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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 59 kts. |
| State | MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area | TUNICA |
| WFO | MEG |
| Begin Date | 08/03/2008 16:55:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | SSW |
| Begin Location | TUNICA ARPT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.66/-90.38 |
| End Date | 08/03/2008 16:55:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Diurnal Convection fired up across portions Northeast Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 2nd, 2008. Some of the thunderstorms produced flash flooding, large hail and damaging winds. The storms eventually died off, but re-fired over Northwest Mississippi during the late afternoon and early evening hours of August 3rd, 2008. Some of these storms produced damaging winds as well. |
| Event Narrative | Tunica ASOS reported a 68 MPH wind gust. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 135.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| GOLDEN | TISHOMINGO CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 14:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
| TISHOMINGO CO ARPT | TISHOMINGO CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 14:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRVIEW | ITAWAMBA CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 14:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| LUKE | TISHOMINGO CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 16:37 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| MANTACHIE | ITAWAMBA CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 17:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
| TUPELO | LEE CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 17:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
| PLANTERSVILLE | LEE CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 17:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| FULTON | ITAWAMBA CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| BIGGERSVILLE | ALCORN CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 17:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRFIELD | UNION CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 17:49 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| BELDEN | LEE CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| CHERRY CREEK | PONTOTOC CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| FURRS | PONTOTOC CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 18:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PONTOTOC | PONTOTOC CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 18:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 12.00K | 0.00K |
| OKOLONA | CHICKASAW CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 18:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| OXFORD | LAFAYETTE CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 19:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| DENMARK | LAFAYETTE CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 19:43 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| PONTOTOC | PONTOTOC CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 19:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WATER VLY MUNI APT | YALOBUSHA CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 19:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| TAYLOR | LAFAYETTE CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 20:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKLAND | YALOBUSHA CO. | MS | 08/02/2008 | 21:02 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| TUNICA ARPT | TUNICA CO. | MS | 08/03/2008 | 16:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 135.00K | 0.00K |
