Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- June 23, 1:08 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Heidelberg
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -89.000
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 23, 1997
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Jasper
- When
- June 23, 2:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Bay Spgs
- Coordinates
- 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous streets and roads were flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind, Covington
- When
- June 23, 2:03 PM CST
- Where
- Covington County, Mt Olive
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -89.670
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson
- When
- June 23, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Simpson County, Magee
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -89.730
A couple of trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kemper
- When
- June 23, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kemper County, Preston
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.880, -88.830
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Webster
- When
- June 23, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County, 3 mi N of Bellefontaine
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -89.320
A few trees were blown down.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 23, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, June 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 23 to 24, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in West Virginia, June 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 23 to 26, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 23, 1997
- Hail in Wyoming, June 23, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 23, 1997
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: 5615805, 5615806, 5615807, 5615810, 5615809, 5615808.