Thunderstorm Wind in Kemper County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind September 6, 2023 · Kemper County, Mississippi

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Bluff Spgs (32.8000, -88.8300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143178. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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