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Thunderstorm Wind — Lowndes, Mississippi
July 15, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$1.2M
Area
Lowndes
Event narrative (NOAA)
A large tree limb fell on a car in Columbus and one woman in the car was killed. A man in the car was injured. The marina at the Columbus Lock and Dam on Columbus Lake collapsed and was almost totally destroyed. Several boats in the marina were damaged or destroyed. A 20 foot porch on a mobile home in Columbus was blown away. 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.