An upper low combined with an unstable airmass and and gulf moisture to bring widespread thunderstorms to the region during the afternoon and evening of June 15th. Many of the storms reached severe limits and brought hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts, and isolated flash flooding over portions of central and south Mississippi.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
An upper low combined with an unstable airmass and and gulf moisture to bring widespread thunderstorms to the region during the afternoon and evening of June 15th. Many of the storms reached severe limits and brought hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts, and isolated flash flooding over portions of central and south Mississippi.
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 Jun 15, 8:55 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 955 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .UPDATE...A WELL-DEFINED UPPER(200MB) LOW JUST NW OF LAKE PONCHARTRAIN SPINNING NEWD TOWARD KMCB WITH ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA BREAKING OUT NEAR THE COASTAL COUNTIES. EXPECT ASCENT TO BE INCREASING OVER SERN MS DURING MAX HEATING SO HAVE BOOSTED POPS IN SERN MS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. MORNING RAOB ANALYSES SHOWING AT LEAST A RISK FOR WET MICROBURSTS FROM THE STORMS WITH PROGGED SBCAPES OF 3200J/KG AND DCAPE OF NEARLY 1100J/KG ALONG WITH VERTICAL TOTALS RUNNING AT 28. OTHERWISE...MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO HOURLY GRIDS FOR MAINLY SKY COVER/QPFS. THE UPPER LOW SHOULD BE NEAR COLLINS THIS EVENING AND HEAD PAST KMEI LATE TONIGHT LEAVING A WEAK SHEAR AXIS IN IT/S WAKE. UPDATES SHOULD ALL BE POSTED AND AVAILABLE./40/ && .AVIATION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 15/1700 UTC AND 16/0200 UTC...WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF THIS ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KT ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL ALSO RESULT IN MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES. OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ALONG WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS WITH BASES AROUND 4 KFT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...PATCHY FOG ASSOCIATED WITH MVFR VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 16/1000 UTC AND 16/1300 UTC. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...RESULTING IN GUSTY SURFACE WINDS ALONG WITH MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES. /COHEN/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN CHANCES INCREASE DURING THE SHORT TERM AS THE UPPER RIDGE HAS BROKEN DOWN AND AN UPPER DISTURBANCE AFFECTS THE CWA. RELATIVELY WEAK LOW LEVEL FLOW CONTINUES THIS EVENING...SO STORMS SHOULD MOVE FAIRLY SLOWLY. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN DRYING OUT FOR A PERIOD...THESE COULD DUMP HEAVY RAINFALL GIVEN PW VALUES INCREASING INTO THE 1.7 TO NEAR 2 INCH RANGE. AGAIN...FEEL THAT THE BETTER CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. AFTERNOON STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AND LEAVE GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. WEDNESDAY WILL AGAIN BE SIMILAR AS THE UPPER LOW SHOULD LINGER IN THE REGION AS WELL AS A FEW DISTURBANCES RIDING THROUGH THE UPPER FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES LOOK HIGHER ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY. AMPLE MOISTURE(WITH PW VALUES INCREASING TO GREATER THAN 2 INCHES) WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...MODELS NOT SHOWING TOO COOL MID LEVEL TEMPS...THUS VT NOT AS IMPRESSIVE. MODEL DCAPE NOT OVERLY HIGH AND NOT CONFIDENT IN HOW HIGH MICROBURST POTENTIAL WILL BE WEDNESDAY. WILL HAVE TO BETTER ASSESS THE RISK DAY BY DAY. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY CAME IN RATHER LOW WITH THE MAV GUI AND WHILE THERE WILL LIKELY BE MORE CLOUD COVER AND CONVECTION THAT DAY...FEEL FAIRLY SURE WE SHOULD REACH AT LEAST 90(INSTEAD OF UPPER 80S THAT GUI GAVE). RAISED TEMPS A COUPLE OF DEGREES IN A FEW LOCATIONS WITH GENERAL READINGS IN THE 90-92 RANGE. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL AGAIN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. OVERNIGHT LOWS AGAIN WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. OTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO GUI WERE TO RAISE POPS FOR TODAY. FEEL THAT THE NAM MAY HAVE A BETTER HANDLE WITH THE HIGHER POPS BUT JUST NOT COMFORTABLE GOING AS HIGH BUT DID NOT LIKE THE LOW GFS POPS. RAISED MOS BUT NOT AS HIGH AS THE NAM. LIKEWISE WITH CONVECTION POSSIBLE INTO THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF THE TONIGHT PERIOD...LOWERED SOME SITES JUST A TAD WHERE MOS CAME IN JUST A BIT TOO HIGH. TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY CAME IN DECENT BUT LOWERED A COUPLE OF DEGREES AT SOME SITES LIKELY TO SEE THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS. /28/ LONG TERM...UPPER RIDGING AMPLIFIES SOMEWHAT THU AND REMAINS POSITIONED OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. MODEL DISCREPANCIES CONTINUE REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION. THE GFS SHOWS A SERIES OF WAVES THAT TRACK OVER THE RIDGE THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN PERIODS OF LIFT THAT MAINTAIN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION IN THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE LONG TERM WHILE THE EURO IS SHOWING STRONGER RIDGING THAT ALLOWS LITTLE OR NO WAVE ACTIVITY THIS FAR SOUTH. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY GFS/EURO SOLUTIONS MORE IN LINE...BOTH REFLECTING A WWD SHIFT OF THE UPPER RIDGE CENTER WITH BOTH AGREEING THAT SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY WILL PUSH THROUGH THE RIDGE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. WOULD EXPECT AT LEAST ISOLATED DAYTIME AND EVENING CONVECTION IF THE RIDGE WERE TO HOLD STRONG CONSIDERING HIGHER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES THAT PERSIST AND HEALTHY CAPE VALUES. GFS POPS WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY OVER SRN AND ERN ZONES...LOOK REASONABLE AND WILL BE GENERALLY FOLLOWED THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE EFFECTS OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAIN OVER THE REGION. FOLLOWED MEX MOS FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS IN LOW TO MID 90S THROUGH MONDAY. FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS...HAVE FAVORED HIGHER ENSEMBLE MOS SOLUTIONS GENERALLY IN THE MID 70S. MEX MOS LOWS CONTINUE TO LOOK TO COOL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 95 73 91 73 / 34 32 57 24 MERIDIAN 95 72 91 71 / 41 35 55 32 VICKSBURG 95 73 92 72 / 19 27 53 18 HATTIESBURG 94 74 92 73 / 52 27 56 34 NATCHEZ 92 73 90 72 / 37 22 49 27 GREENVILLE 95 75 92 72 / 18 29 50 16 GREENWOOD 95 74 91 72 / 18 30 53 19 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 444 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 MSZ031-038-039-043>046-048>066-072>074-160945- LOWNDES-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- 444 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. THIS ACTIVITY COMES AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COMBINES WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A MOIST ATMOSPHERE. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE FROM WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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 NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>030-032>037- 040>042-047-160945- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- YAZOO-WARREN- 444 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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 NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 28
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1223 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 MSZ043-049-151755- RANKIN MS-MADISON MS- 1223 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER GLUCKSTADT AT 1223 PM CDT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 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 SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON AND NORTH CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. COHEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1228 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 MSZ048-151750- HINDS MS- 1228 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DOWNTOWN JACKSON... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 45 MPH WIND GUSTS WAS LOCATED ROUGHLY 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN JACKSON AT 1228 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. 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 EAST CENTRAL HINDS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. BYB
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:34 UTC.
29 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple small trees and large limbs were blown down in the Deerfield and Harvey Crossing areas. Fences were also blown over in the vicinity.
Flooding of Fortification Street near Interstate 55 was reported.
Numerous reports of large limbs and a few trees were down across Flowood. At least two transformers were struck by lightning causing power and traffic light outages.
Trees and power lines were reported down in the Laurel Wood subdivision.
Power lines were reported down.
A few power lines blown down.
Locally heavy rainfall caused water to cover the intersection of Flowood Drive and Airport Road.
One tree was blown down on a mobile home.
There was damage to a shed roof, along with 3 to 4 large limbs blown down.
A shed was blown down.
Several trees were blown down off of Bill Dexter Road.
Trees were blown down across Highway 37 near the Liberty Community.
Several trees were blown down across Hattiesburg.
Trees were down on Langsmill Road.
Trees were down along Highway 24.
Trees were down along Rocky Branch Road.
Trees were down along Highway 44.
One tree was down on a power line along Graves Key Road.
Trees and power lines were down on a number of streets in Collins.
A few trees and power lines were down.
A few trees and power lines were blown down.
Scattered trees were blown down.
A number of trees were blown down.
Two trees were reported down, with 1 over a roadway.
Scattered trees were blown down.
Numerous trees were reported down around town.
Several trees were reported blown down.
Two trees were reported down.
A tree was down across a road, and a traffic light was damaged.
There were reports of trees and limbs down on power lines in eastern Copiah County.
Four trees were reported down.
Water was reported covering Polk Street at Drummond Street, Mundy Street, and several locations along Sky Farm Avenue.
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, June 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: 236523, 236543, 236565, 244589, 236546, 236566, 244593, 244600, 245062, 236568, 236524, 236533, 236575, 236537, 245064, 236571, 237030, 237031, 236525, 237032, 237033, 237050, 237034, 237036, 237040, 245094, 237387, 237385, 237392, 237397, 245106, 236526, 237408, 236527, 237420, 237423, 237426, 237427, 237455.