Thunderstorm Wind — Union, Mississippi

2015-05-24 · near New Albany, Union, Mississippi

Event narrative

Strong winds knocked down a tree on Highway 30 just east of New Albany. The tree struck two cars killing one person. Two others received minor injuries. Several other limbs were knocked down in the city.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance moved out of Northeast Texas into the Mid-South during the afternoon and early evening hours on May 24, 2015. The airmass across the Mid-South was moist and unstable and the disturbance ignited scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. A few storms were severe with damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 581159. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.