Thunderstorm Wind, George
- When
- February 19, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- George County, 2 mi N of Ruble
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.800, -88.880
Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN JUST INSIDE THE GEORGE COUNTY LINE WHERE OLD HIGHWAY 26 COMES OUT OF STONE COUNTY. THE TREES FELL NEAR A COUPLE OF MOBILE HOMES BUT THEY ONLY SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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 MOB wrote it up.
SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN JUST INSIDE THE GEORGE COUNTY LINE WHERE OLD HIGHWAY 26 COMES OUT OF STONE COUNTY. THE TREES FELL NEAR A COUPLE OF MOBILE HOMES BUT THEY ONLY SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF RUBEL.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
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- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 19, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 19, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5541537.