Thunderstorm Wind — Kemper, Mississippi

2023-09-06 · near Bluff Spgs, Kemper, Mississippi

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 53 kts was measured from 310 degrees at the Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field AWOS site KNJW.

Wider weather episode

A disturbance in northwest flow aloft triggered a round of severe thunderstorms as it interacted with a hot and unstable air mass over southeast Arkansas and northern Mississippi. These thunderstorms produced some wind damage and hail as they moved across northern and central Mississippi.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143178. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.