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NWUS54 KJAN 161936
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
236 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0350 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Society Hill        31.42N 89.89W
05/13/2024  E105 MPH         Jefferson Davis    MS   NWS Storm Survey

            This significant swath of intense winds
            started in the Oak Vale community in
            Jefferson Davis county and moved SE through
            the Society Hill community of Jefferson
            Davis county and continued into N Marion
            where it impacted the Bunker Hill and Good
            Hope communities. This swath was extensive
            and had a sizable area of 70-85 mph winds.
            More intense winds were embedded and
            impacted areas at Society Hill (105 mph peak
            winds), a sizeable area around Bunker Hill
            with winds of 90-110 mph and then the Good
            Hope community with winds 80-95 mph.
            Overall, timber damage was extensive with
            tens of thousands of trees uprooted, snapped
            or damaged to a decent degree. Numerous
            power liens and poles were down. Roughly two
            dozen homes suffered major to minor damage
            across the swath with these being damaged
            from a combination of trees downed on them
            or strictly from the wind. The hardest hit
            area was around Bunker Hill. The area from
            the reservoir, through Gross-Bunker Hill
            Road, Pope Road, Hwy 35 to Williamsburg Road
            experienced the peak portion of the swath of
            100-110 mph winds. A section along Pope Road
            and Hwy 35 was enhanced by less friction as
            these winds moved over a large open cut
            over. The roof was removed from a large barn
            structure and substantial roof damage
            occurred to the home next door. Tree damage
            was extensive. Winds steadily weakened as
            the system moved into the Good Hope
            community. Max estimated winds were 110 mph.
            Swath length roughly 15 miles, max width 3.5
            miles. Event occurred from 350am to 408am.


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