Power Outage in Tupelo, MS

Trees and powerlines were knocked down in central Tupelo. One tree fell on a house with a minor injury.

Trees were knocked down across the Tupelo area. Trees fell on Simpson Drive and in the Palmetto Community south of the city. Shingles were blown off a house in the Palmetto Community as well. A power pole was knocked down on Daybright Drive.

Power outages near the Lawndale Community.

Trees and power lines down. Trees also on vehicles.

Straight line winds knocked down a tree on Carnation Street and a power line between Main Street and Jefferson Street.

Straight line winds knocked several trees and power lines down between Saltillo and Tupelo. One barn was damaged near Saltillo. Several structures in Tupelo sustained minor damage. A tractor trailer was blown over as well. A tree also fell onto a house near Baldwyn.

Strong winds knocked down trees and caused power outages across central and southern areas of Tupelo.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines along Clayton Avenue in Tupelo.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines across Lee County. A tree fell at an apartment complex in Baldwyn damaging some balconies.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines across Lee County. A tree fell at an apartment complex in Baldwyn damaging some balconies.

Straight line winds snapped six power poles on Elizabeth Street in Tupelo. In addition, the winds overturned a tractor-trailer on Highway 45 north of Verona.

Straight line winds overturned a tractor trailer between Guntown and Tupelo. A small trailer attached to a pick-up truck also overturned near Baldwyn. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down between Baldwyn and Tupelo. A few homes sustained damage from fallen trees.

Straight line winds knocked down several trees and power lines from Tupelo to Saltillo. A century-old Pin Oak fell on a house in Tupelo and caused extensive roof damage. The tree also took out the windshield and driver's side window of a pickup truck.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines blocking Highway 348 and the Birmingham Ridge Road. A trampoline was also blown across the road.

Wind gusts around 25 mph combined with saturated soil to cause a few trees and power lines to fall down.

Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines across Lee County.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines along Highway 6, west of Tupelo.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines countywide in Lee County.

Straight line winds blew trees and power poles down near the Pratts and Chapelville communities.

Straight line winds produced some minor roof damage to a home and knocked down some trees and power poles near the North Mississippi Medical Center, 1 to 2 miles south of Tupelo. The Tupelo campus of Itawamba Community College sustained roof and water damage to the GED building. In addition, more trees were knocked down 4 miles east of Tupelo.

A couple of trees and a power pole were blown down.

One mobile home was destroyed. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

A few power lines were blown down.

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Some power lines were knocked down.

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.

Tropical depression Ida tracked just southeast of the Mid-South during August 30-31, 2021. Heavy rain and gusty winds were common across Northeast Mississippi and parts of West Tennessee. Wind gusts to 40 mph knocked down a few trees and powerlines.

Widespread damage was observed along a line from Houston, Mississippi to Camden, Tennessee on Saturday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Olga lifted through the Mid-South. Multiple structures were damaged, as well as countless trees and power lines were downed. At least one fatality and one critical injury have been attributed to the remnants of Olga.||Tropical Storm Olga formed in the Gulf of Mexico Friday afternoon near the Louisiana coast. Olga then transitioned to a Post-Tropical Storm and merged with a cold front as it quickly lifted northeast through the Lower Mississippi River Valley on Saturday. As Olga���s remnants moved into the Mid-South, sustained winds of 30-40 mph were reported at several sites for up to an hour as the storm passed over. The first instance of damage occurred near Houston, Mississippi, where county-wide tree damage was observed. Widespread damage continued along a north-northeast track for nearly 150 miles as it moved through Mississippi and Tennessee. Numerous trees, power lines, and structures were damaged along the path, before Olga���s remnants moved east of the Tennessee River. Some of the most impressive winds were recorded at Tupelo Municipal Airport. Multiple wind gusts of 50-70 mph occurred for nearly 45 minutes as Olga moved through. The circulation maintained its intensity as it tracked north into Corinth, MS and eventually into Adamsville, TN, where some of the worst damage was observed. Winds were estimated to be in the 75-100 mph range. Damage continued through west Tennessee along the Tennessee River and eventually crossed over Interstate-40. Several semis were flipped along the interstate as winds remained very strong. Damage continued into Camden, Tennessee before crossing the Tennessee River.

A warm front was located across Southern Arkansas and Central Mississippi during the day on February 20th, 2015. Overrunning precipitation spread north of the front beginning in the morning. Since arctic air was already in place, the precipitation first fell in the form of sleet and snow. However, the sleet and snow quickly changed over to freezing rain. The freezing rain continued for the majority of the day into the evening before changing to rain during the early morning hours of February 21st, 2015. Around a tenth of an inch of ice fell across North Mississippi. In addition, trace amounts of snow and sleet accumulated. Roads became hazardous and numerous accidents occurred as a result. Two deaths and one injury occurred from the car accidents. Some trees and power lines also fell producing power outages.

A large area of precipitation moved across North Mississippi during the morning and early afternoon of January 10, 2013. A wake low pressure area developed over Arkansas behind the area of precipitation. This created a strong pressure gradient across North Mississippi resulting in some downed trees and power outages.

A warm front surged north during the morning hours of March 2, 2012 ushering in a moist and unstable airmass across the Mid-South. During the afternoon hours a powerful dry line surged east and interacted with the unstable airmass to produce numerous supercells east of the Mississippi River. These supercells eventually merged to form a line of thunderstorms that pushed east to the Alabama border during the evening hours. Numerous storms became severe across North Mississippi with large hail and damaging winds.

The Mid-South had a favorable set-up for winter weather during the time frame of January 28th-January 30th, 2010. A cold front moved through the area on January 27th allowing cold arctic air to filter into the region behind the front. Meanwhile, a powerful low pressure system developed over the Southwestern United States. The system pushed east into Texas and eventually in the Lower Mississippi Valley bringing abundant moisture to the area. Precipitation, mainly in the form of freezing rain, began over Northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel during the late evening hours of January 28th. The precipitation spread east during the morning of January 29th and became heavier producing a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow over much of the Mid-South with the exception of extreme southern portions of the Mid-South. As the air cooled further, precipitation switched to all snow. However, temperatures began to warm during the afternoon and evening hours changing precipitation back to freezing rain, sleet or just rain. Precipitation tapered off to freezing drizzle or flurries by the early morning hours of January 30th. The winter weather produced treacherous roads. In addition, accumulations of ice produced numerous downed trees and power lines resulting in many power outages. Ice accumulations ranged from a tenth of an inch to up to a half inch across Northwest Mississippi to extreme Northeast Mississippi. Less than an inch of snow fell across the northern tier of counties in North Mississippi.

Hurricane Katrina had weakened to tropical storm strength when it reached north Mississippi. An electrical transformer was blown down an a house in Oxford (Lafayette County). Some awnings were ripped off in Ripley (Tippah County).Several buildings were damaged in Calhoun County due to the winds. Numerous trees and power lines along with some telephone poles were blown down. Some trees fell on cars, mobile homes and apartment buildings. Four to eight inches of rain fell in some parts of northeast Mississippi producing some flash flooding. Overall at least 100,000 customers lost power.

Hurricane Ivan had weakened to a tropical storm before bringing strong winds to northeast Mississippi. Some trees and power lines were blown down. One person was killed in Lee County when he came in contact with an antenna loaded with wires after the antenna had been knocked down.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Lili produced strong winds and heavy rains across northeast Mississippi. The combination of the winds and the rain caused numerous trees and power lines to fall across the region.