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Thunderstorm Wind in Greene County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind June 5, 1998 · Greene County, Mississippi

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$1.4M

Damage as recorded

$130K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the county from west to east. The storms entered the county around 1020 pm and moved out of the county around 1100 pm. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Many trees were blown on homes. Four homes, six mobile homes and one business were completely destroyed. Eighteen homes, seven mobile homes and two businesses had major damage and twenty homes, four mobile homes and one business had minor damage. No injuries were reported.

Began near Countywide (31.2300, -88.6300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5654098. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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