Thunderstorm Wind — De Soto, Mississippi

2011-06-13 · near Olive Branch, De Soto, Mississippi

Event narrative

Winds were estimated at 95 mph at the Olive Branch AWOS. Major damage occurred to airport hangars. Doors were blown out of two hangars while another one had the side panel blown out. One employee was injured when the wind slammed a hangar door into his hand. Two planes were overturned and damaged. In total, eight planes sustained damage. Minor damage occurred to buildings surrounding the airport.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective complex developed over Southwest Missouri during the early morning hours of June 13th, 2011. The remnants of the complex moved into the Mid-South during the late morning into the afternoon hours. Additional thunderstorms developed along old outflow boundaries of the complex. Some of these thunderstorms became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 326685. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.