Thunderstorm Wind — Panola, Mississippi

2011-06-13 · near Bluff Spgs, Panola, Mississippi

Event narrative

Straight line winds knocked several trees down near Sardis Lake. One tree fell on a camper in the Oak Grove Camp area of Sardis Lake. Two people were killed and one person was injured as a result.

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 326703. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.