Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar
- When
- June 28, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Bolivar County, 1 mi N of Cleveland
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -90.730
A few trees were blown down.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 28, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $26,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Lauderdale
- When
- June 28, 8:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Toomsuba
- Coordinates
- 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were underwater.
Flash Flood, Montgomery
- When
- June 28, 8:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Duck Hill
- Coordinates
- 33.494, -89.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six inches of water were over Highway 51.
Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba
- When
- June 28, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Neshoba County, 1 mi N of Philadelphia
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -89.120
Three sections of roof were blown off a motel. One vehicle was damaged by roof parts.
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
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, June 28, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 28 to 29, 1997
- Hail in Texas, June 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 28, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, June 28, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 28 to 29, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 28, 1997
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, June 1997
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: 5614249, 5614251, 5614250, 5614252.