Thunderstorm Wind — Oktibbeha, Mississippi

2023-06-25 · near Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi

Event narrative

The covered walkway awning at Starkville Academy was blown over, with a personal weather station at the school measuring a 75 mph wind gust. Several large tree limbs were blown down on the MSU campus, and multiple trees were blown down around the city.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level shortwave trough moving initiated thunderstorms along a cold front on the afternoon of June 25th. With an unstable air mass and strong jet stream over the region, these storms became severe and spread south into Mississippi during the evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1151504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.