Thunderstorm Wind — Neshoba, Mississippi

2024-04-09 · near Kitchener, Neshoba, Mississippi

Event narrative

A line of severe thunderstorms produced a swath of significant damaging winds that was up to 3 to 4 miles wide and approximately 18 miles long across the southern half of Neshoba County. Along this swath, numerous trees and power lines were blown down. The Dixon and Good Hope communities were most impacted, with damage becoming more scattered on the south side of Philadelphia to near Tucker. Along this damage swath, several homes were impacted by fallen trees, the roof of a mobile home was displaced, the roofs of multiple outbuildings were damaged or blown off, a small barn collapsed, a shed was blown down, and two chicken houses sustained roof damage. Peak winds were estimated at 85 MPH in two areas of more focused damage - along County Road 339 north of the Dixon community and along County Road 341 and County Road 410 east of Dixon. Over two dozen homes were damaged including 21 which suffered major damage or were destroyed.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms produced significant wind damage, heavy rain, hail, and a tornado as it crossed from Northeast Louisiana into Mississippi during the evening of April 9th. Subsequent heavy rain and storms continued into the daytime of April 10th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190950. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.