Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin
- When
- April 22, 8:25 PM CST to 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Rankin County, Whitfield to Pelahatchie
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -90.080
Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
A large severe thunderstorm cause widespread damage over Rankin county. In Pelahatchie an estimated 100 tree were blown down.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- 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.
A large severe thunderstorm cause widespread damage over Rankin county. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in about a five mile wide swath from Whitfield to just east of Pelahatchie.In Pelahatchie an estimated 100 tree were blown down. Many houses were damaged by the fallen trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- 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
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5545868.