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Thunderstorm Wind in Forrest County, Mississippi
Thunderstorm Wind March 11, 2026 · Forrest County, Mississippi
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across northern Forrest County in the Hattiesburg, Petal, Macedonia, and Sunrise areas.
The wider storm
An organized line of storms was able to tap into a favorable environmental shear profile to produce several swaths of significant wind damage, as well as a few tornadoes across south central Mississippi.
Began near Petal (31.3300, -89.2900).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323894. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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