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Event Details
| Event | Lightning |
| State | MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area | FORREST |
| WFO | JAN |
| Begin Date | 06/08/2011 12:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 06/08/2011 12:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 3.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Abundant low level moisture and hot afternoon temperatures allowed plenty of instability to develop during the afternoon and evening hours of June 8th, 2011. Severe storms affected portions of central Mississippi in response with the storms producing wind damage and dime to golf ball sized hail. |
| Event Narrative | Seventy seven Air Force cadets were in tents close to a power pole that was struck by lightning. The cadets were all taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. No injures were confirmed. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 678.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| FORREST CO. | FORREST CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 12:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| FORREST CO. | FORREST CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 12:21 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| FORREST CO. | FORREST CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 12:30 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLARKE CO. | CLARKE CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLARKE CO. | CLARKE CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| JASPER CO. | JASPER CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| SMITH CO. | SMITH CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| SMITH CO. | SMITH CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAUDERDALE CO. | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:34 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| LAUDERDALE CO. | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| SCOTT CO. | SCOTT CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 15:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K |
| KEMPER CO. | KEMPER CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 16:07 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| FRANKLIN CO. | FRANKLIN CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 16:59 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| NOXUBEE CO. | NOXUBEE CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 17:03 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JEFFERSON CO. | JEFFERSON CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| HINDS CO. | HINDS CO. | MS | 06/08/2011 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 678.00K | 0.00K |
