Thunderstorm Wind — Leflore, Mississippi

2022-03-30 · near Sidon, Leflore, Mississippi

$20K

Property damage

54 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Several warehouses sustained roof damage as well as some trees were uprooted in the Sidon area. A nearby agriculture weather site to the northwest of Sidon recorded a 62 mph wind gust from the west-northwest.

Wider weather episode

A strong weather system interacted with an unstable airmass to bring widespread severe weather to the region. There was copious amounts of wind energy in the atmosphere ahead of the squall line to bring down trees and power lines from gradient winds. In addition, damaging winds and tornadoes occurred within the squall line as it moved through Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1017309. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.