Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 16, 2011

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 16, 2011
Start: 2011-06-16T14:46
End: 2011-06-16T20:22
Location: Mississippi

June 16, 2011 · NWS MEG · 11 events in 4 counties and zones

A mesoscale convective system developed over Eastern Arkansas and moved along a stationary front draped across the Mid-South. The system moved into Northern Mississippi where there were several reports of large hail and damaging winds during the late afternoon and early evening hours of June 16, 2011.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $700,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 MEG wrote it up.

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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 1:59 PM CST, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:59 PM CST, 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
259 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY SUNNY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 90S. SOME ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FIRST OF THE TWO MCS IS NOW MOVING EAST ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS WHILE SECOND MCS IS EXITING SOUTHEAST
KANSAS AND MOVING INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY
EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHERN TENNESSEE THROUGH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND
INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. ALL OF THESE FACTORS SHOULD HELP PRODUCE
SOME ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT SO
WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS FOR TONIGHT. SOME ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS
SOME LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS.

BY FRIDAY...THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
WITH SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER SECTIONS OF
WEST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE BEGIN TO BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION BRINGING A RETURN OF
HOT TEMPERATURES AND LITTLE IF ANY RAIN. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES INTO THE
MID AND UPPER 90S. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH 105
DEGREES ACROSS SOME AREAS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ON SATURDAY AND
OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY. A HEAT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEKEND. THE HOT
AND HUMIND WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS WELL.

A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
ON TUESDAY WHICH MAY TRIGGER SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE
FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL MEAN A
CONTINUED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS. IN ADDITION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER STARTING TUESDAY WITH
READINGS APPROACHING NEAR NORMAL LEVELS BY THURSDAY.

ARS

&&

AVIATION...

18Z TAF CYCLE (16/18Z-17/18Z)

LITTLE CHANGE FROM EARLIER TAF SET. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR MUCH OF THE TIME. KEPT IN CB AT KMEM AND KTUP THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A WARM FRONT NEARBY AND AS UPSTREAM CONVECTION OVER
NORTHWEST AR SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST. OTHERWISE...STILL THINK
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL SPREAD INTO THE MIDSOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. KEPT
TIMING OF TEMPO TSRA FOR TONIGHT AS IN EARLIER TAFS...ALTHOUGH
CONFIDENCE ON TIMING IS LESS THAN DESIRED. SOUTHERLY WINDS 7-10
KTS THIS AFTERNOON...5-8 KTS TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING AFTER
SUNRISE FRIDAY FROM THE S AND SOUTHWEST TO BETWEEN 8 AND 13 KTS.

JCL

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  76  95  78  96 /  30  10  10  10
MKL  72  93  73  95 /  30  20  10  10
JBR  73  94  75  96 /  30  10  10  10
TUP  73  96  74  97 /  30  10  10  10

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 2:32 PM CST, 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
332 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-172245-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
332 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF A LINE FROM
UNION CITY TENNESSEE TO TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. DAMAGING WINDS WITH
PERHAPS SOME HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

BUILDING HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAT
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD...WITH THE
MOST LIKELY DAY BEING SUNDAY AS HEAT INDEX READINGS RISE TO
BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 8:56 AM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
956 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     OLIVE BRANCH            34.95N 89.83W
06/13/2011  M127 MPH         DESOTO             MS   AWOS

            *** 1 INJ *** OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT MEASURED A 127 MPH
            GUST BETWEEN 225 PM AND 230 PM. GUSTS RANGED BETWEEN 55
            MPH AND 81 MPH BETWEEN 2 PM AND 245 PM. DAMAGE TO HANGARS
            RESULTED AND PLANES WERE OVERTURNED. AIRPORT EMPLOYEE WAS
            INJURED WHEN WIND SLAMMED A HANGAR DOOR ON HIS HAND.

&&

CCD

Local storm report, Jun 16, 12:36 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
136 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     OLIVE BRANCH            34.95N 89.83W
06/13/2011  E95.00 MPH       DESOTO             MS   AWOS

            *** 1 INJ *** WIND GUST ESTIMATED AT 95 MPH OCCURRED
            BETWEEN 225 PM AND 230 PM AT THE OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT.
            DAMAGE TO HANGARS RESULTED AND PLANES WERE OVERTURNED. AN
            AIRPORT EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN WIND SLAMMED A HANGAR
            DOOR ON HIS HAND.

&&

CCD

Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:12 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
212 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     HAIL             MILLEDGEVILLE           35.38N 88.37W
06/15/2011  E0.88 INCH       HARDIN             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0315 PM     HAIL             3 N SAVANNAH            35.27N 88.24W
06/15/2011  U0.88 INCH       HARDIN             TN   NWS STORM SURVEY

0325 PM     HAIL             1 W SALTILLO            35.38N 88.23W
06/15/2011  M1.00 INCH       HARDIN             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0330 PM     HAIL             2 NE SAVANNAH           35.24N 88.21W
06/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       HARDIN             TN   PUBLIC

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE SAVANNAH           35.24N 88.21W
06/15/2011                   HARDIN             TN   PUBLIC

            TWO TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN.

0400 PM     HAIL             OLIVE HILL              35.27N 88.03W
06/15/2011  E1.25 INCH       HARDIN             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0530 PM     HAIL             8 SE SOMERVILLE         35.16N 89.25W
06/15/2011  E0.88 INCH       FAYETTE            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0542 PM     HAIL             3 E MOSCOW              35.06N 89.34W
06/15/2011  E0.88 INCH       FAYETTE            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BIGGEST HAIL SIZE IS NICKEL SIZE...HAD HAIL FROM 542PM TO
            552PM.

0550 PM     HAIL             6 SE BOLIVAR            35.20N 88.92W
06/15/2011  E0.88 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL LASTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM 550-555PM.

0638 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PINEFLAT                34.98N 88.27W
06/15/2011                   TISHOMINGO         MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN...SHIGLES OFF OF HOUSES...AND A METAL PORCH
            WAS BLOWN OVER DUE TO STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

0643 PM     HAIL             5 S SAVANNAH            35.15N 88.24W
06/15/2011  E1.75 INCH       HARDIN             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF NIXON.

0645 PM     HAIL             MILLEDGEVILLE           35.38N 88.37W
06/15/2011  E1.50 INCH       HARDIN             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 S SAVANNAH           35.08N 88.24W
06/15/2011                   HARDIN             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN JUST SOUTHWEST OF TOWN OF
            COUNCE NEAR PICKWICK LANDING.

0655 PM     HAIL             WALNUT                  34.95N 88.90W
06/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       TIPPAH             MS   PUBLIC

0704 PM     HAIL             FALKNER                 34.85N 88.93W
06/15/2011  M0.88 INCH       TIPPAH             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL LASTED ABOUT 3 MINUTES IN FALKNER.

0705 PM     HAIL             1 W CORINTH             34.94N 88.53W
06/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       ALCORN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 45 AND
            72.

0710 PM     HAIL             1 N BURNSVILLE          34.86N 88.32W
06/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       TISHOMINGO         MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL REPORTED ON N HWY 365 NEAR BURNSVILLE

0726 PM     HAIL             FALKNER                 34.85N 88.93W
06/15/2011  M1.00 INCH       TIPPAH             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL LASTED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND WAS 1 INCH HAIL.

0726 PM     HAIL             FALKNER                 34.85N 88.93W
06/15/2011  E0.88 INCH       TIPPAH             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

1106 PM     HAIL             SHANNON                 34.11N 88.69W
06/15/2011  E0.88 INCH       LEE                MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CCD

Local storm report, Jun 16, 2:19 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
319 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0205 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NE WHITEHAVEN         35.05N 90.00W
06/13/2011  M60.00 MPH       SHELBY             TN   OTHER FEDERAL

            THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED BY CONTRACT WEATHER
            OBSERVER AT MEMPHIS INTL AIRPORT.

&&

TLSJR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:47 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Panola

When: June 16, 2:46 PM CST to 2:51 PM CST
Where: Panola County, 3.13 mi ESE of Como
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.510, -89.877

Quarter size hail fell near Como.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: June 16, 2:46 PM CST to 2:51 PM CST
Where: Panola County, 2.14 mi ESE of Como to 3.48 mi ESE of Como
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.510, -89.894

Straight line winds knocked down a few trees along Highway 310 outside of Como.

Hail, Lee

When: June 16, 3:15 PM CST to 3:16 PM CST
Where: Lee County, 4.6 mi SSE of Bissell
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.192, -88.781

Hail, Panola

When: June 16, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
Where: Panola County, Sardis
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.430, -89.920

Hail, Panola

When: June 16, 4:38 PM CST to 4:43 PM CST
Where: Panola County, Sardis
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.430, -89.920

Hail, De Soto

When: June 16, 5:49 PM CST to 5:54 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, 1.68 mi ENE of Miller
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.932, -89.794

Penny to nickel size hail fell in the Olive Branch area.

Hail, De Soto

When: June 16, 5:58 PM CST to 6:03 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, 2.85 mi E of Horn Lake
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.963, -89.980

Quarter size hail fell near the intersection of Elmore Road and Goodman Road in Southaven.

Lightning, De Soto

When: June 16, 6:30 PM CST to 6:31 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, South Haven
Property damage: $700,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 34.970, -90.030

Lightning struck an apartment complex in Southaven starting a fire that destroyed 8 units. A section of the roof collapsed into the structure as well.

Hail, De Soto

When: June 16, 6:40 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, 1.5 mi SSE of Olive Branch
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.949, -89.811

Quarter size hail fell near Highway 78 and Magnolia Drive in Olive Branch.

Hail, Coahoma

When: June 16, 8:14 PM CST to 8:19 PM CST
Where: Coahoma County, Clarksdale
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.200, -90.580

Hail, Coahoma

When: June 16, 8:17 PM CST to 8:22 PM CST
Where: Coahoma County, Lyon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.220, -90.550

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, June 2011

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 327817, 327819, 323680, 324264, 324268, 327827, 327861, 328053, 328015, 328043, 328044.