Thunderstorm Wind — Kemper, Mississippi

2024-06-26 · near Blackwater, Kemper, Mississippi

Event narrative

One lane of traffic was blocked due to fallen trees and power lines on MS Highway 39 near Blackwater-493 Road.

Wider weather episode

A weakening band of strong storms resulted in a lull in activity after morning storms across western and northern Mississippi on June 26th. By afternoon, instability increased allowing new strong, damaging thunderstorms to develop mostly across eastern Mississippi moving from west to east. Wind was the primary damaging hazard though mostly small hail and heavy rain were also present.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1191852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.