Thunderstorm Wind — Forrest, Mississippi

1998-06-05 · near Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi

Event narrative

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5650911. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.