Mississippi, 1997High Wind in Mississippi, November 2, 1997
November 2, 1997 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
High Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- November 2, 4:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.225, -89.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several signs were knocked down as winds associated with some rain showers moved through the county.
High Wind, Lee
- When
- November 2, 4:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A few trees and power lines were blown down by winds associated with some rain showers.
High Wind, Union
- When
- November 2, 4:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 34.491, -89.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A few trees and power lines were blown down by winds associated with some rain showers.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Florida, November 2, 199732 injured · $14 million · F3 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in New York, November 2, 19971 death · 1 injured · 2 events
- Hurricane in Guam, November 2, 1997$15 million · 4 events
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 2, 1997$144,000 · 59 kt wind · 18 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 1997$98,000 · 53 kt wind · 24 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, November 2, 1997$90,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 199750 kt wind · 26 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, November 2, 1997$25,000 · F0 · 1 event
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 2 to 3, 199717 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, November 2, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Maryland, November 2, 1997$16,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 2, 1997$15,000 · 2 events
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: 5619651, 5619652, 5619653.