Louisiana, 2012

Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 12, 2012

June 12, 2012 · NWS JAN · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

An additional cluster of showers and thunderstorms moved across northeast Louisiana in wake of a derecho that moved across the region earlier in the evening. These storms caused some wind damage across this portion of the state.

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
$13,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

An additional cluster of showers and thunderstorms moved across northeast Louisiana in wake of a derecho that moved across the region earlier in the evening. These storms caused some wind damage across this portion of the state.

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 Jun 12, 2:55 AM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:55 AM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
355 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

.DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT). THE
PRIMARY CONCERNS WILL BE HOW LONG THE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
OVER THE DELTA REGION WILL LAST PRIOR TO THE FRONT COMING INTO THE
REGION LATER TODAY. SPC HAS PUT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR AREAS
WEST OF THE MS RIVER UNTIL 11 AM. ALSO FOR LATER TODAY THE DEGREE OF
RECOVERY OF THE AIRMASS IN RELATION TO A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH WILL
COME INTO THE REGION FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR CHANCES OF A FEW STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS. ALSO OF CONCERN WILL BE THE CHANCES OF RAIN FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY AROUND.
THIS FOLLOWED BY TEMPS.

LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES
CROSSING THE REGION. A LONG LIVED MCS CROSSED THE REGION DURING THE
EVENING HOURS...WHICH RESULTED IN A MESO HIGH ACROSS THE GULF COAST.
AREA RADARS WERE PICKING UP STRONG STORMS ACROSS THE DELTA REGION
WITH SOME FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE ELEVATED INSTABILITY.

FOR TODAY STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING THE HIGH RES MODELS SHOWS AN MCS
MOVING OUT OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA FOR THIS
MORNING. AS WE GO FURTHER INTO THE DAY THE HIRES MODELS ARE NOT SHOWING
MUCH IN THE WAY OF STRONG CONVECTION OCCURRING OVER THE REGION AFTER
THIS MORNING. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE
REGION. THE QUESTION DURING THE DAY WILL BE THE DEGREE OF RECOVERY
WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AROUND. LAPSE RATES WILL BE IMPRESSIVE
EARLY TODAY IN THE 8-9C RANGE...THEN WILL DECREASE TO 5.5 TO 7.0
RANGE DURING THE DAY. IF THE AIRMASS DOES GET SOLAR RECOVERY WE
COULD SEE A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TODAY. SO WITH CURRENT
ACTIVITY IN PLACE AM INCLINE TO PUT A MENTION OF IT IN THE HWO
FOR THIS MORNING...EVEN THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT REAL HIGH FOR LATER
THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S. ON POPS MADE A SLIGHT HIGHER ADJUSTMENT TO A
BLEND OF MAV/GMOS POPS. OUR CHANCES OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR
TONIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AROUND. ITS POSSIBLE THAT IF WE DO
HAVE SOME RECOVERY WE MAY GET A FEW STRONG STORMS GOING INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. LOWS WILL BE FROM THE MIDDLE 60S TO AROUND 70.
WENT CLOSE TO GMOS GUIDANCE.

FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY
MAKES ITS WAY SOUTH OF THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL END THE
RAIN ACROSS THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGHS
FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE FROM UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. WENT CLOSE TO MAV
GUIDANCE. LOWS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE LOWER TO UPPER 60S.
WENT CLOSE TO GMOS GUIDANCE. ON POPS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO GMOS
GUIDANCE./17/

&&

LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...HOT AND SLIGHTLY DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL HEADLINE THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST.  AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND REMAIN IN
PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD KEEPING
RAIN CHANCES OVERALL AT BAY.  AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY MY SOUTHERN ZONES EACH AFTERNOON DURING PEAK
HEATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE STILL STALLED...BUT ERODING...SURFACE
BOUNDARY FROM PREVIOUS DAYS.  THIS BOUNDARY SHOULD YIELD JUST ENOUGH
FORCING EARLY IN THE PERIOD TO ACT AS A WEAK FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR
A FEW STORMS THERE BEFORE EVENTUALLY WASHING OUT.  CURRENTLY THE
NEXT DECENT CHANCE OF ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS LOOKS TO BE ON TUESDAY
AS A BETTER COMBINATION OF GULF MOISTURE AND FLOW EXISTS OVER THE
FORECAST AREA WHILE COMBINING WITH DAYTIME HEATING. /19/

&&

.AVIATION...AS OF 09Z MVFR CEILINGS AS WELL AS IFR/MVFR VISIBILITIES
DUE TO SCATTERED CONVECTION WAS NOTED ACROSS THE REGION. EXPECT A COMPLEX
OF STORMS TO CROSS INTO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
FOR THIS MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL CAUSE CIGS/VSBYS TO DETERIORATE
QUICKLY. THE COMPLEX SHOULD CROSS THE REGION PRIOR TO NOON. FOR THIS
AFTERNOON DEPENDING ON AIRMASS RECOVERY A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO
THE REGION. IT MAY TRIGGER SOME SCATTERED STORMS WITH SOME IFR/MVFR
CIGS AND VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS OF 60 MPH. THE CONVECTION
SHOULD TAPER OFF IN INTENSITY BY SUNSET./17/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       88  69  89  66 /  59  29  20  10
MERIDIAN      89  68  91  63 /  56  29  17  10
VICKSBURG     90  69  89  64 /  67  28  23  11
HATTIESBURG   89  71  92  69 /  59  23  25  12
NATCHEZ       88  69  88  68 /  63  28  33  12
GREENVILLE    89  68  88  66 /  60  24  11  10
GREENWOOD     88  67  89  63 /  55  23   9  10

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

/17/19/
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 4:26 AM CST, 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
526 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

MSZ028>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-056>058-064>066-072>074-131030-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
526 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER A WEAK FRONT WILL COME INTO THE REGION FOR TODAY. IF THE
AIRMASS CAN RECOVER THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE PRIMARY
RISKS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED.

.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 FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>043-047>049-053>055-059>063-131030-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
526 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS MORNING...MAINLY
OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AS WELL AS NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI. THE PRIMARY RISK WILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH AND
QUARTER SIZED HAIL. A WEAK SURFACE FRONT WILL ENTER THE REGION FOR
THIS AFTERNOON. IF THE AIRMASS CAN RECOVER IT WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS
FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH THE SAME ABOVE RISKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE 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 FOR TODAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.

17

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:19 AM CST, 4 hours 1 minute before
MSZ018-019-025-120820-
SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-BOLIVAR MS-
219 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
219 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER BOYLE AT 219 AM CDT...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN BOLIVAR...NORTHERN LEFLORE AND CENTRAL
SUNFLOWER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3388 9044 3382 9044 3381 9019 3380 9018
      3378 9017 3376 9019 3375 9028 3372 9031
      3370 9027 3374 9024 3373 9021 3372 9013
      3347 9010 3346 9025 3354 9087 3394 9081
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 286DEG 22KT 3371 9070

MME
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:29 AM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
MSZ027-028-120830-
MONTGOMERY MS-CARROLL MS-
229 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
229 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER TEOC AT 229 AM CDT...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CARROLL AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR
THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3343 8950 3328 8960 3329 8970 3322 8975
      3332 9011 3367 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 300DEG 20KT 3355 9007

MME
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:23 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
MSZ018-019-025-120925-
SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-BOLIVAR MS-
323 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
323 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME
SIZE HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF DEESON
TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF SIDON AT 323 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

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 BOLIVAR...LEFLORE AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR
THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3381 9045 3380 9018 3372 9031 3374 9025
      3365 9010 3333 9018 3327 9076 3353 9077
      3354 9122 3370 9121 3368 9104 3378 9114
      3378 9099 3397 9109 3409 9088 3412 9096
      3412 9095 3412 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 323DEG 13KT 3395 9084 3333 9022

19
Local storm report, Jun 12, 2:48 AM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
348 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

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

0340 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
06/12/2012                   BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS CITY STREETS ARE UNDER WATER AND PARTS OF
            HIGHWAY 61 HAVE WATER OVER THE ROAD.

&&

MME
Local storm report, Jun 12, 2:53 AM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
353 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

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

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S MERIGOLD            33.82N 90.73W
06/11/2012                   BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN NEAR MERIGOLD

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE CLEVELAND         33.78N 90.71W
06/11/2012                   BOLIVAR            MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER WAS BLOWN OVER ALONG US HIGHWAY 61

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
06/11/2012                   BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED AROUND CLEVELAND...INCLUDING ON
            MEMORIAL DRIVE

0605 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
06/11/2012  E50.00 MPH       BOLIVAR            MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NE CLEVELAND            33.75N 90.72W
06/11/2012                   BOLIVAR            MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HIGH WINDS SHATTERED GLASS AT A BUSINESS AT HIGHWAY 8 AND
            BAYOU AVE

0612 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RULEVILLE               33.72N 90.55W
06/11/2012                   SUNFLOWER          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWNED ON US HIGHWAY 49W

0612 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RULEVILLE               33.72N 90.55W
06/11/2012                   SUNFLOWER          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF DAMAGE AT NORTH SUNFLOWER MEDICAL CENTER AND ON A
            BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN RULEVILLE

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE CALEDONIA          33.72N 88.27W
06/11/2012                   LOWNDES            MS   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWNED IN THE FLINT HILL COMMUNITY

0629 PM     TSTM WND GST     COLUMBUS AFB            33.63N 88.45W
06/11/2012  M59.00 MPH       LOWNDES            MS   OTHER FEDERAL

            51 KNOT GUST AT COLUMBUS AFB

0630 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNE METCALFE          33.50N 90.98W
06/11/2012  M53.00 MPH       WASHINGTON         MS   ASOS

            AT GLH

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW LELAND             33.42N 90.92W
06/11/2012                   WASHINGTON         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWNED ACROSS A ROAD IN STONEVILLE

0640 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SCHLATER                33.64N 90.35W
06/11/2012                   LEFLORE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON POWERLINE

0640 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 S INDIANOLA           33.38N 90.65W
06/11/2012  M51.00 MPH       SUNFLOWER          MS   MESONET

            MEASURED AT BEASLEY LAKE SCAN SITE

0640 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONEY                   33.65N 90.21W
06/11/2012                   LEFLORE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AROUND COUNTY...INCLUDING IN MONEY AND
            SCHLATER

0645 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NW BENT OAK           33.45N 88.57W
06/11/2012  M62.00 MPH       LOWNDES            MS   AWOS

            REPORTED AT GOLDEN TRIANGLE AIRPORT

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBUS                33.51N 88.40W
06/11/2012                   LOWNDES            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN COLUMBUS AND LOWNDES COUNTY. ONE
            TREE FELL ON A CAMPER. A FEW POWER LINES DOWNED. WINDOWS
            BLOWN OUT OF A BUSINESS ON TUSCALOOSA ROAD.

0645 PM     TSTM WND GST     COLUMBUS                33.51N 88.40W
06/11/2012  M57.00 MPH       LOWNDES            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

0650 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W STARKVILLE          33.46N 88.91W
06/11/2012  M67.00 MPH       OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S STARKVILLE          33.43N 88.82W
06/11/2012                   OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED SOUTH OF STARKVILLE

0656 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GRENADA                 33.78N 89.81W
06/11/2012                   GRENADA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING IN THE CITY OF GRENADA

0658 PM     HAIL             ITTA BENA               33.50N 90.32W
06/11/2012  E1.00 INCH       LEFLORE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SE LODI               33.49N 89.45W
06/11/2012                   WEBSTER            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED WEST OF TOMNOLEN

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E GREENWOOD           33.52N 90.15W
06/11/2012                   LEFLORE            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A TREE WAS DOWNED ON BROWNING ROAD

0702 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 WSW MALMAISON         33.50N 90.08W
06/11/2012  M55.00 MPH       CARROLL            MS   ASOS

            MEASURED AT GREENWOOD AIRPORT

0702 PM     TSTM WND GST     ISOLA                   33.26N 90.59W
06/11/2012  M81.00 MPH       HUMPHREYS          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED ON A PRIVATE WEATHER STATION. NUMEROUS TREES
            DOWN IN THE AREA

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SIDON                   33.41N 90.21W
06/11/2012                   LEFLORE            MS   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWNED

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BROOKSVILLE             33.23N 88.58W
06/11/2012                   NOXUBEE            MS   NEWSPAPER

            POWER LINES DOWNED IN THE BROOKSVILLE AREA

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELZONI                 33.18N 90.49W
06/11/2012                   HUMPHREYS          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED AROUND BELZONI...POWER OUT IN THE
            AREA

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW LEXINGTON         33.13N 90.10W
06/11/2012                   HOLMES             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED BETWEEN LEXINGTON AND TCHULA

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NNW KOSCIUSKO         33.17N 89.64W
06/11/2012                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED ACROSS HIGHWAY 35 NORTH OF KOSCIUSKO

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DE KALB                 32.77N 88.66W
06/11/2012                   KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED COUNTYWIDE. A UTILITY POLE
            FELL ON A VEHICLE.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PHILADELPHIA            32.77N 89.11W
06/11/2012                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A SIGN WAS BLOWN OFF A BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN PHILADELPHIA

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     YAZOO CITY              32.86N 90.41W
06/11/2012                   YAZOO              MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWNED...POWER OUT

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE FORESTDALE         32.76N 88.93W
06/11/2012                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED ON MS HIGHWAY 16 JUST WEST OF THE
            KEMPER/NESHOBA COUNTY LINE.

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EDINBURG                32.80N 89.34W
06/11/2012                   LEAKE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL DOWNED TREES

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     THOMASTOWN              32.86N 89.67W
06/11/2012                   LEAKE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL DOWNED TREES

0810 PM     HAIL             1 SE LITTLE ROCK        32.51N 89.01W
06/11/2012  E0.75 INCH       NEWTON             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MERIDIAN STATION        32.55N 88.62W
06/11/2012                   LAUDERDALE         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED NEAR MERIDIAN NAS

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NE HOUSE                32.63N 88.99W
06/11/2012                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED ON COUNTY RD 4300 EAST OF MS
            HIGHWAY 19

0810 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 WNW LAUDERDALE        32.53N 88.57W
06/11/2012  M51.00 MPH       LAUDERDALE         MS   OTHER FEDERAL

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW LAUDERDALE         32.48N 88.55W
06/11/2012                   LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWNED ON MINNOW BUCKET ROAD

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VALLEY PARK             32.63N 90.87W
06/11/2012                   ISSAQUENA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWNED. ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE COLLINSVILLE       32.47N 88.81W
06/11/2012                   LAUDERDALE         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED BETWEEN COLLINSVILLE AND BAILEY

0815 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NE SUQUALENA          32.48N 88.80W
06/11/2012  M67.00 MPH       LAUDERDALE         MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED ON OKATIBBEE DAM

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENTONIA                32.65N 90.37W
06/11/2012                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS SOUTH YAZOO
            COUNTY

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW LAWRENCE           32.38N 89.30W
06/11/2012                   NEWTON             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED AT MS HIGHWAY 489 AND HAZEL COUNTY LINE ROAD

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWTON                  32.32N 89.16W
06/11/2012                   NEWTON             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES REPORTED DOWN COUNTY-WIDE

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW LENA               32.63N 89.63W
06/11/2012                   LEAKE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A METAL ROOF WAS PEELED OFF A HOUSE ALONG UTAH ROAD.

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNW MADISON           32.52N 90.15W
06/11/2012                   MADISON            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWNED ALONG GLUCKSTADT ROAD

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LENA                    32.59N 89.59W
06/11/2012                   LEAKE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL DOWNED TREES

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ZERO               32.33N 88.60W
06/11/2012                   LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ALONG BOLEN LONG CREEK ROAD

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE VICKSBURG          32.39N 90.82W
06/11/2012                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED EAST OF VICKSBURG...INCLUDING ALONG
            BEECHWOOD ROAD AND OAK RIDGE ROAD

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW VICKSBURG          32.34N 90.88W
06/11/2012                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE FELL THROUGH A HOUSE ON CHERRY STREET

0843 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
06/11/2012                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED ON N WASHINGTON ST

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW MADISON           32.44N 90.16W
06/11/2012                   MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWNED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RIDGELAND WEST OF
            I-55...ALONG HIGHLAND COLONY PARKWAY...OLD AGENCY
            ROAD...AND RICHARDSON ROAD

0850 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 NNE FLOWOOD           32.40N 90.06W
06/11/2012  M52.00 MPH       RANKIN             MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            MEASURED AT THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR CONTROL TOWER

0850 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RIDGELAND               32.42N 90.13W
06/11/2012                   MADISON            MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWNED ALONG THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

0851 PM     HAIL             4 W FLOWOOD             32.32N 90.17W
06/11/2012  E1.00 INCH       HINDS              MS   PUBLIC

            QUARTER HAIL REPORTED IN BELHAVEN

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE BRANDON            32.33N 89.93W
06/11/2012                   RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

            LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON ANDREW CHAPEL ROAD

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRANDON                 32.28N 90.00W
06/11/2012                   RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED IN THE CITY OF BRANDON

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E FLORENCE            32.15N 90.11W
06/11/2012                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN OFF OF WILLIAMS ROAD

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRANDON                 32.28N 90.00W
06/11/2012                   RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TREES DOWN ON MCDONALD LANE AND TRICKHAMBRIDGE ROAD

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EDWARDS                 32.33N 90.60W
06/11/2012                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED ALONG UTICA STREET

0900 PM     LIGHTNING        5 S VICKSBURG           32.25N 90.87W
06/11/2012                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL *** A MAN WAS FATALLY INJURED BY A LIGHTNING
            STRIKE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FISHER FERRY ROAD AND
            AMANDA DRIVE

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     QUITMAN                 32.04N 88.72W
06/11/2012                   CLARKE             MS   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ACROSS CLARKE COUNTY...INCLUDING
            ALONG HIGHWAY 511...HIGHWAY 512 NEAR HIGHWAY 18
            W...HIGHWAY 513 BETWEEN STONEWALL AND ENTERPISE AND
            COUNTY ROAD 331. POWER LINES DOWNED ALONG HIGHWAY 512.

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JACKSON                 32.32N 90.21W
06/11/2012                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON KENNER STREET. A TREE WAS
            DOWNED ON DORGAN STREET.

0915 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E HICKORY             32.32N 89.00W
06/11/2012                   NEWTON             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVERING PORTION OF HIGHWAY 80 JUST EAST OF HICKORY
            AS REPORTED BY COUNTY SHERIFF

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NW MONTEREY             32.19N 90.08W
06/11/2012                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWNED ON MONTEREY ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 469

0915 PM     TSTM WND GST     BRANDON                 32.28N 90.00W
06/11/2012  E60.00 MPH       RANKIN             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0915 PM     LIGHTNING        2 S BRANDON             32.25N 90.00W
06/11/2012                   RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE ON RED OAK DRIVE...CAUSING A
            STRUCTURE FIRE

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RALEIGH                 32.03N 89.52W
06/11/2012                   SMITH              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE

0935 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRANDON                 32.28N 90.00W
06/11/2012                   RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS RANKIN COUNTY.

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BAY SPRINGS             31.98N 89.28W
06/11/2012                   JASPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED ACROSS JASPER COUNTY...INCLUDING IN
            HEIDELBURG...PAULDING AND BAY SPRINGS.

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MAGEE                   31.87N 89.73W
06/11/2012                   SIMPSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. THREE ROADS BLOCKED BY TREES.

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWELLTON               32.07N 91.24W
06/11/2012                   TENSAS             LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

0955 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 WSW CLINTON           32.30N 90.42W
06/11/2012  M1.67 INCH       HINDS              MS   AWOS

            MEASURED AT RAYMOND AIRPORT...KJVW

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SANDERSVILLE            31.79N 89.04W
06/11/2012                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE AND POWER LINES DOWNED ALONG US HIGHWAY 11 ON THE
            SOUTH SIDE OF SANDERSVILLE

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CRYSTAL SPRINGS         31.99N 90.36W
06/11/2012                   COPIAH             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED AROUND CRYSTAL
            SPRINGS

1000 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 NE COLLINS            31.73N 89.45W
06/11/2012                   COVINGTON          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE FELL ON A CAR ALONG MS HIGHWAY 37 JUST SOUTH OF MS
            HIGHWAY 532

1005 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JACKSON                 32.32N 90.21W
06/11/2012                   HINDS              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GAS STATION PARKING LOTS FLOODED AND CARS STALLING ON
            HIGH STREET

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E PORT GIBSON         31.96N 90.97W
06/11/2012                   CLAIBORNE          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWNED ON RODNEY ROAD

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E COLLINS             31.63N 89.47W
06/11/2012                   COVINGTON          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED ON MITCHELL ROAD

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 ENE SEMINARY          31.60N 89.39W
06/11/2012                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED ALONG LEON WALTERS ROAD

1020 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW MOSELLE            31.55N 89.35W
06/11/2012                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED ALONG OLD WATERMILL ROAD

1025 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JACKSON                 32.32N 90.21W
06/11/2012                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON HIGH STREET AT GREYMONT
            STREET...ROBINSON ROAD...ALONG TERRY ROAD AND GARVIN
            STREET.

1040 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PETAL                   31.34N 89.25W
06/11/2012                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ALONG HIGHWAY 42

1040 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W WEST HATTIESBURG    31.32N 89.44W
06/11/2012                   LAMAR              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWNED NEAR US HIGHWAY 98 AND COLE ROAD

1040 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW WEST HATTIESBURG   31.29N 89.41W
06/11/2012                   LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW SMALL TREES DOWNED IN THE OAK GROVE AREA

1050 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S HATTIESBURG         31.23N 89.30W
06/11/2012                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED ON ELKS LAKE ROAD

1055 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW COLUMBIA          31.20N 89.86W
06/11/2012                   MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES WERE DOWNED AT MS HIGHWAY 35 AND OLD
            JAMESTOWN ROAD NEAR FOXWORTH

1100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MCLAURIN                31.17N 89.22W
06/11/2012                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED AT CARTER ROAD AND OLD HIGHWAY 49...AND
            RIFLE RANGE ROAD

0212 AM     HAIL             1 W CLEVELAND           33.74N 90.75W
06/12/2012  E0.25 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST WEST OF CLEVELAND.

0340 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CLEVELAND               33.74N 90.73W
06/12/2012                   BOLIVAR            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS CITY STREETS ARE UNDER WATER AND PARTS OF
            HIGHWAY 61 HAVE WATER OVER THE ROAD.

&&

MME
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:08 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
MSZ042-043-121005-
MADISON MS-YAZOO MS-
408 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
408 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND 40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED ALONG INTERSTATE 55 FROM 4 MILES NORTH
OF VAUGHAN TO MADISON AT 405 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.  THIS
WILL CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AS WELL AS IN LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE
STORMS.

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 EXTREME EAST CENTRAL YAZOO AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3290 9003 3261 9001 3245 9003 3243 9007
      3240 9007 3240 9009 3240 9012 3245 9012
      3291 9005 3291 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 357DEG 12KT 3286 9004 3244 9010

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Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When
June 12, 5:20 AM CST
Where
Morehouse County, 1.88 mi WSW of Mer Rouge Bacon Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.740, -91.810

A tree was blown down onto a power line just east of Highway 138.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
June 12, 5:35 AM CST
Where
Richland County, 0.9 mi SE of Dehlco
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
32.370, -91.760

Large limbs were blown down on Highway 425 causing a car accident.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
June 12, 5:56 AM CST
Where
Franklin County, 2.72 mi WSW of Swampers
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
32.160, -91.610

A tree was blown down on Highway 863.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tensas

When
June 12, 6:19 AM CST
Where
Tensas County, 2.44 mi ESE of New Light
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.090, -91.390

A few trees were blown down on Highway 4 near Newlight.

What these are

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.

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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: 385052, 385054, 385055, 385056.