Thunderstorm Wind — Sunflower, Mississippi

2006-03-09 · near Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi

Event narrative

As a line of severe storms pushed through the Mississippi Delta, a small segment of the line caused extensive damage in Indianola and then across areas to the northeast. This "bow echo" segment was extremely intense with winds estimated around 80 kts (92 mph). The core of the damaging winds moved from Indianola, north eastward to the Sunflower Community and then into west-central Leflore County.The worst damage occurred in and around Indianola where several hundred trees were uprooted or snapped and dozens of power lines were taken down. Numerous buildings and homes sustained significant to major roof damage and many other homes sustained at least some kind of shingle damage. Several awnings to area gas stations were damaged or blown down. Additionally, several homes, and a Community Bank sustained structural damage. The hardest hit building was the Lockard Elementary. Here windows were blown out and much of the roof was blown off.The storm then moved northeast, away from Indianola, and toward the Sunflower Community. More trees and power lines were blown down along with some minor damage to a few homes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5490755. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.