Thunderstorm Wind — Forrest, Mississippi

2024-07-18 · near Petal, Forrest, Mississippi

Event narrative

Strong outflow winds from a nearby thunderstorm blew down a couple trees. A tree was down on a home and car on Montague Street, occupants were briefly trapped. I Petal, a tree was down on power lines. Rain never actually fell in town.

Wider weather episode

Scattered storms developed across the region each day. Some gusty winds occurred from this activity and a few locations saw some downed trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205126. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.