Thunderstorm Wind — Neshoba, Mississippi

2019-04-18 · near Williamsville, Neshoba, Mississippi

Direct deaths

$20K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A tree was blown down onto a car, which resulted in a fatality. This occurred on Highway 15S between Highway 485 and County Road 432.

Wider weather episode

During the daytime hours of April 18th, a developing storm system helped generate a large line of thunderstorms which then moved across the region. From this, a regional outbreak of tornadoes along with widespread wind damage occurred. This line became efficient at producing tornadoes as a meso-scale vortex developed. The combination of multiple environmental features, set the stage for 43 tornadoes to occur over the forecast area. This ranks as 4th most for a single event across the forecast area. In addition to the tornadoes, widespread wind damage occurred as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 845854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.