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Strong Wind in Sharkey, Mississippi

Strong Wind February 17, 2022 · Sharkey, Mississippi

55 mph

Estimated gust (48 kt)

$7K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were blown down in Rolling Fork.

The wider storm

Showers and storms developed ahead of a cold front. Some storms became severe with damaging winds, and locally heavy rainfall. Winds were strong ahead of the storms and resulted in downed trees across the region. National Weather Service official observing sites recorded wind gusts of 50 to 56 mph through the day, and a site in Bolivar County recorded a wind gust of 58mph. Meridian Key Field recorded a wind gust of 60mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1010017. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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