Thunderstorm Wind, Tallahatchie
- When
- May 27, 5:25 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tallahatchie County, Charleston
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -90.050
Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 27, 2000
5 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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Memphis radar (KNQA), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- May 27, 5:55 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.833, -89.300
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- May 27, 6:20 PM CST to 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Tupelo
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.267, -88.717
Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba
- When
- May 27, 6:35 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Itawamba County, Dorsey
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -88.350
A few trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- May 27, 6:40 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -89.000
Numerous trees and power lines 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, May 27, 2000
- Heat in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 27, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 27, 2000
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: 5145154, 5144262, 5144263, 5144264, 5145153.