Thunderstorm Wind — Forrest, Mississippi

2025-02-16 · near Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi

Event narrative

Numerous trees were blown down in Hattiesburg including one which fell onto a house on Azalea Drive.

Wider weather episode

An active weather pattern set the stage for a couple rounds of severe weather in mid February. A large upper trough was situated over the Rockies and associated surface lows moved through and just north of the area. This pattern supported thunderstorms across southern portions of the area which produced wind damage and a few tornadoes on February 12th. A more potent system impacted the area on February 15th where more widespread severe weather unfolded.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1249196. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.