Thunderstorm Wind — Adams, Mississippi

1998-02-26 · near Natchez, Adams, Mississippi

Event narrative

An intense line of thunderstorms or bow echo configuration moved across the Mississippi River and struck the city of Natchez. Strong outflow from the bow echo produced estimated winds of 80 to 100 miles an hour in the city. These strong winds damaged many of the historic buildings and peeled roofs off of many of the buildings. Numerous windows were broken out of buildings and debris was scattered over a three mile wide area. Four people were injured but none of the injuries were serious. Numerous trees were also blown down.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5634782. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.