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Thunderstorm Wind — Pontotoc, Mississippi
April 8, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$50K
Area
Pontotoc
Event narrative (NOAA)
One person was killed when his mobile home was demolished. One house had its windows blown out of it. A shed lost its roof. Two mobile homes and one house were damaged. A horse was killed in the storm. Numerous trees were blown down.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.