Thunderstorm Wind — Yazoo, Mississippi

2025-08-18 · near Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi

Event narrative

Several trees and power poles were snapped along on Moorehead Road, Niven Road, and Overby Road. One tree fell onto a home along Overby Road.

Wider weather episode

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of Mississippi during the afternoon and evening hours of August 18th through 20th. Isolated damaging wind gusts occurred with the strongest of storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.