Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar
- When
- May 9, 4:10 AM CST
- Where
- Bolivar County, Cleveland
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -90.730
Trees and power lines were blown down and windows were blown out of several buildings.
Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 9, 1997
9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower
- When
- May 9, 4:25 AM CST
- Where
- Sunflower County, Sunflower
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -90.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower
- When
- May 9, 4:39 AM CST
- Where
- Sunflower County, Doddsville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.670, -90.530
A tin roof was blown off a building.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore
- When
- May 9, 4:55 AM CST
- Where
- Leflore County, Greenwood
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -90.180
Several trees and large limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 5:20 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Carrollton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -89.920
Several power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 9, 5:25 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, 4 mi SE of Carrollton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -89.870
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- May 9, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, 6 mi NW of Ackerman
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -89.230
Several trees were blown down on to power ines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 9, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Winona
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -89.730
Several power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha
- When
- May 9, 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Oktibbeha County, Starkville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -88.830
Several 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in Texas, May 9, 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: 5603742, 5598645, 5598646, 5603743, 5598641, 5598642, 5598644, 5598643, 5598647.