Thunderstorm Wind in Jasper County, Mississippi

A sizeable swath of wind damage developed across south-central Jasper county and moved into northeast Jones during the afternoon o April 29th. Much of this wind was in the 60-65 mph range. However, a more intense corridor developed on the east side of the Moss community and in the Bonner community with peak winds between 70-80 mph. Numerous trees were damaged from being uprooted, snapped, or had large limbs broken off. These were downed in a south-facing direction. Three homes had trees down on them, along with some on a couple of sheds. Power lines and poles were downed by trees as well. Worst impacted areas were along CR 31, 33, 311 in Jasper County and the 400-500 blocks of Claiborne Road and Bonner Road in NE Jones County.

Severe storms moved across the state of Mississippi during the morning, afternoon and evening hours of April 26 through April 29 2026. Some of these thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees and powerlines. Some of these storms produced hail and a brief tornado.