Thunderstorm Wind — Panola, Mississippi

2020-04-12 · near Asa, Panola, Mississippi

Event narrative

Straight line winds damaged or destroyed 15 to 20 homes across Panola County. Numerous trees were knocked down. One fatality occurred when trees fell on a mobile home.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure tracked from the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley on April 12, 2020. A warm front pushed north through the Mid-South earlier in the day with heavy rain and some flash flooding along with a few severe storms. The associated cold front then tracked across the Mid-South during the overnight hours. A line of severe storms with widespread damaging winds developed in advance of the cold front. The most extensive damage was in the Phillips County, Arkansas and Coahoma County, Mississippi.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 890156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.