Power Outage in Preston, MS

Tropical Storm. Tropical storm force wind gusts downed scattered trees and power lines across the county.

August 30, 2021

Ice Storm. Accumulations of up to around 0.50 inches of ice downed trees, large limbs, and power lines especially in the western half of the county. A resident near Preston heard trees and branches snapping throughout the night.

February 17, 2021

Winter Storm. A mixture of freezing rain and sleet fell across the county. The highest accumulations were in the western part of the county. Accumulations of three tenths of an inch of ice and one and a half inches of sleet occurred. Heavy icing in trees and on power lines occurred. Numerous limbs were down and there were a lot of power outages in that portion of the county.

February 15, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. A tree and a power line were blown down along Mt. Nebo Road.

June 07, 2019

Tornado. This tornado touched down and crossed Graham Road and downed several trees. The tornado then tracked through a wooded area and crossed Highway 16 on the west side of Scooba. Here more trees were snapped or uprooted along with a few power poles that were pushed over. The tornado impacted the west side of Scooba and the western part of East Mississippi Community College. Here the baseball field fence was torn down along with some of the field buildings damaged. Two mobile buildings were heavily damaged in this area. Numerous trees were damaged along with a couple homes with minor roof damage. The tornado then crossed Highway 45 where more trees were snapped. The tornado reached its peak intensity as it approached and crossed Old Highway 45 Road. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path and one well-built barn was totally destroyed. There was also a grove of pine trees that sustained extensive damage where roughly 85% were snapped leaving very little standing. At this location, there was evidence of multiple vortices. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Millington Road, heavily damaging trees. At the end of Mosley Road, a home sustained some minor roof damage. Here an exterior wood built carport was totally destroyed along with a sizeable metal shed. The tornado damaged a few other metal sheds here along with damaging more trees as it moved into a wooded area. The tornado continued moving through the wooded area in far northern Kemper County and then tracked into southeast Noxubee County. Tree damage was noted at the end of White Horse Road. The tornado dissipated in the wooded area in the Noxubee river bottom. Peak EF2 winds were around 115 mph. Total path length was 18.5 miles.

February 02, 2016

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