Mississippi, 2015

Damaging Wind in Mississippi, October 31, 2015

October 31, 2015 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A line of thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi and caused damage.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 MOB wrote it up.

A line of thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi and caused damage.

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.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 30, 5:49 PM CST, 22 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 5:49 PM CST, 22 hours 23 minutes before
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The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:11 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
October 31, 4:12 PM CST to 4:14 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, 3.3 mi WNW of Clara
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.601, -88.751

Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and damaged a mobile home near Strengthford.

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 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, October 2015

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: 604442.