Thunderstorm Wind — Montgomery, Mississippi

2021-05-02 · near Lilac, Montgomery, Mississippi

Event narrative

A couple of trees were damaged on the edge of a field.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level shortwave trough moved from East Texas across Arkansas during the afternoon of May 2nd. At the surface, a warm front associated with the system developed and lifted north across Mississippi. Severe thunderstorms developed along and south of the warm front through the afternoon and evening, producing several tornadoes and scattered wind damage extending from the southwestern and west-central Mississippi toward north-central and northeastern portions of the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 963682. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.