Mississippi, 2024Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, July 15 to 18, 2024
July 15 to 18, 2024 · NWS JAN · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
Scattered storms developed across the region each day. Some gusty winds occurred from this activity and a few locations saw some downed trees.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $74,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Scattered storms developed across the region each day. Some gusty winds occurred from this activity and a few locations saw some downed trees.
Lightning, Clay
- When
- July 15, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 1.38 mi N of West Pt
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -88.650
Lightning struck a transformer which caught the pole to catch fire. Power was out in a part of town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- July 17, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 1.89 mi WSW of (Lul)hesler Fld Laur
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.660, -89.200
A small pine tree was blown over near Indian Springs road and Longview Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- July 17, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, 5.88 mi WNW of Reform
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -89.240
A large limb was down on highway 9.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- July 18, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, 0.91 mi SW of Brooklyn
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.060, -89.190
A tree was down in Brooklyn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Covington
- When
- July 18, 3:18 PM CST
- Where
- Covington County, 1.36 mi ENE of Mt Olive
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 31.760, -89.650
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- July 18, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, 0.91 mi SW of Petal
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $65,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 31.340, -89.280
Strong outflow winds from a nearby thunderstorm blew down a couple trees. A tree was down on a home and car on Montague Street, occupants were briefly trapped. I Petal, a tree was down on power lines. Rain never actually fell in town.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Heat in Arizona, July 15, 20242 deaths · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 15 to 16, 20241 death · EF1 · 118 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, July 15 to 16, 20244 injured · EF2 · 163 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 15, 20241 death · EF1 · 32 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, July 15 to 16, 2024$300,000 · EF2 · 46 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, July 15, 2024$837,000 · EF1 · 91 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 15 to 16, 20241 injured · $1.1 million · EF1 · 53 events
- Wildfire in Washington, July 15 to 31, 2024$35 million · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Iowa, July 15, 2024$520,000 · EF1 · 29 events
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 15 to 31, 2024$2.8 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in New York, July 15, 2024$72,000 · EF0 · 56 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 15, 20242 injured · $117,000 · 70 kt wind · 29 events
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: 1205121, 1205119, 1205124, 1205125, 1205127, 1205126.