Mississippi, 2001

Damaging Wind in Mississippi, October 11, 2001

October 11, 2001 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500
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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 11, 6:00 PM CST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS, LA
700 PM CDT THU OCT 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0401 PM    NEAR HOLDEN               LA   TORNADO
10/11/01   LIVINGSTON                     POLICE REPORTED TORNADO
                                          TOUCHDOWN 1 MI SOUTH OF
                                          HIGHWAY 441. TREE TOPS
                                          BROKEN. TIN SHED ROOF
                                          DAMAGED.REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0415 PM    HOLDEN                    LA   TORNADO
10/11/01   LIVINGSTON                     TORNADO TOUCHDOWN BETWEEN
                                          HOLDEN AND ALBANY.

0450 PM    PUMPKIN CENTER            LA   TORNADO
10/11/01   TANGIPAHOA                     TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN TOWN
                                          OF PUMPIN CENTER. REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0637 PM    POINTE A LA HACHE         LA   TORNADO
10/11/01   PLAQUEMINES                    TORNADO REPORTED BY MOTORIST
                                          ON HIGHWAY 23 NEAR POINT A
                                          HACHE.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When
October 11, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Pearl River County, 7 mi S of Poplarville
Property damage
$500
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.733, -89.533

A tree was blown down on Interstate 59 between mile markers 22 and 24.

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

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5271831.