Thunderstorm Wind in Forrest County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind June 5, 1998 · Forrest County, Mississippi

Deaths

Injuries

$1.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the city of Hattiesburg blocking many of the roads and highways. Winds heavily damaged twenty-five homes and twenty-five mobile homes. Forty-five people were injured and two people were killed. The two fatalities were both in automobiles which ran into falling trees or the trees fell on them.

Began near Hattiesburg (31.3200, -89.3200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F1 Forrest County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5650911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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