Thunderstorm Wind — Jackson, Mississippi

2023-04-15 · near Vancleave, Jackson, Mississippi

Event narrative

Large tree limbs down on powerline in Vancleave, causing one to snap.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of thunderstorms developed in Mexico along the Texas/Mexico border west of San Antonio on the evening of April 14th. This cluster was able to maintain continuity to at least some degree all the way across Texas. As it moved into western Louisiana on the morning of the 15th, it was tracking into an environment of increased instability. This aided in the organization of these storms into a Mesoscale Convective Complex (MCS). As the MCS raced across Louisiana into Mississippi, it produced damaging winds at various locations in this portion of the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1096127. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.