Adams storm history

Flood water covered N Canal Street and entered at least three businesses in Natchez including the Natchez Democrat, Blankensteins Supplies and Equipment, and the Natchez Convention Center. Two adults were swept off their feet by flood water near the intersection of Aldrich St. an…

A large tree was blown down on a home on Westwood Road causing a fatality and additionally an injury. Other scattered downed trees were down across town.

Significant wind damage occurred across a large portion of Adams County. Winds were rated as high as 80 to 90 mph with a large bowing segment of a progressive derecho. Hundreds of trees and numerous power lines were downed across the county. According to Emergency Manager, 41 str…

After a few rounds of moderate rains from Hurricane Gustav, a persistent band of heavy storms moved into Adams County and produced flash flooding across the area. This round of heavy rain added a quick 3 to 6 inches to an area that had received 4 to 6 from previous rains. Many ro…

Tropical storm force winds occurred across Adams County as the outer edges of Hurricane Gustav moved across southern Louisiana. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Tree damage was widespread across the county as wind gusts peaked between 50 and 60 mph for several hour…

An intense line of thunderstorms or bow echo configuration moved across the Mississippi River and struck the city of Natchez. Strong outflow from the bow echo produced estimated winds of 80 to 100 miles an hour in the city. These strong winds damaged many of the historic building…

Scattered trees were blown down around Natchez and to the east through Adams County. One tree fell onto a home, one fell onto three vehicles, and one fell onto a communications trailer.

Sporadic trees were blown down around Adams County.

A tree fell onto a vehicle along Pinemount.

Trees were blown down Rice Road and Artman Road.

Multiple trees were blown down along Spokane Road and blocked the road.

A few trees were blown down at the Camelot Apartments in Natchez. A downed tree caused damage to one building. The winds associated with this were due to a wake low. A peak wind gust of 41 mph out of the southeast was measured by the Natchez AWOS site KHEZ during this time frame.

A tree was downed across N Palestine Road near the intersection with Duck Pond Road.

Two trees were blown down.

A tree was blown down onto a power line as showers developed in advance of approaching thunderstorms.

A tree was blown onto a trampoline.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Woodhill Drive.

Trees were blown down and some power lines. Areas impacted were Montebello Dr, Southwind road and Kingston road.

A tree was blown down off of Old Highway 84.

Between 1 and 2 inches of snow fell across southern portions of the county. Melting and refreezing resulted in hazardous travel conditions.

A tree was blown down in the 200 block of Morgantown Road.

A few trees were down along Foster Mound Road.

Penny to quarter sized hail fell in the area.

Trees and powerlines were down in Natchez. Additional trees and powerlines were down across the county.

A power line was blown down onto a car in Natchez.

A few hailstones up to quarter size fell.

Hail as large as half dollars fell.

Quarter size hail fell near Kingston Road.

Hail up to the size of pennies fell near Natchez.

Drought conditions in Adams County persisted at mostly D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor, but some improvement to D3 (Extreme Drought) was noted along the US Highway 84 corridor due to heavy rainfall.

Drought conditions in Adams County persisted at D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Drought conditions in Adams County intensified from D3 (Extreme Drought) to D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Drought conditions in Adams County intensified from D0 (Abnormally Dry) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

A few trees were blown down in Palestine community area.

A few trees and some power lines were blown down in the north portion of the county.

Numerous trees were blown down across Adams county and power outages were reported.

Shingles were blown off of a house along Duck Pond Road.

A tree was blown down onto the intersection of Airport Road and Old Johnson Road.

A couple of trees were blown down between Sibley and Natchez.

Hail up to the size of pennies fell in the area.

Half Dollar size hail reported.

Golf ball size hail reported.

Quarter size hail reported.

Several bridges were inundated with flood water in Adams county, including on Bourke Road.