Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Mississippi

2019-06-19 · near Priscilla, Washington, Mississippi

Event narrative

A tree fell on a mobile home on West County Line Road just west of North Broadway Extended, causing 1 fatality. Several trees were also blown down.

Wider weather episode

As a strong shortwave trough dove into the region late in the evening of June 19th and into the early morning hours of June 20th, a line of severe storms tore across the Highway 82 corridor. The strongest of the wind occurred in southeast Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta, where 80 to 90 mph winds caused extensive damage. As the line tracked to the east, some wind damage occurred but the winds were not as strong through this area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 832796. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.