Thunderstorm Wind in Winston County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind June 14, 2023 · Winston County, Mississippi

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

High downburst winds from a supercell thunderstorm blew down trees across portions of southern Winston County including in the Mars Hill area where a peak gust of 70 mph was measured by a personal weather station.

The wider storm

Convergence of moisture along a stationary front in northern Mississippi triggered thunderstorms during the day on June 14th. With an unstable air mass south of the front and a strong jet stream over the frontal zone sustaining robust updrafts, these storms quickly became severe and moved east-southeast across portions of Mississippi through the morning of the 15th. Storms produced hail as large as 4.88 inches near Brooksville, which when measured was just below the record 5.0 inches for the state of Mississippi. Swaths of hail and wind damaged crops in addition to homes, trees, and power lines.

Began near Zama (32.9700, -89.3150).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1146045. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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