Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 15, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Whites
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.667, -88.633
Several trees were blown down and caused minor damage.
Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000
3 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes
- When
- July 15, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lowndes County, Columbus Afb
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -88.450
A wind of 55 mph gusting to 60 mph was recorded at Columbus AFB.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes
- When
- July 15, 8:36 PM CST to 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lowndes County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -88.450
A large tree limb fell on a car in Columbus and one woman in the car was killed. A man in the car was injured. The marina at the Columbus Lock and Dam on Columbus Lake collapsed and was almost totally destroyed. Several boats in the marina were damaged or destroyed. A 20 foot porch on a mobile home in Columbus was blown away. Numerous trees were blown down.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes | 2000-07-15 | 22 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, July 15 to 16, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 15, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2000
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: 5164170, 5163902, 5164169.