Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- March 9, 6:20 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County, Countywide
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.867, -89.100
Extensive damage occurred throughout the city of East Prairie, where a wind gust to 70 MPH was estimated by a spotter. The city hall was partially unroofed, and a communications tower was blown down onto the building. Bricks were blown off the wall of a nearby shop building. Parts of the roof were blown off an auto parts business. Another building lost a large front window. Minor roof damage occurred to numerous structures. Two baseball dugouts were demolished. Numerous tree limbs, power poles, and power lines were blown down. A trailer home was destroyed by a fallen tree off Highway 80 east of East Prairie. Close to Anniston, power poles were blown over on Highway 105 near the intersection of Highway 75. At a trailer park on Highway 105, one trailer was torn open, metal siding was peeled off another, and a third was shifted off its foundation. At a nearby farm store, a large tank was blown through a fence and across Highway 105. A trampoline was wrapped around a tree just west of Anniston. The entire town of Anniston was without power for about 24 hours. The utility company serving the county reported at least 100 poles were broken off, including two 55-foot transmission poles carrying a main feeder line. In Charleston, Wyatt, and Bertrand, damage was relatively minor. Shingles were blown off roofs, and tree limbs were down. In the Wolf Island area, signs were downed, and irrigation systems were blown over. In Dogwood, the gazebo was damaged. Sheds and barns were damaged or destroyed around the county. Schools were closed the following day due to power outages. Mississippi County was designated a federal disaster area, enabling individual residents to apply for relief.