Mississippi, 2014

Damaging Wind in Mississippi, October 2, 2014

October 2, 2014 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of October 2nd ahead of a strong cold front. One report of wind damage was received from Pearl River County.

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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
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 happened

The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of October 2nd ahead of a strong cold front. One report of wind damage was received from Pearl River County.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When
October 2, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Pearl River County, 11 mi ENE of Poplarville
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
30.891, -89.359

Damaging winds from a thunderstorm caused a mobile home to roll over onto its side into several trees, with debris blown downwind. Wind speed was estimated at 75 to 85 mph. Several large tree limbs in nearby trees were snapped. The occupant of the mobile home had minor injuries but was not transported for medical attention.

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

Every storm in Mississippi in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, October 2014

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 541015.