Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and hail across parts of Mississippi.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and hail across parts of Mississippi.
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 18, 6:11 AM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
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</html>Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
827 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
LAZ007-181400-
Morehouse LA-
827 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
THROUGH 900 AM CDT...
At 827 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Sterlington, or 11 miles west of Bastrop, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Bastrop around 830 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3291 9208 3293 9207 3300 9200 3276 9183
3270 9203 3271 9204 3270 9204 3270 9206
3273 9207 3274 9205 3276 9206 3279 9205
3282 9207 3284 9206 3287 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 241DEG 30KT 3280 9211
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NFSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
854 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
ARZ074-LAZ007-181430-
Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-
854 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IN
SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES THROUGH 930
AM CDT...
At 853 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Beekman, or 9 miles north of Bastrop, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Beekman around 900 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3281 9197 3292 9204 3312 9184 3287 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 238DEG 30KT 3291 9195
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NFSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
Issued by National Weather Service Huntsville AL
924 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ040-181515-
Chicot AR-Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-East Carroll LA-West Carroll LA-
Issaquena MS-
924 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN CHICOT AND SOUTHEASTERN
ASHLEY COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE...NORTHEASTERN EAST
CARROLL...NORTHERN WEST CARROLL PARISHES IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
AND NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM CDT...
At 924 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jones, or 15 miles south of Hamburg, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Wilmot and Jones around 930 AM CDT.
Parkdale around 935 AM CDT.
Eudora and Kilbourne around 955 AM CDT.
Chicot Junction around 1000 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 3306 9187 3346 9136 3314 9119 3311 9120
3308 9116 3303 9113 3301 9117 3301 9112
3292 9107 3281 9156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 254DEG 34KT 3300 9173
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
GH/HUNSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1026 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
LAZ007-181600-
Morehouse LA-
1026 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
THROUGH 1100 AM CDT...
At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Bastrop, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Bastrop and Beekman around 1030 AM CDT.
Galion around 1040 AM CDT.
Mer Rouge around 1045 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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 3291 9208 3292 9207 3295 9208 3301 9173
3301 9165 3275 9163 3277 9206 3280 9205
3282 9207 3283 9207 3284 9206 3287 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1526Z 266DEG 27KT 3287 9202
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CEThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:29 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down near Winn Road.
Several power poles were blown down in the Midnight and Silver City areas.
A few trees and power lines were blown down onto roadways in the Pickens area.
Hail up to the size of ping pong balls fell near Whisper Lake.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 2024
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1192470, 1192471, 1192472, 1192474.