Thunderstorm Wind — Sunflower, Mississippi

2022-05-15 · near Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi

Event narrative

Part of a roof was blown off of a shopping center in Indianola.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms moved through portions of western and central Mississippi on the evening of May 15th. Widespread damaging winds downed numerous trees and power lines with several trees falling onto structures and vehicles. Outflow from these thunderstorms created a dust storm across the Mississippi Delta as visibilities dropped to one quarter of a mile before the rain started. In addition, a separate cluster of storms in eastern Mississippi produced scattered wind damage across Noxubee County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1028754. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.