Thunderstorm Wind — Jasper, Mississippi

2024-05-09 · near Hamlet, Jasper, Mississippi

Event narrative

A line of severe thunderstorms blew down numerous trees and powerlines across the county including trees which were downed onto lines along County Road 17 near County Road 1721. A tree was blown down onto US Highway 11 near County Road 114 in the Heidelberg area, and a car later collided with the downed tree. There were no injuries.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms moved across the state of Mississippi and produced damaging wind gusts, hail, and one tornado. Two swaths of wind produced significant damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193884. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.