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Thunderstorm Wind — Forrest, Mississippi
June 5, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
45
Property damage
$1.0M
Area
Forrest
Event narrative (NOAA)
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the city of Hattiesburg blocking many of the roads and highways. Winds heavily damaged twenty-five homes and twenty-five mobile homes. Forty-five people were injured and two people were killed. The two fatalities were both in automobiles which ran into falling trees or the trees fell on them.
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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.