Thunderstorm Wind in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind July 14, 2020 · Sharkey County, Mississippi

61 mph

Estimated gust (53 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple large trees were snapped or split near the intersection of East Street and MS Highway 14. Several of these fell across roadways.

The wider storm

Under a pattern of northwest flow aloft, and with a highly unstable air mass in place at the surface, a few strong to severe thunderstorms developed in the Delta Region of Mississippi during the afternoon of July 14th. A microburst from one of these storms caused wind damage in the Rolling Fork area of Sharkey County.

Began near Rolling Fork (32.9064, -90.8767).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 911558. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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