A moist and unstable airmass was present over the region. An upper level disturbance moved through the region and brought severe storms to the region.
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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.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A moist and unstable airmass was present over the region. An upper level disturbance moved through the region and brought severe storms to the region. Most of the storms produced large hail and some wind damage also occurred from a wake low on the 30th.
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 Apr 27, 9:31 AM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1031 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016 .UPDATE... THE STORMS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE TYPICAL MORNING LULL. PER THE LATEST HI RES MODELS, THE MAIN LINE BREAKS UP AFTER 18Z AND MOVES THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY 4PM. A CAP WILL BE THE FIRST THING THE STORMS HAVE TO FIGHT OFF THIS MORNING BUT WITH VERY GOOD MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND DECENT CAPE, STORMS SHOULD BECOME MORE POTENT AS DAYTIME HEATING RAMPS UP. SEVERE CHANCES INCREASE WITH THIS HAPPENING. WITH THE LINE BREAKING UP AFTER 18Z AND PUSHING OUT OF THE AREA EARLY, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE ATMOSPHERE TO RECOVER ENOUGH BEFORE SUNSET TO TRIGGER A SECOND ROUND OF STORMS IN CENTRAL MS. THE MAIN THREATS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. STILL CAN'T RULE OUT THE TORNADO THREAT THOUGH. FYI, WE WILL BE RELEASING A 17Z BALLOON IF WE CAN GET IT IN BEFORE THE RAIN AND STORMS MOVE IN SO LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT DATA. FOR THE UPDATE, THE HWO HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO SHOW THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER THINKING. ADJUSTED THE POPS BUT THE REST OF THE FORECAST PARAMETERS LOOK PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW. /10/ && .AVIATION... A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHRA/TSRA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ACCOMPANIED BY AT LEAST TEMPORARY IFR/MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. IN THE WAKE OF THE STORMS...THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT IN CIGS BUT EXPECT SOUTHERLY FLOW TO REDEVELOP AND BRING IFR CIGS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SE OF THE JAN/CBM LINE. CIGS WILL BREAK UP AND MIX OUT MID/LATE THURS MORNING WITH VFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. /EC/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 445 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016/ ..SEVERE WEATHER WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT... SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...EXCEEDINGLY COMPLEX WEATHER SCENARIO UNFOLDING FOR THE REGION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ALL NIGHT WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING A WELL-DEVELOPED SQUALL LINE ADVANCING TOWARD THE REGION FROM OUT OF EAST TX AND THE ARKLATEX...BUT OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO THIS LINE IS BREAKING UP QUITE A BIT (ALTHOUGH STILL CONTAINING SCATTERED CHUNKS OF VIGOROUS CONVECTION). HIRES HRRR RUNS TONIGHT HAVE BEEN PICKING UP ON THIS LINE OF STORMS AND FORECASTING IT TO MORE OR LESS STAY INTACT AND PASS THROUGH THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE ABOVE SCENARIO WOULD PROVIDE SOME SEVERE RISK (PRIMARILY FROM DAMAGING WINDS)...BUT THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE REDUCED AND THE PASSAGE OF ACTIVITY WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE FROM PRODUCING ANYTHING MORE THAN ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS LATER THIS EVENING AS THE ACTUAL FRONTAL ZONE PUSHED IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. BUT THE ABOVE SCENARIO IS NOT THE ONLY POSSIBILITY AND THE OTHER (BUT PROBABLY SLIGHTLY LESS LIKELY) OPTION IS THAT THE RECENT TSTORM LINE DISSOLUTION TREND CONTINUES AND MORNING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WANES APPRECIABLY WHILE NOT GREATLY STABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE BULK OF THE FORECAST AREA. IN THIS SCENARIO RATHER HIGH (2000+ J/KG ML CAPE) INSTABILITY WOULD BUILD INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...WITH THIS INSTABILITY AND SUBTLE ATMOSPHERIC LIFT CATALYZING DEVELOPING OF VIGOROUS HP-TYPE SUPERCELLS (WHICH WOULD BRING A RANGE OF RISKS...INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL AND POTENTIAL OF TORNADOES). THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD IS WE SEE A MIX OF BOTH SCENARIOS...ALTHOUGH THE DOMINANT SQUALL LINE MODE WILL PROBABLY LIMIT THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY SUPERCELLS TO ONE OR TWO AT MOST TO A ZONE ALONG AND WEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY SUCH SUPERCELLS COULD ALSO MOVE RATHER SLOWLY AND COULD PRESENT A VERY LOCALIZED FLOODING RISK. FINAL DECISION ON THE EXACT HWO/GRAPHICS LAYOUT WILL COME SHORTLY AND WILL DEPEND ON THE VERY LATEST RADAR TRENDS AND AVAILABLE SHORT TERM MODEL INFO. BY LATE TONIGHT EXPECT THE INCOMING FRONT TO BE CONFINING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF ZONES WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WANING GRADUALLY FROM LATE EVENING AND THEREAFTER. ON THURSDAY THIS BOUNDARY WILL WEAKEN...BUT CONTINUE TO PRESS SLOWLY SOUTHEAST WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY IN SOUTHEASTERN MS PROBABLY GETTING RE-INVIGORATED IN THE AFTERNOON BY THE DIURNAL MAXIMUM IN INSTABILITY. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL CERTAINLY BE POSSIBLE AT THAT POINT BUT WIND SHEAR INGREDIENTS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LACKING. TEMPERATURES NORTH OF THE "FRONTAL" ZONE WILL VERY WARM WITH SOME MAXIMUMS IN THE UPPER 80S QUITE PLAUSIBLE. ON FRIDAY NIGHT ANTICIPATE ANY REMAINING SHOWERS AND STORMS IN SE MS TO BE DISSIPATING IN THE EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE A FEW STORMS COULD POP UP LATE IN THE NIGHT IN WESTERN ZONES AS THE BOUNDARY STARTS TO RETURN BACK NORTH IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT DISTURBANCE ORGANIZING UPSTREAM. /BB/ LONG TERM...FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WITH DAILY RAIN CHANCES IS EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY. COULD GET A BREAK FROM THE RAIN DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. STARTING ON FRIDAY THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL STALL NORTH OF THE REGION. MEANWHILE ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHWEST CONUS. THIS WILL BRING SOME MEAN UPPER RIDGING OVER THE CWA. DAYTIME HEATING AND STRONG INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE OUR CONVECTIVE CHANCES FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. WE COULD SEE A FEW STRONG STORMS ON FRIDAY DUE TO INSTABILITY. SPC HAS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE RISK DUE TO THE INSTABILITY WITH LAPSE RATES AROUND 7-8C. HOWEVER FORCING WILL BE WEAK AS THE SURFACE BOUNDARY PUSHES TO THE NORTH LATER IN THE DAY. WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW FOR ANY SEVERE RISK IN THE HWO. AS WE PUSH INTO FRIDAY NIGHT THE SYSTEM WILL PUSH TOWARD THE PLAINS. IN RESPONSE THE SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL BE PUSHED NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY EARLY SATURDAY. FOR SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...INSTABILITY AND FORCING START TO COME TOGETHER FOR SOME SEVERE POTENTIAL. MODELS AND ENSEMBLES SHOWS THAT WE WILL DEVELOP SOME DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND GOOD LIFT BY MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY IN THE WEST...WHICH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE AIDED BY STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE AND GOOD LOW LEVEL FLOW OF 30-50 KNOTS AS A MIDLEVEL JET OF 60 KNOTS CROSSES THE CWA BY SATURDAY EVENING. MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OFF THE ATLANTIC MOISTURE TRANSPORT RETURN WILL BE WEAKER ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF THE REGION...WHICH WAS SHOWN BY MODELS AND ENSEMBLES. WE MAY GET SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE WEST ON SATURDAY FOR SOME FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL. THE PRIMARY RISKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FLASH FLOODING AND A FEW TORNADOES. SO WITH THIS IN MIND WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE SEVERE AND FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL AREA FOR SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITIONS MODELS SHOWS THAT WE MAY GET SOME ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THE FRONT SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION FROM SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. WILL HOLD OFF ON MENTIONING THE HEAVY RAIN RISK AT THIS TIME FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AS WE GO INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CHANCES OF CONVECTION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. AS WE MOVE INTO THE LATER HALF OF THE UPCOMING WORK ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL BE ABLE TO CLEAR OUT OUR RAIN CHANCES FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK AS UPPER RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WAS SHOWN BY THE EURO/GFS AND CANADIAN. AS FAR AS TEMPS ARE CONCERN WILL BE LOOKING FOR ABOVE NORMAL READINGS WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S AND LOWS IN THE 60S./17/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 79 66 86 65 / 73 55 23 13 MERIDIAN 81 64 84 63 / 73 56 39 12 VICKSBURG 81 66 87 67 / 90 42 14 15 HATTIESBURG 84 66 83 68 / 83 55 45 21 NATCHEZ 80 67 85 69 / 91 43 22 15 GREENVILLE 81 65 86 63 / 80 32 8 12 GREENWOOD 80 65 86 62 / 70 46 11 9 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1242 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034>036- 040>042-047-048-053-054-059>062-281745- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- YAZOO-WARREN-HINDS-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN- 1242 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND A FEW FLOODING ISSUES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR...AS ANOTHER POTENT DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .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 PORTIONS OF THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. MSZ026>029-032-037-043-044-049-050-055-063-064-281745- GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-ATTALA-MADISON MS- LEAKE-RANKIN-SCOTT-SIMPSON-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS- 1242 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY A THUNDERSTORM SYSTEM IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND IT WILL BRING THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA AROUND 4PM. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION THE REST OF TODAY. MSZ030-031-033-038-039-045-046-051-052-056>058-065-066-072>074- 281745- CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR- FORREST- 1242 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY A THUNDERSTORM SYSTEM IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND IT WILL BRING THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA AROUND 4PM. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION THE REST OF TODAY. CME && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN HOME PAGE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/ SPC...MESO ANALYSIS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/# SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/ SPC...STORM REPORTS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/ NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
910 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
LAZ023-271445-
FRANKLIN LA-
910 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN PARISH UNTIL 945 AM
CDT...
AT 910 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER LIDDIEVILLE...OR NEAR WINNSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
WINNSBORO AROUND 920 AM CDT.
CROWVILLE AROUND 930 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE GILBERT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3218 9184 3221 9182 3238 9150 3229 9150
3230 9152 3225 9153 3225 9156 3223 9154
3224 9151 3221 9155 3220 9150 3201 9151
3194 9184 3195 9184 3197 9188 3209 9189
3209 9187 3212 9187 3212 9188 3216 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 250DEG 36KT 3213 9182
CMESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
959 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
LAZ009-MSZ040-041-271545-
EAST CARROLL LA-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-
959 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL
PARISH...NORTHWESTERN SHARKEY AND NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES
UNTIL 1045 AM CDT...
AT 958 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER LAKE PROVIDENCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GRACE AROUND 1030 AM CDT.
ROLLING FORK AROUND 1035 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CARY AND MAYERSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9099 3301 9092 3305 9092 3306 9090
3285 9074 3283 9076 3271 9115 3286 9125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 241DEG 27KT 3281 9116
JCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1013 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
LAZ009-016-025-MSZ040-041-047-053-271600-
TENSAS LA-EAST CARROLL LA-MADISON LA-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-
WARREN MS-CLAIBORNE MS-
1013 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN EAST
CARROLL AND NORTHERN TENSAS PARISHES...WARREN...SOUTHERN SHARKEY...
CENTRAL CLAIBORNE AND SOUTHERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM
CDT...
AT 1012 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR TRANSYLVANIA TO NEAR NEWLIGHT.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TRANSYLVANIA AROUND 1020 AM CDT.
FITLER AROUND 1025 AM CDT.
ST. JOSEPH AND ONWARD AROUND 1030 AM CDT.
VALLEY PARK AROUND 1040 AM CDT.
PORT GIBSON AROUND 1055 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE MOUND...RICHMOND AND
DELTA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3276 9118 3279 9071 3277 9069 3275 9070
3276 9073 3273 9074 3271 9071 3236 9079
3187 9099 3196 9149
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 271DEG 31KT 3270 9114 3203 9140
JCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1112 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MSZ019-025-027-035-036-042-271700-
LEFLORE MS-SUNFLOWER MS-CARROLL MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-YAZOO MS-
1112 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN YAZOO...
SOUTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER...CARROLL...EASTERN HUMPHREYS...LEFLORE AND
HOLMES COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...
AT 1112 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SUNFLOWER TO NEAR YAZOO CITY.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 65 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ITTA BENA...BENTON AND QUITO AROUND 1120 AM CDT.
GREENWOOD AND EBENEZER AROUND 1130 AM CDT.
PICKENS...TEOC AND MALMAISON AROUND 1135 AM CDT.
GOODMAN AND NORTH CARROLLTON AROUND 1140 AM CDT.
JEFFERSON AROUND 1145 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE EDEN...SILVER CITY...
CRUGER...CARROLLTON...MORGAN CITY AND WEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3361 8978 3342 8978 3342 8972 3331 8968
3320 8976 3319 8978 3293 8990 3286 8999
3279 9053 3360 9050 3368 8981
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 258DEG 58KT 3352 9048 3282 9044
JCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1115 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MSZ048-049-271700-
HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-
1115 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN HINDS COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...
AT 1114 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER RICHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
PEARL AROUND 1125 AM CDT.
BRANDON AND FLOWOOD AROUND 1130 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3205 9036 3218 9034 3240 9018 3240 9007
3232 8991 3205 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 216DEG 34KT 3221 9019
19SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
132 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
MSZ058-271915-
CLARKE MS-
132 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY UNTIL
215 PM CDT...
AT 132 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR DE SOTO...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF QUITMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CRANDALL AROUND 150 PM CDT.
SYKES AROUND 155 PM CDT.
SNELL AROUND 210 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE SHUBUTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3190 8847 3186 8862 3184 8872 3193 8881
3223 8847 3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 229DEG 28KT 3192 8867
19The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:50 UTC.
5 hail, 3 strong wind, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down near Highway 588 and Highway 29.
A swath of hail fell from six miles west of Columbus to near the state line. Quarter to golfball size hail fell over Elm Lake. Golfball size hail fell at the corner of highways 373 and 50, on Talley Road, Carr Road and along Highway 45 North near Boswells Animal Clinic. The largest hail that fell was between hen egg and tennis ball size at the east back of Stennis Lock and Dam. Quarter size hail also fell just north of Columbus at the intersection of Lincoln Road and Highway 45 North.
Flooding occurred along 10th Avenue North.
A tree was blown down on Higginbotham Road just northwest of Roxie near Highway 84 due to gradient winds from a wake low.
A tree was blown down on Highway 550.
A tree took down a power line on Natchez Drive Northeast.
A tree was blown down on utility equipment off Briarhill Road south-southeast of Richland. Another utility pole was broken along Quail Hollow Drive north-northwest of Brandon. Part of a fence was blown down in Pearl. Another tree was blown down on utility equipment off Andrew Chapel Road northeast of Brandon. All of this was due to gradient winds associated with a wake low moving through the area.
A large tree was blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 2016
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: 622258, 622164, 622165, 622166, 622167, 622171, 622256, 622169, 622168, 622257, 622170, 622172.