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Event Details
| Event | Lightning |
| State | MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area | SMITH |
| WFO | JAN |
| Begin Date | 08/13/2010 12:30:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 3 |
| Begin Azimuth | SSW |
| Begin Location | RALEIGH |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.98/-89.54 |
| End Date | 08/13/2010 12:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 1.10M |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Showers and thunderstorms occurred across the region on August 13th and 14th. Some of the storms produced damaging winds and torrential rain, which resulted in some flash flooding. |
| Event Narrative | A storage tank was struck by lighting and caused the tank to catch fire. The initial fire spread to two other tanks engulfing three 1000 gallons tanks into a huge fire. Each tank had a small amount of crude oil and salt water in them. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.417M | 0.00K | |||||||
| NATCHEZ | ADAMS CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 08:11 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NATCHEZ | ADAMS CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 08:20 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |
| FAYETTE | JEFFERSON CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 09:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |
| RALEIGH | SMITH CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 12:30 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 1.100M | 0.00K | |
| PRENTISS | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 12:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRENTISS | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 13:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PUCKETT | RANKIN CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 13:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
| MT CARMEL | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SHOCCO | MADISON CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 14:06 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 57 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| MERIDIAN | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 15:41 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| LOST GAP | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K | |
| MERIDIAN | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 08/13/2010 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K | |
| LOUISVILLE | WINSTON CO. | MS | 08/14/2010 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BIGBEE VLY | NOXUBEE CO. | MS | 08/14/2010 | 19:24 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.417M | 0.00K |
