Thunderstorm Wind — Hinds, Mississippi
1996-06-01 · near Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi
$1.2M
Property damage
85
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A six hundered foot tower was blown down in southwest Jackson. This tower held the antennea for the Jackson NOAA Weather Radio. The roofs of several buildings were peeled off. A large air conditioning unit was blown off the roof of a building. Several cars were overturned and had the windows blown out. Winds were estimated to be near 100 mph.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5550438. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.