Thunderstorms formed during the afternoon and evening hours across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi in response to high instability. Drier mid-level air mixed into these storms, which aided in the production of hail and microbursts.
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The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms formed during the afternoon and evening hours across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi in response to high instability. Drier mid-level air mixed into these storms, which aided in the production of hail and microbursts. The strongest storms were able to produce hail and severe winds before dissipating after the sun went down.
The Hammond radar (KHDC), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Picture of hail estimated to be about quarter size north of Gainesville, MS near Stennis Space Center.
Tree down blocking road at Stennis. Time estimated from radar.
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, July 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: 1205762, 1205764.