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Thunderstorm Wind in Benton County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2025 · Benton County, Mississippi

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees down across Hickory Flat.

The wider storm

A bowing MCS entered northwest Mississippi during the morning hours with plentiful instability. This segment resulted in damaging winds before quickly weakening as it headed east.

Moisture surged northward as a warm front lifted across the area, which enhanced atmospheric recovery. An increasing low-level jet enhanced this risk. A supercell was able to form and flourish across Arkansas and eventually track into north Mississippi, resulting in significant wind damage and a brief tornado during the evening hours.

Began near Hickory Flat (34.6200, -89.1900).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 De Soto County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260338. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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