Hail, Madison
- When
- April 23, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 1.08 mi NE of Barnes
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 32.392, -91.118
Hail in Louisiana, April 23, 2010
A potent weather disturbance brought showers and thunderstorms to the region. Some of these storms produced hail up to the size of quarters.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A potent weather disturbance brought showers and thunderstorms to the region. Some of these storms produced hail up to the size of quarters.
What forecasters said that day
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 Apr 23, 11:10 AM CST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 11:10 AM CST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1210 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 .UPDATE... UPDATED THE HOURLY VALUES TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SLOWLY SPREADING ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND FAR WEST MISSISSIPPI...SO RAIN CHANCES WERE GOOD. WILL DO ANOTHER UPDATE TO REMOVE MORNING WORDING...RAISE HIGHS IN THE WEST AND LOWER HIGHS IN THE NORTHEAST. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE HELPING TO BRING IN WARM AND MOIST AIR. WARM ADVECTION WAS NOT AS GOOD IN THE EAST/NORTHEAST. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GOOD. && .AVIATION... LOW CLOUDS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND IMPACT MOST LOCATIONS. CEILINGS WILL REMAIN AROUND 1500 TO 2500 FEET WITH LOWER CLOUDS LIKELY WITH THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN FROM 10 TO 15KTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WILL KEEP WORSENING CONDITIONS IN THE TEMPO GROUPS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT TVR AROUND 18Z...GLH/JAN 19Z...GWO 20Z...GTR/MEI AROUND 22Z. VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND PLENTY OF LIGHTNING WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH 00Z. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED IN NATURE. AFTER 00Z...WILL MAINTAIN THUNDERSTORMS FOR GLH/JAN/GWO...WHERE THERE MAY BE MORE ACTIVITY THROUGH 6Z. LOW CLOUDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 77 70 78 55 / 58 76 99 22 MERIDIAN 80 67 80 57 / 41 77 97 41 VICKSBURG 79 69 78 54 / 66 76 99 14 HATTIESBURG 81 70 79 59 / 47 49 90 39 NATCHEZ 79 70 77 56 / 60 61 97 13 GREENVILLE 76 69 77 55 / 66 80 100 19 GREENWOOD 77 72 77 57 / 61 78 100 22 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 4:30 AM CST, 7 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 530 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 241030- 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- 530 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. TORNADOES...SOME STRONG AND LONG TRACK...ALONG WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER...AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 9 PM TODAY. ALL AREAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST OF I-55 HAVE THE HIGHEST SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. SCATTERED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND TORNADOES. A COUPLE STRONG TORNADOES APPEAR POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE SUPERCELLS. DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR FROM INDIVIDUAL STORMS AS WELL. LATER TONIGHT...MAINLY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM...ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN STRENGTH OR MOVE OUT OF THE AREA FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER 4 AM...THE SECOND AND MORE SUBSTANTIAL EVENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...NUMEROUS SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SUPERCELL STORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG LONG TRACKED TORNADOES. HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE OR LARGE WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS. THE SUPERCELLS MAY TRANSITION INTO A FEW BROKEN BANDS OF STORMS WITH BOWING LINE SEGMENTS DEVELOPING. THIS LOOKS TO BE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE EVENT AND WILL POSE PRIMARILY A DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL THREAT. THE MAIN TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE STORMS LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 4 PM BEFORE ACTIVITY PUSHES EAST. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. CME
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 10:45 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 23, 10:53 AM CST, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1153 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ARZ074-LAZ007-231750- ASHLEY AR-MOREHOUSE LA- 1153 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS 60 MPH AND HAIL GREATER THAN QUARTER SIZE. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN ASHLEY COUNTY...AND MOREHOUSE PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. BK
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:02 AM CST, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1202 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 MSZ054-231740- COPIAH MS- 1202 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER ALLEN AT 1202 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 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 WESTERN COPIAH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. COHEN
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:06 AM CST, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1206 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 LAZ016-023-025-231745- TENSAS LA-FRANKLIN LA-MADISON LA- 1206 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF NEWLIGHT AT 1205 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. 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 WESTERN MADISON...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN TENSAS PARISHES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. COHEN
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:10 AM CST, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1210 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 LAZ007-008-231810- MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA- 1210 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF GOODWILL AT 1210 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN WEST CARROLL AND EASTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. BK
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:23 AM CST, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1223 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ARZ074-LAZ007-231805- ASHLEY AR-MOREHOUSE LA- 1223 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEEKMAN AT 1223 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. 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 CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY...AND NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. COHEN
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:50 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 23, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Missouri, April 23 to 24, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 23, 2010
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Texas, April 23, 2010
- Marine Strong Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 23 to 24, 2010
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 2010
Sources
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 223376.