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Thunderstorm Wind — Lafayette, Mississippi
July 20, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$10K
Area
Lafayette
Event narrative (NOAA)
One construction worker was killed and two co-workers were injured when a wall they were working on collapsed because of thunderstorm winds. Several trees and power lines were knocked 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.