Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- April 22, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, Ackerman
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -89.170
Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
Several trees were blown down in and around Ackerman.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Several trees were blown down in and around Ackerman.
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:28 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 22, 1996
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Missouri, April 22, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
- Hail in Arkansas, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5545870.