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Thunderstorm Wind — Rankin, Mississippi
May 10, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
$25K
Magnitude
61 EG
Area
Rankin
Event narrative (NOAA)
A few fences were blown down and minor shingle damage to a few homes. One vehicle had all the windows blown out. The three people inside suffered minor injuries from the flying broken glass. Along Fannin Landing Circle several more trees and large limbs were also blown down. Other trees were blown down in the Buckingham neighborhood with 1 tree down on a car. Winds were estimated around 70 mph.
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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.