Early on the 3rd, clusters of severe storms evolved into a line which produced scattered wind damage as it pushed east along and just north of I-20. An outflow boundary pushed out of this line and provided the focus for the second powerful and significant severe event.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Early on the 3rd, clusters of severe storms evolved into a line which produced scattered wind damage as it pushed east along and just north of I-20. An outflow boundary pushed out of this line and provided the focus for the second powerful and significant severe event.
Between 8 am and 1 pm, a Derecho evolved and raced east across the southern half of the forecast area at 60 to 70 mph. A Derecho is defined as a long lived windstorm, usually a large bow echo, which has a width of 40 to 250 miles and covers a long distance, typically one to three states. This large bowing squall line brought intense straight line winds and widespread damage across its swath. Some of the wind speeds within this Derecho ranged between 80 and 95 mph. There were numerous reports of trees down as well as downed power lines, which caused widespread power outages in many locations. Many structures were damaged by either fallen trees or just the wind itself. Scattered reports of hail and a few tornadoes also occurred. One fatality occurred in Jones County as a tree fell through a woman’s mobile home.
During the early predawn hours of May 4th. Isolated severe storms affected northern Forest county with some flash flooding.
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 3, 3:09 AM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
409 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009
.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
HAS DIMINISHED THIS MORNING OVER THE ARKLAMISS...BUT ANOTHER ROUND
IS DEVELOPING TO OUR WEST AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE
AGAIN MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. CURRENTLY THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM WESTERN TENNESSEE THROUGH SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE
SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING AND WILL EXTEND ACROSS NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA BY MIDDAY. MOISTURE WILL NOT BE
A PROBLEM TODAY WITH PWATS RANGING FROM 1.8 TO 2.0 INCHES THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND STRONG
SHEAR LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE GFS INDICATES
1500-2000 J/KG OF ML CAPE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH H700-H500 LAPSE
RATES NEAR 7.0 C/KM. CURRENTLY IT LOOKS LIKE AT LEAST 2 ROUNDS OF
SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH BOWING
SEGMENTS. THE FIRST LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING
AND ANOTHER ONE WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AS THE PRIMARY RISK.
ABOUT THE NORTHERN ONE-THIRD OF OUR AREA HAS RECEIVED AROUND 2-4
INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS OR SO AND THE MODELS
INDICATE THAT ANTHER 2-4 INCHES AND ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL
FALL TODAY OVER THESE SAME AREAS. WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
THESE AREAS.
THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AREAS AND THIS WILL SHIFT THE FOCUS OF THE
SEVERE STORMS FURTHER SOUTH TONIGHT.
STUCK CLOSE TO MAV TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT DID
RAISE POPS ABOVE GUIDANCE TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
NATCHEZ TRACE. MOST OF THE AREA WILL SEE RAINFALL TODAY...BUT THE
SOUTHEASTERN AREAS WILL REMAIN CAPPED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
BREAKING THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES FURTHER TO THE SOUTH./15/
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BEGIN COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM NORTHWEST
TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. BY MONDAY EVENING...WHATS
LEFT OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED TO PORTIONS OF MAINLY
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...WITH RAIN CHANCES FINALLY COMING TO AN END
LATE MONDAY EVENING. THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD EAST INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION
ALLOWING SOME SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS TO EXIST THROUGH AT LEAST
MID WEEK.
BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH THE REGION NOW UNDER
MORE OF A QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WITH A RATHER WEAK TROUGH AXIS NEAR
THE AREA...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A
RUN ON THE FORECAST AREA ALLOWING RAIN CHANCES...GENERALLY ON THE
ORDER OF 20-40%...TO AGAIN EXIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY.
BOTH TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE DURING THIS TIME WILL ALSO BE ON THE
INCREASE.
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE THOUGH WILL WEDGE ITSELF INTO THE
REGION FROM THE EAST THROUGH THIS TIME. AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA...EACH OF THESE DISTURBANCES WILL TRY TO SEND AN ASSOCIATED
SURFACE BOUNDARY INTO THE AREA...BUT WITH LITTLE TO NO AVAIL AS THE
BEFORE MENTIONED SURFACE HIGH HANGS TOUGH OVER THE AREA.
THE SURFACE HIGH WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY...TO ALLOW A WEAK FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND
THIS FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE...WITH STRONG RIDGING
ALOFT...WILL BUILD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND BRINGING AN END TO RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE
AREA. /19/
&&
.AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT GLH/GWO/GTR THIS MORNING. WHILE ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
AREA...KJAN AND KMEI...DURING THE FIRST HALF PART OF THE
MORNING...BUT BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE THROUGH THE MID AND
LATE MORNING HOURS. FREQUENT LIGHTING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 50
KNOTS...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER
STORMS.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ANOTHER COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE SEVERE AS WELL AS PRODUCE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA AS A
BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SINK SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION.
THEN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT...MUCH OF THE STRONGER TO
SEVERE ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO COME TO AN END...BUT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RATHER WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
AS AGAIN THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED FRONT MAKES ITS TREK THROUGH THE
REGION. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR MAINLY MVFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AT
ALL SITES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...IFR TO LOCALLY LIFR
FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AT SITES WHERE CONVECTION IS
OBSERVED DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. /19/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 81 65 76 59 / 100 80 39 10
MERIDIAN 82 65 77 57 / 65 94 57 13
VICKSBURG 79 65 78 58 / 100 67 25 9
HATTIESBURG 86 69 81 62 / 34 88 55 10
NATCHEZ 81 66 75 59 / 83 57 27 8
GREENVILLE 73 61 74 56 / 100 43 17 10
GREENWOOD 76 61 74 56 / 100 60 27 12
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>037-040>042.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR LAZ007>009.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.
&&
15/19HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 513 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>037-040>042-041015- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA- SHARKEY-YAZOO- 513 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM MOVING ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS...BUT TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE STORMS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AS THE STORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. .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 LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ038-039-043>055-059>061-041015- RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS- RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON- ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- 513 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM MOVING ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS...BUT TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .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 MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MSZ056>058-062>066-072>074-041015- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 513 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM MOVING ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING AND MOVING TO THE EAST. THE MAIN RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BUT TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .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 THIS EVENING. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 15
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:16 UTC.
37 thunderstorm wind, 11 tornado, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree debris was discovered in a yard along with skirting blown out from a mobile home. Siding from a mobile home was pushed out and a tree was blown down on a workshop. This occurred along Oil City Road. Several trees has their tops broken and twisted out.
A few trees were blown down along Adams Street.
This tornado touched down along Mt Zion Road near the Madison/Leake County line and tracked into Leake County to just southwest of Thomastown. A number of downed trees along the patch including a few across Damascus Church Road. Total path length was around 4 miles across both counties.
This tornado touched down along Mt Zion Road near the Madison/Leake County line and tracked into Leake County to just southwest of Thomastown. A number of downed trees along the patch including a few across Damascus Church Road. Total path length was around 4 miles across both counties.
Downed trees were discovered south of Singleton on Highway 35.
Two pine trees and one oak had snapped off in the same direction at the residence of a retired NWS employee.
Along Road 179, a structure sustained wind damage with shingles from a house blown off and tin from a shed removed. Also, a mobile home had major damage and another home had minor damage due to downed trees outside Philadelphia.
A few power lines were spotted down around Shuqualak.
Significant wind damage occurred across a large portion of Adams County. Winds were rated as high as 80 to 90 mph with a large bowing segment of a progressive derecho. Hundreds of trees and numerous power lines were downed across the county. According to Emergency Manager, 41 structures were damaged across the county. Structural damage was a mix of major to minor and were mostly damaged by fallen trees, but many were also damaged by the intense winds.
Many trees and power lines were blown down across the northern half of Jefferson County. Highway 552, east of Lorman, was blocked due to downed trees.
A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell across central Adams County, including in and around Natchez.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the southern portion of Adams County. A few structures were damage by downed trees.
Many trees and power lines were blown down across the southern half of Jefferson County. Highway 33, south of Fayette, was also blocked due to downed trees.
Dozens of trees and several power lines were blown down across the county with some trees down across roads.
The tornado started along Russum Westside road, snapping and downing a number of trees and large limbs along the road. The tornado then crossed Old Colony Road, downing several trees and large limbs across the road. The weakening tornado then crossed the Natchez Trace Parkway and US Highway 61, downing a few trees and large limbs, before dissipating. Maximum winds were around 90 mph.
Quarter sized hail was spotted at Russum and across portions of western Claiborne County.
A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell across all of central Franklin County from Roxie to Meadville and Bude, as well as locations just to the east of Bude.
Significant straight line winds and wind damage occurred across a large portion of Franklin County. Winds between 80 and 90 mph occurred as a derecho raced across the county. Hundreds of trees and many power lines were blown down across the county. Several trees were down on homes and awnings were torn off buildings.
Several trees were blown down off Highway 61 on the north side of Vicksburg.
Fifty plus trees were blown down along a swath from around Barlow to Crystal Springs as a significant bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portion of the county. A few trees were down on some homes with one on a vehicle.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the central portion of the county. A few trees were down on some homes in and around Brookhaven.
A few trees were blown down around Wesson. Numerous trees were also blown down across the southeast portion of the county.
Several trees were blown down across central and southern portions of Hinds County. A few trees were down across area roads from just west of Raymond to around Terry.
Numerous trees and a few power lines were blown down across the northern half of Lawrence County. A few trees were down on a couple homes and some minor roof damage occurred to a few buildings in Monticello.
Scattered trees were blown down across a large portion of central Simpson County as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.
Several trees were blown down across the south portion of Jackson and along Jackson-Raymond Road.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern section of the county. The damage resulted in numerous power outages. Many trees were down across roads with a couple down on homes. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the region.
Many roads were covered by water in the northern portions of the county, especially in the Ponderosa, Woodyard and Westgate Communities. A few homes were inundated by high water.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the central and southern section of the county. Several trees were down across roads with a tree on a mobile home and another on a truck in the around Bassfield. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the region.
The tornado began and tracked across rural northeast Jefferson Davis County, far northwest Covington County and then into southeast Simpson County. Snapped and uprooted large hardwood and softwood trees occurred along the path. The most intense damage occurred in the Saratoga Community in southeast Simpson County. A travel trailer was completely destroyed and two chicken houses were heavily damaged. Snapped pine trees fell on a church and damaged a roof and some shingle damage occurred on a few other homes. Skirting was blown off of a mobile home and a chicken house was damaged near the Simpson and Smith county line. Maximum winds were 100 mph. The track began three miles north of Clem and ended four miles north northeast of Mount Olive. Total path length across the 3 counties was around 9 miles.
The tornado began and tracked across rural northeast Jefferson Davis County, far northwest Covington County and then into southeast Simpson County. Snapped and uprooted large hardwood and softwood trees occurred along the path. The most intense damage occurred in the Saratoga Community in southeast Simpson County. A travel trailer was completely destroyed and two chicken houses were heavily damaged. Snapped pine trees fell on a church and damaged a roof and some shingle damage occurred on a few other homes. Skirting was blown off of a mobile home and a chicken house was damaged near the Simpson and Smith county line. Maximum winds were 100 mph. The track began three miles north of Clem and ended four miles north northeast of Mount Olive. Total path length across the 3 counties was around 9 miles.
Numerous trees and power lines fell across the county. There were also lots of minor roof damage to homes, especially in the Hot Coffee area. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.
The tornado began and tracked across rural northeast Jefferson Davis County, far northwest Covington County and then into southeast Simpson County. Snapped and uprooted large hardwood and softwood trees occurred along the path. The most intense damage occurred in the Saratoga Community in southeast Simpson County. A travel trailer was completely destroyed and two chicken houses were heavily damaged. Snapped pine trees fell on a church and damaged a roof and some shingle damage occurred on a few other homes. Skirting was blown off of a mobile home and a chicken house was damaged near the Simpson and Smith county line. Maximum winds were 100 mph. The track began three miles north of Clem and ended four miles north northeast of Mount Olive. Total path length across the 3 counties was around 9 miles.
This tornado touched down just south of Mt. Olive and tracked generally northeast into southeast Smith County near Taylorsville. Along the path, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. A tree fell on a house just south of Mt. Olive and several signs were downed and a TV antenna was bent. Several houses also received shingle damage. The total path was around 20 miles with maximum winds around 100 mph.
Lightning struck a house in the Ross Barnett Reservoir area.
An interstate sign was blown down along the eastbound lane of I-20 about one half of a mile west of the downtown Brandon exit. Power lines were blown down in the Robinhood Community.
Numerous trees were blown down across the southern portion of Smith County. Several trees were down across area roads including Highway 28 near Mize and Highway 37 near Taylorsville.
Many trees and several power lines were blown down across the central and southern portion of the county. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.
This tornado touched down just south of Mt. Olive and tracked generally northeast into southeast Smith County near Taylorsville. Along the path, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. A tree fell on a house just south of Mt. Olive and several signs were downed and a TV antenna was bent. Several houses also received shingle damage. The total path was around 20 miles with maximum winds around 100 mph.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern part of the county. One tree fell on a house. A motorcyclist was injured when they ran into a tree which was down across a road just northeast of Laurel. This occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the region.
This tornado began 4 miles east of Taylorsville, tracked northeast into western Jasper County, and ended 1.7 miles northwest of Stringer. Maximum winds were around 100 mph, with a total path length around 5 miles. A chicken house was destroyed and another damaged. Roof damage occurred to a mobile home and a shed. Numerous pines were snapped and some oak trees were blown down.
Trees were blown down along County Road 10 near Stringer and County Road 17 north of Stringer and one tree fell on a house. Trees and power lines were observed down in Stringer. Damage also occurred to a chicken house.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the central portion of Jones County. Just east of Laurel, a woman was killed when a tree fell onto her mobile home. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the region.
Several trees were blown down in Pelahatchie.
This tornado began 4 miles east of Taylorsville, tracked northeast into western Jasper County, and ended 1.7 miles northwest of Stringer. Maximum winds were around at 100 mph, with a total path length around 5 miles. A chicken house was destroyed and another damaged. Roof damage occurred to a mobile home and a shed. Numerous pines were snapped and some oak trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down just south of Raleigh, a few were down across Highway 35.
An EF1 tornado began 3.1 miles northeast of Stringer and ended 3.7 miles northeast of Stringer. Maximum winds of 105 mph. Path length of 0.6 miles and width of 0.1 miles. Numerous large pines were uprooted or snapped.
Nine trees were blown down in the northern portion of Lamar county, including the Sumrall and West Hattiesburg areas.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the southern portion of Clarke County. Several roads were blocked by downed trees. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the region.
Hundreds of trees and numerous power lines were blown down across the central portion of Clarke County. At least 20 roads across the county had downed trees across them. A barn was blown down. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the region.
Numerous trees were blown down from near the Rawls Springs area of North Hattiesburg, across Hattiesburg and to locations just south of town. A wind gust of 61 mph was measured at the Hattiesburg airport as the line of storms moved through.
A few trees were blown down and 1 tree was down on a house in Laurel. Additionally, part of a roof was blown off a barn around 5 miles southeast of Laurel. This damage occurred from a wake low gradient wind event which occurred well after the large storm complex raced across the region.
Three trees were blown down near Macedonia.
Numerous streets and roads across Hattiesburg area had flooded. Rainfall amounts of 2.34 inches had been measured in the city in an hour. Rainfall totals were closer to 3 inches when the rain ended.
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, Jones | 2009-05-03 | 46 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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