Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, December 8 to 10, 2012

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, December 8 to 10, 2012
Start: 2012-12-08T19:41
End: 2012-12-10T09:15
Location: Mississippi

December 8 to 10, 2012 · NWS JAN · 16 events in 13 counties and zones

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: $205,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 weak upper disturbance moved over the region on the evening of December 8th producing a couple stronger storms that dropped hail across Grenada and Leflore Counties. On the afternoon of the 9th an area of showers moving north along the Interstate 59 corridor produced two weak tornadoes as this activity pushed into south central Mississippi. The cells responsible for these tornadoes were very weak and did not even exhibit lightning. Later that night into the next morning a squall line moved across the region causing widespread wind damage, as well as another tornado in Marion County.

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 Dec 8, 6:23 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 6:23 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
623 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

.UPDATE...

A COUPLE OF STRONG STORMS DEVELOPED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OVER
THE DELTA REGION AND ARE CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. HAVE
UPDATED THE FORECAST TO EXTEND THUNDERSTORM RISK FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS. /EC/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 327 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012/

SHORT TERM....TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

A SHORT WAVE IS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND IS KICKING OFF FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS. THERE
WILL BE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR A FEW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE DELTA AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA...BUT THE MODELS SUGGEST MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE NORTH
OF THE AREA. AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WHERE THE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT ENOUGH...BUT EXPECT MAINLY STRATUS FURTHER NORTH AS THE
WINDS WILL BE A BIT STRONGER.

SUNDAY WILL BE A RELATIVELY QUIET DAY...BUT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A FEW WEAK SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE
DELTA FOR A FEW SHOWERS TO BE POSSIBLE IN THOSE AREAS.

A DEEP UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
DELTA LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE AROUND 25KT OF
0-1KM SHEAR AND SOME INSTABILITY WITH AROUND 100-300J/KG OF ML CAPE.
THE WINDS ARE MAINLY GOING TO BE MAINLY UNIDIRECTIONAL OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST...SO EXPECT A SQUALL LINE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...EXITING
EAST OF THE AREA BY MID MONDAY AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION
THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE IN THE HWO ALONG WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY MID-LATE AFTERNOON WITH
SOME LINGERING SHOWERS/CLOUDS IN THE SOUTHEAST POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY
EVENING. DRIER/COLDER AIR WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH TEMPS
FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. STUCK PRETTY CLOSE TO GUIDANCE
TEMPS THROUGH MUCH THE PERIOD...BUT DID WARM THEM SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY
AND AFTER LOOKING AT H925/H850 TEMPS AND CLIMO...ALSO CUT BELOW
GUIDANCE LOWS MONDAY NIGHT. RAISED ABOVE GUIDANCE POPS SUNDAY NIGHT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND ALSO RAISED ON MONDAY IN THE EAST. DID
NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES BEYOND MONDAY NIGHT...SO WILL ATTACH THE
APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS LONG TERM BELOW. /15/

PREVIOUS LONG TERM...FOR DAYTIME TUESDAY MODELS GENERALLY AGREE
SOME CIRRUS STREAMING BACK IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST COULD LIMIT SUNSHINE
SOMEWHAT IN THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF ZONES. THIS FACT...IN COMBO WITH
LIMITED MIXING IN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION REGIME...PROMPTED ME TO
LOWER MEX HIGH ACROSS THE BOARD BY 2 TO 4 DEGREES. THIS LEADS INTO
DECENT RAD COOLING ANTICIPATED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE COLDER-
TRENDING MEX LOWS (NOW MOSTLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S) LOOK GOOD.

THEN WE COME TO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN COOL AIR MASS
WILL BE STILL LOCKED IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE BUT MODELS AGREE A
DECENT H500 SHORT WAVE WILL MIGRATE THROUGH THE LOWER MS VALLEY.
GFS/EURO EXPLICIT OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE NOW SUGGESTS ENOUGH MOISTURE
FOR PRECIP PRODUCTION SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY SHUNTED TO OUR SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...PREVIOUS OP
EURO RUN AND LATEST GFSENSEMBLE GIVES INDICATION THAT AT LEAST LOW
END CHANCES OF PRECIP IN MAINLY SOUTHEAST HALF OF ZONES CANNOT BE
IGNORED. LATEST MEX MOS PLAYING IT TOO SAFE IT SEEMS WITH WIDESPREAD
20 TO 30 POPS AND INTERPRETATION OF ALL GUIDANCE MAKES IT MORE
SENSIBLE TO CUT POPS 5 TO 15 POINTS IN ALL BY SOUTHEAST ZONES. GIVEN
CHILLY AIR IN PLACE ONE MIGHT THINK WINTRY PRECIP COULD CONCEIVABLY
BE A WORRY WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT ALAS EXPECTED AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING TIMING SHOULD ENSURE POTENTIAL FOR THIS IN OUR AREA IS
EXTREMELY LOW. MEX TEMPS DROPPED A LITTLE WEDNESDAY BUT LOOK GOOD
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

TEMPERATURE MODERATION SHOULD GET UNDERWAY THURSDAY AS FLOW TURNS
AROUND QUICKLY TO SOUTHERLY IN REACTION TO WESTERN CONUS TROUGH
ENERGY AND LOW PRESSURE FORMING IN THE PLAINS. MODELS START TO SHOW
CONSIDERABLE DISAGREEMENT WITH HOW QUICKLY OR IN WHAT EXACT MANNER
THIS ENERGY TRANSLATES EAST TOWARD OUR REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. DECENT CONFIDENCE THAT RAIN CHANCES WILL ARRIVE BY
SATURDAY...BUT AT LEAST A LITTLE POTENTIAL THEY COULD RETURN BY
FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD FROM
THURSDAY UNTIL THE NEXT COLD FRONT PASSES...BUT THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE
MIGHT COME AS EARLY AS NEXT SATURDAY. MEX TEMPS ACCEPTED COMPLETELY
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT THEY MAY TURN OUT TO BE TOO
WARM...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING STRONG HINTS OF -NAO TELECONNECTION
DEVELOPING THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. /BB/

&&

.AVIATION...
ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA PASSING NEWD THROUGH OUR NWRN
PORTIONS OF THE CWFA THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY W OF A GRENADA TO
VICKSBURG TO NATCHEZ LINE. SOME OF THESE MAY PROGRESS AS FAR E AS
THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOLLOWED BY AREAS OF
DEVELOPING MVFR STRATUS 05-08Z...LOWERING TO IFR STRATUS/PATCHY FOG
FROM 08-15Z...THEN SLOWLY LIFTING. WINDS WILL BE SSELY 6-12KTS...
SUBSIDING TO ABOUT 6KTS OR LESS OVERNIGHT... EXCEPT IN THE DELTA.
SLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE MS RIVER
AND BE PICKING UP 12-18KTS AND GUSTY FOR MOST AREAS SUNDAY FROM MID
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA WILL
BE INCREASING FROM THE W SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. /40/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       54  79  59  60 /  10  13  89 100
MERIDIAN      53  77  62  66 /   9  11  75 100
VICKSBURG     54  79  56  58 /  13  26  94  89
HATTIESBURG   54  79  61  69 /   7  12  60 100
NATCHEZ       58  78  58  59 /  10  15  90  94
GREENVILLE    56  76  49  51 /  48  37 100  81
GREENWOOD     58  78  52  55 /  42  29 100  85

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 6:28 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
628 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

MSZ026>033-036>039-042>066-072>074-092000-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-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-
628 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF CENTRAL...SOUTH AND
EAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY AS A SQUALL LINE OF STORMS MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS APPEAR TO BE THE
MAIN RISKS WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT DRIVING THE STORMS EAST. COLDER
AIR RETURNS LATER MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEEK WITH SUB-FREEZING
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN.

.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 LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-
041-092000-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
628 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE DELTA OF MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL TO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE EARLY
THIS EVENING OVER THE DELTA REGION OF THE ARKLAMISS...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING INTO
EARLY MONDAY AS A SQUALL LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN RISK WITH A STRONG
COLD FRONT DRIVING THE STORMS EAST. COLDER AIR RETURNS MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MID WEEK WITH SUB-FREEZING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN.

.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 LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY.

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

EC/40

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 8, 4:57 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

LAZ009-MSZ040-082335-
ISSAQUENA MS-EAST CARROLL LA-
457 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
457 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EAST CARROLL PARISH...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PROVIDENCE
AT 456 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN WEST CENTRAL ISSAQUENA COUNTY...AND CENTRAL EAST CARROLL
PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3269 9138 3271 9138 3272 9137 3293 9114
      3281 9096 3261 9133 3269 9140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 228DEG 26KT 3271 9131

JC

Special weather statement, Dec 8, 5:44 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

MSZ034-035-040-041-090030-
WASHINGTON MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-HUMPHREYS MS-
544 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
544 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SHARKEY COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRACE AT 544
PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN WEST CENTRAL HUMPHREYS...NORTH CENTRAL ISSAQUENA...NORTHERN
SHARKEY AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS
STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3320 9082 3304 9065 3284 9097 3292 9107
      3294 9108 3298 9109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 228DEG 26KT 3294 9101

JC

Special weather statement, Dec 8, 5:55 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

LAZ007-008-015-090040-
RICHLAND LA-MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
555 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
555 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF RAYVILLE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF RAYVILLE AT 556
PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN WEST CARROLL...SOUTH CENTRAL MOREHOUSE AND
NORTHERN RICHLAND PARISHES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3284 9170 3271 9137 3242 9169 3251 9191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 213DEG 26KT 3255 9175

JC

Local storm report, Dec 8, 6:51 PM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
651 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2012

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

0648 PM     HAIL             OAK GROVE               32.86N 91.39W
12/08/2012  E0.50 INCH       WEST CARROLL       LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WEST CARROLL SO REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL

&&

EC

Local storm report, Dec 8, 7:11 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
711 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2012

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

0644 PM     HAIL             6 W OAK GROVE           32.86N 91.49W
12/08/2012  E0.75 INCH       WEST CARROLL       LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL

&&

EC

Special weather statement, Dec 8, 7:38 PM CST, 3 minutes before

MSZ025>027-090220-
LEFLORE MS-GRENADA MS-CARROLL MS-
738 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
738 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF MONEY AT 739 PM CST...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN CARROLL...WESTERN GRENADA AND EAST CENTRAL
LEFLORE COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3379 8973 3352 9015 3365 9030 3373 9018
      3373 9014 3376 9014 3382 9004 3382 8999
      3383 8997 3383 8994 3389 8993 3391 8991
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 228DEG 32KT 3365 9014

JC

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:41 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Leflore

When: December 8, 7:41 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, Money
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.650, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: December 8, 7:41 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, Money
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $500
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.650, -90.220

A tree was blown down across a bridge in Money.

Hail, Grenada

When: December 8, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Grenada County, 5 mi NW of Grenada
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.831, -89.882

Tornado, Lamar

When: December 9, 4:15 PM CST to 4:16 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, 3.11 mi NE of Talowah to 3.22 mi NE of Talowah
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.05 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 31.096, -89.387

A brief tornado touched down and caused some shingle damage, as well as broke a window on a house. Several trees were blown down. Two of the trees were blown down onto vehicles. Maximum wind speed was 85 mph.

Tornado, Jones

When: December 9, 5:20 PM CST to 5:21 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 1.74 mi SSW of Myrick to 1.69 mi SSW of Myrick
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.05 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 31.627, -89.011

A brief tornado touchdown took the medal roof off a building along Weber Jordan Road. Maximum winds were 85 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: December 10, 12:08 AM CST to 12:10 AM CST
Where: Carroll County, 6 mi SSW of Carrollton to Carrollton
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.420, -89.960

Thunderstorm winds impacted the area around Carrollton. Trees were blown down across power lines in Carrollton and North Carrollton, causing widespread power outages. Also a roof was blown off an abandoned store. A few trees were blown down across Highway 17 South.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: December 10, 12:35 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County, 0.9 mi NE of Kilmichael
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.440, -89.570

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Kilmichael.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: December 10, 12:57 AM CST
Where: Webster County, 0.58 mi E of Bellefontaine
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 33.650, -89.310

Trees were blown down in Bellfontaine.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: December 10, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Clay County, 2.99 mi NNW of Pinebluff
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.720, -89.020

Several trees were blown down in the western portion of the county. One large tree was blown down across Highway 46.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: December 10, 1:24 AM CST
Where: Winston County, 0.69 mi S of Louisville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.120, -89.050

Roof damage occurred to an apartment, and a few signs were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: December 10, 1:43 AM CST
Where: Clay County, 1.5 mi NNW of West Pt
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $60,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.620, -88.660

Several trees were blown down, a patio was damaged, and a gazebo was flipped over on Lone Oak Drive just west of Highway 45. A car wash on Highway 45 sustained some roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: December 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, 2.15 mi SSE of Meadville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.440, -90.890

A tree fell on a trailer along Gloster Road south of Meadville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: December 10, 5:23 AM CST
Where: Copiah County, Georgetown
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.870, -90.180

Trees were blown down along Highway 28 just west of Georgetown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: December 10, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Adams County, 0.69 mi S of Cranfield
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.520, -91.220

Trees were blown down across Cranfield Road.

Tornado, Marion

When: December 10, 8:19 AM CST to 8:25 AM CST
Where: Marion County, 4.64 mi WSW of Pickwick to 2.15 mi W of Pickwick
Rating: EF1
Path length: 2.84 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 31.111, -89.925

Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path. A couple of sheds and a gazebo were destroyed. Shingle damage occurred to a couple of homes. A metal carport was blown onto a house. In addition, an antenna atop a house was snapped. This was a continuation of a tornado that came out of Walthall County. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: December 10, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Lamar County, 1.37 mi ENE of Wardwell Station
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.340, -89.350

A tree was blown down on Interstate 59 between US 49 and Hardy Street.

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2012 Every state in 2012 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 2012 Warnings in Mississippi, December 2012

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: 420098, 420099, 420100, 420088, 420091, 420103, 420104, 420105, 420106, 420107, 420108, 420109, 420110, 420111, 420094, 420113.