Mississippi, 2019

Damaging Wind in Mississippi, July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019 · NWS MEG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A lone severe thunderstorm was capable of producing damaging winds across portions of northeast Mississippi during the early evening hours of July 15th.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 MEG wrote it up.

A lone severe thunderstorm was capable of producing damaging winds across portions of northeast Mississippi during the early evening hours of July 15th.

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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 15, 2:15 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 2:15 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 2:30 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-162230-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Benton TN-Calhoun-Carroll-Chester-Chickasaw-Clay-
Coahoma-Craighead-Crittenden-Crockett-Cross-DeSoto-Decatur-
Dunklin-Dyer-Fayette-Gibson-Greene-Hardeman-Hardin-Haywood-
Henderson-Henry-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lake-Lauderdale-Lee AR-Lee MS-
Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot-
Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis-
Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley-
Yalobusha-
330 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

The remnants of Barry will continue to bring rainfall to the
Midsouth. Flash flooding will remain possible in areas affected by
persistent rain bands.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Flash flooding will remain possible, particularly over western
sections of the Mid-South.

Short-lived tornadoes could occur on Tuesday associated with
thunderstorms embedded in heavier rain bands.

Heat indices may reach or exceed 105 degrees from Wednesday
through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed through Tuesday.

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
July 15, 5:00 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County, 2.56 mi WNW of Wallfield to 1.83 mi SW of Algoma
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
34.144, -89.062

Tree down on horse trailer on Macedonia Road.

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 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2019

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: 843159.