Power Outage in Meridian, MS

Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple trees and powerlines were downed near Meridian high school.

March 26, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Multiple trees and powerlines down across Highway 39 n near Old Country Club Road.

March 26, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Tree down on Causeyvile Road resulted in a vehicle crashing into it. Powerlines were also downed in the area.

March 26, 2023

Tornado. This long track tornado touched down in far northern Jasper County along County Road 24 where some minor tree damage occurred. It initially moved through a wooded hunting area with a TDS observed on radar at the time. Then the tornado moved northeast into Newton County near Mississippi Highway 15. It snapped and uprooted trees it crossed MS Hwy 15. The tornado then crossed MS Hwy 504 and Nicholson Rd. Along Shelby and Garvin Roads, many more trees were damaged and a couple of sheds were either destroyed or heavily damaged. Some minor roof damage to 2 homes occurred here as well. The tornado continued to move NE and crossed several more roads through a creek bottom area where it mainly damaged trees. The tornado increased in intensity as it neared the west side of Hickory and US Highway 80. It widened and heavily damaged trees and power lines, destroyed a shed, and caused minor roof damage to some homes in the Highway 80/503 area. The tornado crossed Interstate 20 at Hickory-Little Rock Rd. and continued to heavily damage trees and powerlines. One home had some of the roof removed and windows broken. Peak intensity occurred along Caldwell, Pleasant Ridge, and Tatum Roads where low end EF-2 damage occurred to timber. The tornado weakened as it reached Ridge Rd. An old chicken house was heavily damaged between Archie and McNeil Roads. Minor tree limb damage occurred near Chunky Duffy Rd. and Suqualena Rd. as the tornado crossed into Lauderdale County. It dissipated just east of the county line. The maximum estimated winds in Lauderdale County were 75 mph. The total path length was 25.3 miles across the three counties.

December 14, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Trees downed in the Toomsuba area, with powerlines downed along Northshore Drive.

August 16, 2022

So sad. https://t.co/AE2cS2DxBu

@WTOKTV - December 27, 2022 21:30

Severe weather moving across Mississippi has caused power outages. https://t.co/fnP3Zv0xS0

@WTOKTV - April 14, 2022 05:45

There's a Wind Advisory for our entire area due to strong winds that could gust up to 50mph. Winds could down tree… https://t.co/723yPpHxbs

@DeitraT - February 17, 2022 13:34

Over a million customers were still without electricity in Louisiana and Mississippi Tuesday. https://t.co/qMIxPLLjvx

@WTOKTV - August 31, 2021 22:00

Mississippi had 127,362 power outages as of mid-morning Monday as Ida brought rain, wind and storms to the state. https://t.co/iDMK1vwXc0

@WTOKTV - August 30, 2021 15:45