Mississippi, 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: 174371, 176352, 174372, 174375, 176356, 174385, 174402, 174398, 174410, 174422, 174413, 174424, 174427, 174429, 174430, 174437, 174556, 176360, 174562, 174593, 174586, 174588, 174600, 174603, 174607, 174612, 174619.