Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- July 4, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, 3 mi NW of Dorena
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -89.270
Two large hickory trees were downed at Big Oak Tree State Park.
Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 4, 1997
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $3,000
- 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.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 4, 1997
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 4, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, July 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 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: 5609648.