Showers and thunderstorms developed across the region. Damaging wind gusts and destructive lightning occurred during the afternoon and evening with some of these storms.
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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.
Showers and thunderstorms developed across the region. Damaging wind gusts and destructive lightning occurred during the afternoon and evening with some of these storms.
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 27, 10:16 AM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Jackson MS 1116 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016 .UPDATE... Upper ridge that has been parked over the area has begun to weaken but low level temps have warmed around 1 deg C at 850mb, which supports another warm afternoon today. However, moisture has increased around 1.7 inches in 12Z KJAN sounding with upwards of 2 inch PW's surrounding our area. Adjusted highs a degree upward in spots as we are warming very efficiently. Heat stress will continue to be an issue, with heat index in some areas reaching near 105 degrees. Mixing will lower some of that this afternoon but we have been holding on to enough dewpoints and warming fast enough to get some high values in the late morning to early afternoon before peak mixing. Going to adjust the limited for heat to include the entire area. Also a disturbance in WV imagery is coming down this afternoon ahead of the cold front situated to our north. We already have some good instability and better moisture profile, thus there could be some microburst and severe potential with some showalters approaching -4 to -5 this afternoon. HRRR indicates there will be more storm development along and SE of the Trace and more moving in from the north after 00Z. The storms from the north could potentially be more potent due to some flow around and thus went with a limited for everywhere, with best potential in the east and especially in the north as that disturbance moves in. Updated graphics/HWO will be out shortly. /DC/ && .AVIATION..Winds will be quite light early this morning and then less than 10 mph for today generally from the west to northwest. Chances of rain and storms will increase today, with more storms moving in from the north near KGLH/KGWO/KGTR mainly after 00z. Rest of the area could see some hit or miss variety VCTS with brief MVFR restrictions. /DC/CME/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 453 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016/ SHORT TERM...For the Today through Tuesday night period predawn water vapor imagery and model analysis showed the circulation around a 594 dkm high over the ArkLaTex region. Latest predawn surface analysis a 1018 mb high was centered over Southern Arkansas. Predawn temps were in the middle to upper 70s. Precipitable water was 1.6 to 1.8 inches across the CWA. The primary concern will be the increase in convective coverage over the next few days as afternoon highs start to cool some as well as some limited potential for some strong storms over the next few days. Models and ensembles generally agree that the subtropical ridge will break down as upper troughing develops over the Eastern US. This will be due to a northern stream closed low opening up to an upper trough. Precipitable water during this period will edge up to around 2.25 inches. Also a frontal boundary will push into the region by Tuesday and become stationary across the south. This will provide enough focus for an increase in our rain chances for the period. As far as convection is concern Hi-Res models tries to show an convection in northwest flow coming into the region for today through tonight. As far as severe storm potential is concern, it may be limited due to weak to moderate mid level lapse rates and high precipitable moisture. This moisture could lead to some locally heavy downpours. Strong low level lapse rates will be prevalent which may lead to a few strong storms with some gusty winds. Models shows that the flow will be very weak along with light Corfidi Vectors for today...which spells slow moving cells with K-Index 35 to 40. So with this in mind will hold off in mentioning any severe potential in the hazard weather outlook for today through this evening. For Tuesday the general flow will be a little better along with above parameters for Today. The frontal boundary will be stationary across the region as a series of disturbances moves across the CWA in northwest flow aloft. There may be some limited potential for a few severe storms but its too early to include it in the HWO at this time. As we move into Tuesday night precipitable water values will decrease from the north with values of 1 to 1.5 over most of the CWA...which will decrease clouds from the north. This dryer air will mix out the dewpoints to the middle to upper 60s by early Wednesday across most of the CWA. As far as temps are concern will keep the limited potential for heat index reaching near 105 degrees in the delta region for today. Highs today will be in the lower to middle 90s for today then cooling to the upper 80s to lower 90s for Tuesday. Nightly lows will be in the middle 70s for tonight then cooling to the lower 70s for Tuesday night./17/ LONG TERM...Wednesday through Sunday. Temperatures and POPs were good...so stuck with guidance. Pattern does not look as wet for the end of the week this run. The upper ridge seems to dominate, at least the European model seems to think it will. The system for early next week may also be delayed and shifted due to the upper ridge. Wednesday through Friday the boundary lingers near the coast. Several disturbances ride along the boundary, so small rain chances south of interstate 20 seem ok. If the surface high drops down quick behind the boundary...the end of the week may be dry. With the area in northwest flow, it still looks like a few convective complexes will approach the CWA going into the weekend, but nothing quite makes it. Since the upper ridge does not appear to break down but just shift back and forth through early next week. It is unclear whether the next boundary will be a back door front or miss the CWA all together. For now it looks like the front will catch the northeast and move west/southwest into the area early next week. PW values climb back to near 2 inches, so could see some good rainfall amounts. Forecast soundings also show some decent instability and elevated lapse rates. Nothing good enough to add to the HWO at this time. Overall, no real changes to the extended forecast. A chance of rain each day and warmer than normal temperatures. AVIATION...A patch or two of MVFR vis reduction will be possible late early this morning across the region but potential of affecting a specific TAF site is quite low. Winds will be quite light early this morning and then less than 10 mph for today generally from the west to northwest. Chances of rain will increase today, but activity will still be of the hit and miss variety. 17/BB/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 96 75 88 71 / 35 50 62 59 Meridian 96 73 89 70 / 44 53 70 67 Vicksburg 96 74 89 71 / 30 45 56 53 Hattiesburg 95 74 90 72 / 57 50 74 71 Natchez 95 74 86 72 / 33 52 67 64 Greenville 94 75 91 72 / 34 38 52 48 Greenwood 93 74 91 71 / 33 40 54 50 && .JAN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && DC/CME
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1121 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 281630- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-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- 1121 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY EXCESSIVE HEAT THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY A HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE MID 90S AND WILL LEAD TO PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 DEGREES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW OF THESE REACHING SEVERE LIMITS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LIGHTNING ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. MAIN TIMING WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 9 PM. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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. *EXCESSIVE HEAT* EXTREME...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN 110 DEGREES FOR 3 OR MORE DAYS IN A ROW AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 107 DEGREES. SIGNIFICANT...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN 110 DEGREES AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES. ELEVATED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX 105 TO 110 DEGREES AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 103 DEGREES. LIMITED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX NEAR 105 DEGREES AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES 100 TO 103 DEGREES. ...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 NWS JAN TROPICAL PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=TROPICAL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HOME PAGE... WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ 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
132 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016
MSZ056-271915-
SMITH MS-
132 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SMITH COUNTY UNTIL 215
PM CDT...
AT 132 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER RALEIGH...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAGEE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10
MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RALEIGH AROUND 145 PM CDT.
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 3191 8944 3199 8965 3202 8966 3216 8958
3209 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 022DEG 11KT 3207 8950
DCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 153 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016 MSZ031-033-039-271945- OKTIBBEHA MS-NOXUBEE MS-LOWNDES MS- 153 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA... NORTHWESTERN NOXUBEE AND SOUTHWESTERN LOWNDES COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT... AT 152 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLUFF LAKE...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF STARKVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BROOKSVILLE...CRAWFORD AND OKTOC. 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 3317 8881 3337 8881 3337 8853 3315 8855 TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 269DEG 12KT 3327 8878 DL
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:34 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was down on County Road 7 near Stringer.
A tree was down on County Road 21 near Moss.
A 24 year old man was struck and killed by lightning as he and another man were standing outside of a residence near a truck.
A large tree branch was blown down along Highway 471.
A 40 pound picnic table was moved about 12 feet by wind gusts.
A tree was blown down on power lines.
Lightning caused a house fire in the Ridgefield Subdivision in Gluckstadt.
There was minor shingle damage to some homes in a neighborhood along Fannin Landing Circle. Trees and powerlines were also blown down along Harbor Ridge Drive and Windrose Drive.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Lamar | 2016-06-27 | 24 | Male | Other | Direct |
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, June 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: 634342, 634343, 634338, 634344, 634339, 634345, 634340, 634346.