Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 9 to 10, 2015

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 9 to 10, 2015
Start: 2015-04-09T19:00
End: 2015-04-10T00:27
Location: Mississippi

April 9 to 10, 2015 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Numerous thunderstorms developed in an unstable airmass along and ahead of an approaching cold front during the overnight hours on April 9, 2015. A few of these storms produced large hail and damaging winds in North Mississippi.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 Apr 9, 5:12 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 5:12 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
612 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015

.UPDATE...
UPDATED TO ADD 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 241 PM CDT THU APR 9 2015/

DISCUSSION...

SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE MIDSOUTH OVERNIGHT. STARTING TO SEE SOME THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARKLATEX REGION. THESE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A SHORTWAVE AS WELL AS AHEAD OF AN AREA WHERE A
SECONDARY SFC LOW IS TRYING TO DEVELOP. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE MIDSOUTH AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT EAST-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS INTO NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AFTER 4 PM CDT. TEMPERATURES
HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER 80S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS HAS
CREATED A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH CAPE VALUES ALREADY
AROUND 2500 J/KG NUDGING UP THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA INTO MEMPHIS.
0-1KM SRH VALUES ARE AROUND 150-200 M2/S2...COULD SEE VALUES
ENHANCE A LITTLE BIT IF AND WHERE A SECONDARY SFC LOW DEVELOPS.
THIS COULD ALLOW FOR A DISCRETE SUPERCELL TO DEVELOP. THUS THE
POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
AREAS MAINLY SOUTH AND WEST OF MEMPHIS. HOWEVER...MAIN THREATS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

MEANWHILE ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS
DEVELOPING ALONG THE COLD FRONT. THIS LINE WILL EVOLVE INTO A
SQUALL LINE PUSHING INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AROUND 9 PM CDT. THIS
LINE WILL PROGRESS SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE CWA OVER THE COURSE
OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LINE WILL EVENTUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING
DECREASES INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL WILL BE THREATS ESPECIALLY OVER AREA NORTH AND WEST OF
MEMPHIS.

LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING
ON FRIDAY AROUND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. EXPECT SUNNY SKIES AND
PLEASANT TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S.

BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...A WARM FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SURGE
NORTHWARD. EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL REACH
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...MODEL AGREEMENT IS DECENT. A COLD
FRONT WILL LIKELY PUSH INTO THE MIDSOUTH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY BRINGING INCREASE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE FRONT WILL STALL OUT SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE MIDSOUTH
KEEPING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RATHER HIGH EACH DAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL COME THROUGH THE
AREA. THUS...NEXT WEEK COULD BE A WET WEEK. STAY TUNED.

KRM
&&

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE

NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ALL
TAF SITES TONIGHT WITH TEMPOS AT JBR BETWEEN 10/00-04Z...MEM
BETWEEN 10/01-05Z...MKL BETWEEN 10/02-06Z...AND TUP BETWEEN
10/04-08Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS
IN THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END WITH
VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING LATE TONIGHT AT JBR AND SPREADING EAST
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF TAF SITES TOWARDS FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY S
WINDS WILL VEER NW/N WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AND DIMINISH TO 7-10
KTS BY FRIDAY MORNING.

CJC

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
     CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
     PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.

MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.

MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 10:52 AM CST, 8 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1152 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-101900-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-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-
1152 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS FOR EASTERN
ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE AND
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS EXISTS FOR NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND AREAS IN WEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER.

ISOLATED SUPERCELLS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST INTO EAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...EXTREME
WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND AN
ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IN
ADDITION...A SQUALL LINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN PUSHING INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS BY THE LATER
EVENING HOURS. THIS LINE WILL PUSH EAST AFFECTING THE ENTIRE
MIDSOUTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS. LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL ALSO POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. REFER TO
THE LATEST PRODUCT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:11 PM CST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
711 PM CDT THU APR 09 2015

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

0632 PM     HAIL             4 SW SEDGWICK           35.94N 90.91W
04/09/2015  E1.50 INCH       LAWRENCE           AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MOSTLY QUARTER SIZE HAIL WITH A FEW PING-PONG BALL SIZED
            HAIL.

&&

TLSJR

Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:18 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
718 PM CDT THU APR 09 2015

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

0632 PM     HAIL             GAINESVILLE             36.16N 90.51W
04/09/2015  E1.50 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

            LARGE HAIL IN GAINESVILLE.

&&

TLSJR

Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:25 PM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
725 PM CDT THU APR 09 2015

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

0700 PM     HAIL             GAINESVILLE             36.16N 90.51W
04/09/2015  E1.50 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

            LARGE HAIL IN GAINESVILLE.

0711 PM     HAIL             LAFE                    36.21N 90.50W
04/09/2015  E1.00 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

&&

TLSJR

Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:39 PM CST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
739 PM CDT THU APR 09 2015

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

0738 PM     HAIL             PORTIA                  36.09N 91.07W
04/09/2015  E2.75 INCH       LAWRENCE           AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

ZDM

Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:47 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
747 PM CDT THU APR 09 2015

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

0738 PM     HAIL             PORTIA                  36.09N 91.07W
04/09/2015  E4.50 INCH       LAWRENCE           AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

ZDM

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:01 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Alcorn

When: April 9, 7:00 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
Where: Alcorn County, 4 mi WNW of Kossuth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.892, -88.695

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: April 10, 12:15 AM CST to 12:20 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, 9 mi W of Algoma to 0.28 mi NE of Randolph
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.180, -89.188

Straight line winds knocked several large trees down.

Hail, Pontotoc

When: April 10, 12:22 AM CST to 12:27 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, 1 mi NE of Randolph
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.190, -89.158

Spotter reported quarter size hail at residence.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2015 Every state in 2015 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, April 2015

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: 569152, 569153, 569154.