Mississippi, 2019

Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 27, 2019

November 27, 2019 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A cold front moved through the Mid-South during the overnight hours. During the early morning hours of November 27th the front kicked off a couple of severe storms with damaging winds over northwest Mississippi.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 cold front moved through the Mid-South during the overnight hours. During the early morning hours of November 27th the front kicked off a couple of severe storms with damaging winds over northwest Mississippi.

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 Nov 26, 3:06 PM CST, 10 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 3:06 PM CST, 10 hours 49 minutes before
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The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:57 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When
November 27, 1:55 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
Where
Panola County, 1 mi SE of Batesville to 2.04 mi E of Batesville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.310, -89.938

Straight line winds knocked down trees and damaged some vinyl siding, shingles and awnings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tunica

When
November 27, 12:50 PM CST to 12:55 PM CST
Where
Tunica County, 1.57 mi WSW of Maud to Maud
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
34.563, -90.426

A barn was destroyed and a few homes sustained roof damage in the Maud community. Six or seven utility poles were down along Highway 61 west of Dubbs.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 866108, 866106.