Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, November 23 to 24, 2004

A mobile home was destroyed as it was moved 20 feet from its foundation. This damaged occurred on Wilcox Road. Also in this general area a small shed was destroyed.

Numerous trees were blown down.

East of Greenville a gas station sustained major damage as a large portion of the roof was blown off and the rest of it was heavily damaged.

Numerous trees and a few power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down in and around Inverness.

A few trees were blown down on Spruill Road.

Quarter sized hail fell in a swath from 3 miles south of Caledonia to the far northeast corner of Lowndes county.

A few trees were blown down. One tree fell on a car and destroyed a porch to a house.

Heavy rains between 4 and 6 inches caused a few roads to flood south of Greenville.

Several large limbs were blown down on power lines. A few tree tops were blown out of a few trees.

Locally heavy rainfall between 4 and 5 inches caused flash flooding around Greenwood. Seven roads were closed due to high water and a few cars were stalled out. In addition, a few homes were flooded as water rose a few inches deep into residences.

Heavy rains caused a road to be washed out.

This weak tornado touched down about 2 miles south of China Grove Road on highway 27. It moved east for 1 mile and downed a few large trees and snapped several branches off a dozen more trees.

A few large trees were blown down 1 mile south of a F0 tornado track. This damage occurred 3 miles south of China Grove Road on highway 27. This damage was caused by the rear flank down draft of a super cell thunderstorm.

Sporatic trees and large limbs were blown down from 6 miles northwest of Utica to 1 mile west of Raymond. This swath of sporatic tree damage was associated with the rear flank downdraft of a super cell thunderstorm that tracked east northeast across Central Hinds county.

This tornado touched down just west of the Natchez Trace, 8 miles west of Fayette and tracked northeast for 18 miles across Jefferson county. Between the Natchez Trace and highway 553 the tornado was in its early stages and produced F0 damage by downing several trees. Between highway 553 and US Highway 61 this tornado began to intensify and downed or snapped hundreds of trees. One mobile home and two sheds sustained minor damage as they were located on the northern edge of the circulation. As it approached US Highway 61, it moved through an open field and was at its widest point, 600 yards. Here a string of seven power poles were snapped and a large tractor shed was destroyed. The frame of the shed was made of large I-beams. These beams were snapped from their base as the shed was blown away. In the area around US Highway 61 four homes sustained major roof damage. On the east side of the highway one of these homes lost almost the entire roof and had every window blown out. For a three mile stretch between US Highway 61 and highway 552 the tornado was at its strongest and produced F3 damage. Every tree in the forest, along this stretch, was uprooted or snapped. The tornado began to weaken after passing across highway 552 and dissipated just on the other side of the Claiborne county line.

This weak tornado entered Claiborne county from Jefferson county and dissipated 1/2 mile into the county. This was the very end of the 18 mile path of the Jefferson county tornado. While briefly in Claiborne county, a few trees were damaged before the tornado dissipated.

Several power lines and large trees were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down.

This weak tornado touched down along Chapman Road on the Copiah, Hinds county line. A few trees were damaged along the road before the tornado moved northeast into an open field.

This weak tornado touched down along Chapman Road on the Copiah, Hinds county line. A few trees were damaged along the road before the tornado moved northeast into an open field.

Golfball sized hail broke the windshields of a police car in Utica.

This weak tornado touched down near Lake Cavalier and moved northeast to 3 miles west northwest of Gluckstadt. Scattered trees were blown down and snapped along the path.

Numerous trees and one power line was blown down along Liberty Road.

This weak tornado touched down just to the east of Oma and moved northeast for 4 miles as it moved into southwest Simpson county. A few hundred trees were uprooted and snapped as the tornado moved from Lawrence county into Simpson county.

A few trees were blown down along with numerous large limbs snapped and broken off. This damage occurred from the rear flank down draft of a supercell thunderstorm. This damage was intermittent but along a consistent path through northern Rankin county from Sandhill to Ratliff Ferry.

Two trees were snapped in half along Interstate 55, 1/2 mile north of the Copiah county line.

This tornado continued out of northern Lawrence county and moved into southwest Simpson county 5 miles southwest of the Shivers community. As this tornado tracked northeast, several hundred trees were uprooted and snapped. Several chicken houses sustained major damage along with a few totally destroyed. Three homes sustained major damage and nine mobile homes sustained major damage. This tornado tracked across several highways including State Highway 28 and 13. This tornado also crossed US Highway 49, 4 miles northwest of Magee. Here the tornado severely damaged the VFW Post 9122 building and rolled over an RV. This tornado weakened as moved a little more northeast and dissipated 4 miles north of Magee.

Several large tree limbs were blown down along with a few trees. This damage occurred from the rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm.

This tornado began 1/2 mile inside the Scott county line and downed a few trees. This tornado then moved into southwest Leake county as it crossed Lowhead Dam road.

This tornado touched down just inside Scott county and tracked northeast for 10 miles across southwest Leake county. Hundreds of trees were damaged along its path. Four mobile homes sustained minor damage with pieces of siding torn off and small parts of their roof pealed back. Major damage occurred to three residential homes were two sustained significant roof damage and the other was destroyed due to several trees falling on it. In addition, one chicken house was severely damaged and three farm buildings destroyed.

Penny sized hail fell at State Highway 25 and Grants Ferry Road.

Penny sized hail fell at the MS Correctional Facility.

This weak tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of the Tilton community along Price Road and tracked northeast for 7 miles before dissipating near River Road on the east side of the Pearl River. A few hundred trees were uprooted and snapped along the path.

A few trees were blown down around Natchez as the final line of thunderstorms moved through.

This tornado touched down just to the west of the Rosebud community and tracked northeast for 3 miles before dissipating 2 miles west of Madden. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. One home was severely damaged due to two large large trees that fell on it. One chicken house had a large portion of its roof torn off and tin scattered for 1/4 mile.

Golfball sized hail fell on highway 481 just to the northwest of Morton.

Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down along State Highway 28 between Fayette and Union Church. A few power lines were also taken down.

This tornado touched down just south of Raleigh on State Highway 35 and tracked northeast to the Jasper Smith county line, 7 miles northeast of Sylvarena, where it then moved into Jasper county. Along its path it uprooted and destroyed a few thousand trees. Thirteen chicken houses were destroyed and six others were damaged. Three mobile homes and one residential home were destroyed along with five other homes sustaining major damage. Two people were injured when a mobile home was blown off its foundation and destroyed 10 miles northeast of Raleigh. At 210 AM the strong tornado moved into northwest Jasper county. The total path length of this tornado was 38 miles across Smith, Jasper and Newton counties.

Several trees were blown down.

A few trees were blown down.

This tornado moved into Jasper county from Smith county 5.5 miles southwest of Montrose and tracked northeast for 20 miles before moving into Newton county 6 miles east of Garlandville. As this strong tornado tracked across Jasper county a few thousand trees were uprooted and snapped. Seven residential homes sustained major damage along with eleven sustaining minor damage. Eight chicken houses were destroyed with five more sustaining major damage. The total path length of this tornado was 38 miles across Smith, Jasper and Newton counties.

Several trees were blown down along Interstate 20 in eastern Scott county.

This tornado touched down just to the west of Dunn Road, 2 miles southeast of Stallo and tracked northeast for 4 miles. Along Dunn Road, numerous trees were blown down with one abandoned house destroyed by fallen trees. The majority of this tornado track was in the bottom land of the upper Pearl River where a few hundred trees were downed. This tornado then crossed Asa Thomas Road were a few trees and power lines were downed. The tornado dissipated just before the Winston county line 5 miles east of Stallo.

A second, slightly stronger tornado, touched down 1 mile to the east southeast of where the first one dissipated. Damage began and remained on Asa Thomas Road as the tornado moved into Winston county. Severe tree damage occurred along Asa Thomas Road along with several power lines blown down. The tornado was on the ground for 1 mile before moving into southeast Winston county where it stayed on the ground for 21 miles across Winston and western Noxubee counties.

This strong tornado moved into Winston county from Neshoba county and tracked northeast for 12 miles before moving into Noxubee county. Just inside the Winston county line four large chicken houses were destroyed. As the tornado tracked northeast across State Route 393 and 397, a few hundred trees were uprooted and snapped. Several homes sustained minor roof damage. One home was totally destroyed on McBrayer Road. Pieces of the home was blown and scattered across a field for 1/4 mile. Here three vehicles were moved with two of them landing on top of tree debris and the other thrown into a ditch. This home was where the two injuries and one fatality occurred. The tornado was at its widest point here and as it tracked northeast hundreds of trees were blown down. The tornado moved into Noxubee county 2 miles southeast of Ferns Springs. The total path length across northern Neshoba, southeast Winston and western Noxubee county was 21 miles.

A porch to a mobile home was blown off.

Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down. One home had its windows blown out. One business had a portion of its roof torn off.

This tornado moved into southeast Newton county, south of Hickory, and tracked northeast for 5.5 miles before dissipating. This tornado downed and damaged a few hundred trees before dissipating southeast of Hickory on Parks Mill Road. The total path length of this tornado was 38 miles across Smith, Jasper and Newton counties.

A few trees were blown down, one tree severely damaged a mobile home.

This tornado touched down 9 miles west southwest of Meehan on th west side of Point Wanita Lake Road. Here several hundred trees were blown down and damaged. One home sustained roof damage with shingles removed and a corner knocked off due to a fallen tree. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Meehan-Savoy Road. Here several homes sustained minor roof damage along with numerous trees blown down. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Interstate 59 and passed 1/2 mile south of Key Field in Meridian. Many trees were uprooted and snapped along the rest of the path. The tornado dissipated one mile east of the airport.

A few trees were blown down.

This tornado moved into Noxubee county from Winston county and tracked northeast for 8 miles before dissipating 3 miles southeast of Mashulaville. This tornado mainly moved across heavily forested areas of Noxubee county and downed several hundred trees. As it crossed some county roads a few homes sustained minor roof damage and a few sheds were blown over. The total path length across northern Neshoba, southeast Winston and western Noxubee county was 21 miles.

This tornado touched down 1 mile south of were the Neshoba, Winston, Noxubee 21 mile track tornado ended. The first half of the track remained in a pine forest before moving out and across open farm land. In the pine forest, a few hundred trees were snapped and uprooted. Across the open farm land, numerous trees were blown down along with a few power lines. The tornado dissipated 3 miles southwest of Macon.

This tornado touched down along Pleasant Hill Road and moved east northeast for 3 miles. A few hundred trees were uprooted and snapped. The worst damage occurred 1 mile either side of Lazy Trail Road.

A few trees and large limbs were blown down.

A few trees and large limbs were blown down.

A few trees were blown down on State Highway 45 near the Causeyville Road exit.

This tornado touched down in an open field 5 miles northeast of Macon and tracked east northeast for 5 miles. This tornado snapped and downed numerous trees on the edges of several fields. On Deerbrook Lane a grain silo was dented and had the roof torn off. Several power lines were also blown down here. The tornado continued to the northeast and dissipated in an open field 10 miles northeast of Macon.

A few trees were blown down.