Thunderstorm Wind in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind August 18, 2024 · Sunflower County, Mississippi

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Scattered trees and power lines were blown down in a swath across Sunflower County including two trees which fell onto vehicles and one tree which fell onto a house in the Moorhead area.

The wider storm

A line of severe thunderstorms moved southward across Mississippi during the evening of August 18th and produced scattered to widespread wind damage.

Began near Lombardy (33.8700, -90.6500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1215006. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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