Numerous afternoon thunderstorms developed across the region, with the majority occurring along and east of I-55. The storms produced scattered wind damage with downed trees and power lines being the primary type of damage.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Numerous afternoon thunderstorms developed across the region, with the majority occurring along and east of I-55. The storms produced scattered wind damage with downed trees and power lines being the primary type of damage.
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 16, 10:02 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1102 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010
.UPDATE...CURRENT FORECAST GENERALLY ON TRACK. STORMS BEGINNING TO
POP UP IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MY CWA IN ASSOCIATION WITH UPPER
DIVERGENCE FROM UPPER LEVEL JET...SAGGING WEAK BOUNDARY FROM THE
NORTH AND DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTH ALABAMA/NORTH FLORIDA. STORM
COVERAGE WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PART OF THE
CWA THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE HAS MOVED OFF TO THE WEST. THE
NW/DELTA/WEST OF THE RIVER WILL HAVE THE HOTTEST CONDITIONS AS THE
UPPER RIDGE HANGS ON JUST A BIT OVER THIS AREA. TEMPERATURES HERE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO REACH INTO THE UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICES INTO THE
105-109 RANGE. THEREFORE...CURRENT HEAT ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD.
HOWEVER...IF/WHEN STORMS POP OVER THIS REGION...THIS IS THE LOCATION
WITH THE HIGHER DCAPE...AND GIVEN HOTTER TEMPS...COULD BE SOMETHING
TO WATCH BUT FEEL THAT THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE MORE LIMITED.
FURTHER EAST...TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT REACH AS WARM GIVEN INCREASING
CLOUD COVER AND STORM COVERAGE. UPDATED FORECAST TO REFLECT CURRENT
TRENDS. OPTED TO INCLUDE COVERAGE WORDING FOR THE EAST WHERE STORMS
ONGOING AND LEFT UNCERTAINTY FOR THE WEST. UPDATE PRODUCTS GOING OUT.
/28/
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WERE BEING REPORTED AT ALL TAF SITES AT
MID MORNING. A WEAK BOUNDARY SAGGING INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND A
WEAK DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE EAST IS EXPECTED TO HELP SPAWN
CONVECTION MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED COVERAGE IS EXPECTED EAST WITH ISOLATED
WEST. OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM AREAS VFR WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
TONIGHT. MODELS ARE INDICATING SOME POTENTIAL FOR STRATUS/PATCHY FOG
OVER THE EAST TONIGHT AFTER 09Z. /22/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 95 74 91 75 / 36 54 59 30
MERIDIAN 95 73 88 74 / 46 39 60 41
VICKSBURG 96 74 92 74 / 25 49 53 28
HATTIESBURG 93 74 89 75 / 60 42 69 36
NATCHEZ 94 74 91 75 / 27 32 60 32
GREENVILLE 97 74 93 75 / 34 38 36 19
GREENWOOD 95 73 91 74 / 39 41 39 21
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>028-
034>036-040>042-047.
LA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.
&&
28/22HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 340 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036- 040>042-047-170845- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS- HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN- 340 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AS WELL AS EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DANGEROUS HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX READINGS RANGING FROM 105 TO 108 THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE REGION. THE STORMS WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH THURSDAY. MSZ029>033-037>039-043>046-048>066-072>074-170845- WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON- ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 340 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 105 RANGE BEFORE STORMS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE REGION. THE STORMS WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...WILL NOT BE NEED THROUGH THURSDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 02
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1156 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 MSZ032-033-038-161735- OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-WINSTON MS- 1156 AM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER ACKERMAN AT 1156 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL WINSTON...EAST CENTRAL CHOCTAW AND SOUTHWESTERN OKTIBBEHA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. JA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1212 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 MSZ030-031-033-161740- CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-OKTIBBEHA MS- 1212 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SESSUMS AT 1210 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL FALL OVER THE URBAN AREAS OF STARKVILLE OVER THE NEXT ONE HALF HOUR TO HOUR. RAIN FALL RATES ARE NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR. IF RAIN CONTINUES AT THIS RATE...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. PLEASE USE CAUTION. PEOPLE IN EASTERN OKTIBBEHA...WEST CENTRAL LOWNDES AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. JA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1251 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 MSZ038-161830- WINSTON MS- 1251 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF LOUISVILLE AT 1251 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN EASTERN WINSTON COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. JA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1258 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 MSZ030-031-033-161840- CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-OKTIBBEHA MS- 1258 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF MONTPELIER TO 12 MILES NORTH OF CALEDONIA AT 1258 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA...NORTHEASTERN LOWNDES AND CLAY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY. JA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 115 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 MSZ066-161835- JONES MS- 115 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF OVETT AT 116 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. CME
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 124 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 MSZ058-161845- CLARKE MS- 124 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF CRANDALL AT 124 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. CME
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
14 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A few power lines were blown down. A few fuse boxes were busted as well due to lightning and wind gusts.
A couple power lines were blown down.
A couple trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down with two across area roads.
A few trees were blown down.
Several trees and power lines were blown down along with numerous limbs. Four homes were heavily damaged by downed trees. A gas line was also damaged by fallen trees.
Several trees were blown down. One home had some roof damage from a fallen tree. A boat was also blown off a trailer.
Numerous large limbs and a few trees were blown down.
A home had a portion of the roof blown off along with lawn furniture blown around.
A Shell station had the canopy collapse and one tree was blown down in Forest.
A few power lines were blown down just to the south of Mendenhall.
A few power lines were blown down off Highway 27.
Locally heavy rainfall, between 2 and 3 inches, quickly fell across Monticello and caused some minor flooding to a building.
Locally heavy rainfall caused several streets to flood in Cruger. Those streets were under a half a foot of water.
A wind gust of 60 mph was reported in Alligator.
Several trees and power lines were blown down with one tree across a road in town.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2010
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: 239015, 239020, 239022, 239023, 239024, 239025, 239026, 239798, 239799, 239800, 239801, 239802, 239803, 239805, 239806, 239809.