Two separate bouts of severe weather impacted a large portion of the ArkLaMiss region over a two day period in late November. The first event began on the afternoon of Monday, November 28th and ended around midnight on Tuesday, November 29th .
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Two separate bouts of severe weather impacted a large portion of the ArkLaMiss region over a two day period in late November. The first event began on the afternoon of Monday, November 28th and ended around midnight on Tuesday, November 29th . A potent upper level low pressure system spinning over the Northern Plains caused a strong surface low pressure system to develop and rapidly race northeast from the Central Plains to the Great Lakes region. This resulted in a strong cold front racing east into and through the ArkLaMiss region. As it did so, it encountered a strongly wind-sheared and marginally unstable air mass over the area. This equated to a line of storms racing east across the ArkLaMiss, that downed numerous trees and powerlines across the area. Numerous trees were also reported down well ahead of the front due to widespread sustained gradient winds between 25-35 mph, gusting between 40-50 mph at times over the ArkLaMiss. After this cold front pushed through the region, it stalled near the central gulf coast Tuesday morning, aiding in setting the stage for the second bout of severe weather that would affect the region from Tuesday afternoon into the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 30th.
Another piece of upper level energy associated with the low pressure system aloft over the Northern Plains, approached the Southeast United States Tuesday afternoon. As this happened, it caused the front stalled south of the area to begin lifting north through the area as a warm front. As warm moist unstable air overspread the region from the south, both wind shear and forcing over the region became adequate, such that supercell thunderstorms began developing and moving northeast through the area. Numerous storms became severe and produced damaging wind gusts and large hail, primarily ranging from quarter to golfball size. Hen egg size hail was reported in Leake County, while baseball size hail was reported from storms in Sunflower and Neshoba counties. A total of five tornadoes were also confirmed with supercells across the ArkLaMiss. All five of these tornadoes were rated EF1, with one such tornado cutting a 23.6 mile damage path from NE Rankin County through Scott & Leake counties. Another tornado affected Winston and Noxubee counties. Three more tornado damage paths were found in Oktibbeha, Clay, and Lowndes counties.
As a cold front finally pushed east and through the ArkLaMiss early Wednesday morning, severe weather finally came to an end across the entire area around sunrise.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 28, 12:17 PM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1217 PM CST Mon Nov 28 2016
...SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.UPDATE...
Updated for 18Z aviation discussion. Also, the Wind Advisory was
expanded to include the remainder of the area. /DL/
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.AVIATION...
18Z TAF discussion:
Conditions continue to deteriorate across the region ahead of an
approaching storm system. Ceilings range from VFR across the east to
MVFR in the NW portion of the area, and they will continue to fall
into this afternoon as a line of storms moves into the area.
Southerly winds ahead of the storms are quite strong, with several
gusts in the 35 to 40 kt range already observed. These gusts will
continue through the remainder of the afternoon until a broken line
of storms arrives, moving west to east across the area. These storms
could be severe with 50 kt gusts and tornadoes possible. The storms
will move east of the area this evening, with no precipitation
expected overnight. However, fog will likely develop closer to
daybreak Tuesday across South MS, with IFR or LIFR conditions
possible around HBG and possibly MEI. Fog should dissipate by mid-
morning. Later in the day, gusty southerly winds will return, with
gusts to around 20 kt possible. /DL/
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.DISCUSSION...
The overall forecast remains on track this morning, though a few
tweaks have been made to some of the details. With the tightening
pressure gradient ahead of the approaching potent storm system, winds
have already become quite gusty across much of the CWA and
particularly in the Delta. Wind gusts over 40 mph have already been
observed at GLH and RNV, and those areas began to meet Wind Advisory
criteria as early as around 8am. This will begin to occur over a
larger part of the area through the day. HRRR wind gust guidance
suggests this could impact a slightly larger area than originally
expected, so a few counties in MS were added to the advisory.
Looking ahead to this afternoon, expectations for the severe weather
threat have not changed much. We are still anticipating the
strongly-forced environment farther north in the area to result in a
QLCS moving west to east this afternoon. Farther south, discrete
cells will become more possible as greater instability exists and 0-3
km shear vectors are less parallel to line orientation. CAM guidance
bears this out in its depiction of storm modes in forecast
reflectivity data. We still cannot entirely rule out a strong tornado
or two in our area later today, particularly if instability
overachieves. Current thinking is the best potential for this would
be in the southwestern portion of our area, where it appears the best
balance of shear and instability will exist.
Note to GWX Radar users - The radar has been running rather "hot"
this morning, with reflectivity returns around 10 dbz higher than
surrounding radar sites. Columbus AFB maintenance is currently
working on this issue. Though there is rain within the scope of the
radar, severe weather is unlikely this morning, so there will be some
down time as they attempt to resolve this issue. Certainly, we hope
for it to be back up by this afternoon. /DL/
Prior discussion below:
Today and Tonight...
The main concern for today and tonight remains the potential for
strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of and along an approaching
cold front. Strong wind shear with a vigorous shortwave could
sustain QLCS and/or isolated supercell thunderstorms today - leading
to a risk for damaging wind gusts and brief tornadoes. Locally heavy
rainfall will also be possible with today's showers and
thunderstorms. See below for greater detail on the threats and
threat areas. Additionally, a deepening cyclone over the Upper
Midwest will result in tighten height and surface pressure gradients
ahead of the cold front. This should increase sustained winds into
the 25 to 35 mph range across our area today, especially for areas
generally north and west of the Natchez Trace. A Wind Advisory is in
effect for these areas through 6 PM CST today.
Regarding the severe weather threat for today: The factor that is
of primary concern is a quickly moving shortwave and 150 kt jet
streak swinging across the region today. The period of strongest
lift looks to be timed favorably to coincide with peak heating this
afternoon. In addition to the strong mid to upper level winds,
gradient winds of 20 to 30 kts at the surface and 850 mb winds of 50
to 70 kts will result in sufficient speed and directional shear to
sustain QLCS and/or supercell thunderstorms. Mid-60s dewpoints will
surge into the area today as well, helping to destabilize the
atmosphere throughout the day. The biggest limiting factor for
today will be how much instability can be tapped into as the squall
line approaches. Ongoing showery rain ahead of the front could limit
surface based instability for discrete thunderstorms to develop
later today. Therefore the primary threat with today's storms will
be the potential for damaging wind gusts as the squall line pushes
eastward. The strong wind shear will keep some risk for tornadoes
with embedded supercells and bowing line segments through this
evening. The greatest threat area for severe weather will be across
Northeast Louisiana, Southeast Arkansas, and mainly western and
central portions of Mississippi - where the lift, wind shear, and
instability are expected to be maximized during the afternoon and
evening hours. Models disagree slightly on the speed of the squall
line moving through our forecast area, but most guidance indicates
it should be east of the Interstate 55 corridor by around 6 PM this
evening. Even the slowest guidance has the thunderstorms east of the
forecast area by shortly after midnight tonight. /NF/
Tuesday through early next week....
Our next focus for concern will be late on Tuesday into early
Wednesday across the region. Monday's disturbance will move out of
the region by Tuesday morning. In fact, most of the day Tuesday
should be rather dry. However, thanks to continued strong low level
wind fields, moisture will once again rapidly increase during the
day from south to north. By 00Z, PW values around 1.4 inches will be
present along and south of the Highway 82 corridor, increasing to
1.5-1.6 inches by 03-06Z. A boundary will be stalled across our
region and this will help focus showers and storms for our next
round of potential strong to severe storms, as a surface low should
develop in response to increasing wind fields. This low will ride
along this front late Tuesday night into the overnight hours. As
will be the case with Monday's system, there will remain ample wind
energy/wind shear across the area to support damaging winds as the
main concern, but also the potential for tornadoes as helicity
values will be sufficient as well. 6.5C/km mid level lapse rates as
well as vertical totals nearing 26C will support some hail in these
storms. The main timing continues to be during the later evening
hours into the overnight period, with the central and eastern part
of the area seeing the better potential. Rainfall totals will range
from about 0.50 inches to 1 inch in the Delta, and 1.5-2.5 inches
generally along and southeast of the Natchez Trace. Despite the
drought we have been in, if this rain comes quick and heavy, there
could be some brief bouts of flooding. Going HWO/graphics appear to
handle this situation well and only minor adjustments look necessary
in terms of threat areas.
The rain will progress eastward out of the region by 12-15Z as the
actual front moves through. Tuesday will be on the warm side with
highs in the 70s(some upper 70s likely in the south), but cooler
weather will move in for Wednesday and then Thursday and Friday as
highs remain in the 50s and 60s. Overnight lows will fall into the
30s as high pressure filters into the region and good radiational
cooling can take place on a few mornings.
Another round of wet weather looks to take shape at some point
between this weekend and middle of next week. There are timing
issues with this next system, but models depict that another low
will develop in the Gulf/Texas coast and track northeast into our
CWA ahead of a trough developing across the Intermountain West. This
low will allow moisture to increase into our region as well as some
precip. The ECMWF is the fastest with bringing this through over the
weekend, while the GFS and Canadian are much slower and wait until
early next week. /28/
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson 52 78 55 64 / 83 27 98 37
Meridian 55 79 59 67 / 85 31 100 88
Vicksburg 49 76 51 63 / 51 28 93 17
Hattiesburg 57 79 64 68 / 84 39 100 89
Natchez 51 78 55 63 / 59 36 98 19
Greenville 48 73 48 61 / 27 13 58 11
Greenwood 49 75 49 62 / 65 18 87 17
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.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for MSZ018-019-025>045-
047>050-053>055-059>062.
Wind Advisory until 7 PM CST this evening for MSZ046-051-052-
056>058-063>066-072>074.
LA...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
AR...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for ARZ074-075.
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DL/NF/28HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 647 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040- 041-291300- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- 647 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD BUT A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.GIF) AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON, STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED EARLIER IN THE DAY BEGINNING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE3.GIF) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AS WELL AND CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE4.GIF) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MSZ026>033-036>039-042>045-047>050-053-059-060-291300- GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA- HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- 647 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY TODAY NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD BUT A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.GIF) AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON, STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED EARLIER IN THE DAY BEGINNING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE3.GIF) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AS WELL AND CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE4.GIF) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ046-051-052-054-055-061-062-291300- KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN- 647 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY TODAY NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD BUT A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.GIF) AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON, STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED EARLIER IN THE DAY BEGINNING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE3.GIF) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AS WELL AND CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE4.GIF) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ056>058-063>066-072>074-291300- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES- MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 647 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP, BUT A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.GIF) AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED EARLIER IN THE DAY BEGINNING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE3.GIF) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AS WELL AND CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE4.GIF) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. 28 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *TORNADOES* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN STRONG TORNADOES WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. SIGNIFICANT...STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN TORNADOES. 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The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:37 UTC.
53 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 8 tornado, 7 strong wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down across Jones County due to gradient winds.
Several trees were blown down across Jasper County due to gradient winds.
A gutter was torn off of a house in Greenville.
A tree was blown down on a house in Leland.
Sporadic powerlines were blown down in the vicinity of Bovina Cut-off Road due to gradient wind gusts.
A tree was blown down onto a powerline on Highway 35. Another tree was blown down onto a powerline at Highway 37.
A tree was blown down onto a powerline and, in turn, sparked a grass fire off of Morriston Road. This was due to gradient winds.
Trees were blown down in Belzoni.
Estimated 60mph wind gust in South Vicksburg.
A tree was blown down onto a house on Hartley Road.
Trees were blown down between Vicksburg and Bovina.
A tree was blown down along Florence Avenue, which caused structural damage. This was due to gradient winds.
A tree was blown down on a car near the intersection of Hankinson Road and Jeff Davis Road.
A tree was blown down on the town hall building.
Trees were blown down along Old Benton Road and Sunny Lane.
Trees and powerlines were blown down in Lexington.
Multiple trees were blown down Ebenezer Road and also along Highway 17.
Trees and powerlines were blown down.
A tree was blown down near the intersection of Highway 22 and Askew Ferry Road.
Trees were blown down around Kosciusko, and scattered trees were down around the county.
Trees were blown down along Highway 413.
There was roughly a dozen trees blown down along Embry Road.
A tree was blown down on Grady Road and another was blown down on Lebanon Road.
Trees were blown down along the Natchez Trace Parkway and also along Highway 9.
A tree was blown down along Tom Cain Road.
Trees were blown down across the northwestern and northeastern part of the county.
Trees were blown down in New Hope due to gradient winds. These winds also blew down trees in Columbus, some of which blocked 6th Avenue.
A telephone line was blown down along Greens Crossing Road.
A tree was blown down near the intersection of Old Port Gibson Road and Short Road.
Trees were blown down in the Bellewood subdivision.
Multiple trees were blown down in the northwest and northeast parts of the county.
Power lines were blown down around Highway 12 and the intersection of South Montgomery and Hancock Street.
Numerous large trees were blown down.
Trees were blown down along Highway 427 near the Leake/Neshoba county line. Trees and powerlines were also blown down on County Road 147.
A power pole was blown down along Ridge Road. A tree was also blown down near the intersection of Military Road and 4th Avenue.
Some houses had roof damage and a barn was destroyed.
Trees and powerlines were blown down in the southeast part of the county.
A tree was blown down on home on West Myrtle Street.
Road signs were bent over along Highway 45.
A large tree was snapped.
Trees were blown down across the northern part of the county.
A tree was blown down across Mayatt Road.
Trees were blown down at Potterchitto Road at Airport Road.
Nickel sized hail fell on Interstate 20 near Hickory.
Multiple trees were blown down in the City of Meridian.
A tree was blown down along Highway 528.
A tree was blown down along County Road 2422.
A powerline was blown down in Collins.
A swath of hail occurred across portions of Claiborne County. Quarter size hail occurred on the Alcorn State University campus as well as around Port Gibson.
A swath of hail occurred across portions of Washington County. The largest hail that fell was half dollar size in Metcalfe.
A thunderstorm moved out of Washington County and tracked northeast through Sunflower County. It brought a swath of hail to the county. The largest that fell was baseball size just to the southwest of Doddsville.
A thunderstorm moved through Brandon and hail fell that ranged from half dollar size to golfball size.
Penny to quarter sized hail fell south of Canton.
A thunderstorm brought a swath of hail to Holmes County, which included quarter to golfball size hail in Tchula.
Multiple trees were blown down in the Tchula area.
This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph.
This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph.
A swath of quarter sized hail occurred across western and northern Grenada County, including near Holcomb and Grenada.
Numerous trees were blown down across the northwest portions of the county near McSwine and Pea Ridge roads. The strong winds also caused roof damage and window damage to some homes, as well as damage to a garage. The length of this microburst damage was 4.8 miles and the width was 6160 yards.
This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph in Scott County. The tornado was rated an EF0 in Leake County, but overall was rated an EF1.
A swath of hail occurred in southern Leake County, including ping pong ball sized hail near Walnut Grove. The largest reported hail was 2 inch hail just to the west of Madden.
A home was completely destroyed by a fallen tree.
A swath of hail occurred in western Neshoba County. Hail up to baseball size was observed between Hope and Laurel Hill.
A couple of powerlines were blown down near Money.
A swath of hail occurred across Webster County, with the largest reported hail being golfball size just east of Walthall.
This tornado touched down on C McDonald Rd and tracked northeast into Noxubee County. Multiple trees were blown down just after touchdown and as it crossed Jr Boy Goodin Rd. One home had a large tree on it, two mobile homes had skirting blown out and a large tractor shed was demolished. The tornado peaked as it crossed Ebenezer Church Rd. Here a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. One mobile home was heavily damaged and some power lines were down. The tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area and moved into Noxubee County. A tornadic debris signature was noted during this time. Several trees were snapped as it crossed Butler Rd. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. Total path length of the tornado was 4.6 miles.
Multiple trees were blown down in at the entrance to Hugh White State Park.
A swath of hail occurred across western Clay County, with the largest hailstone reported being golfball size around Montpelier.
The tornado started near Skinner Road and traveled 3.5 miles north northeast before lifting after crossing Robinson Road. Minor to moderate tree damage was mixed with a few instances of minor structural and roof damage to residences along its path. The worst damage was north of Oktoc, near Browning Creek Road and Robinson Road. The maximum estimated winds were 110mph.
This tornado touched down on C McDonald Rd and tracked northeast into Noxubee County. Multiple trees were blown down just after touchdown and as it crossed Jr Boy Goodin Rd. One home had a large tree on it, two mobile homes had skirting blown out and a large tractor shed was demolished. The tornado peaked as it crossed Ebenezer Church Rd. Here a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. One mobile home was heavily damaged and some power lines were down. The tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area and moved into Noxubee County. A tornadic debris signature was noted during this time. Several trees were snapped as it crossed Butler Rd. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. Total path length of the tornado was 4.6 miles. Maximum path width was 170 yards, which occurred in Winston County.
The tornado traveled roughly three miles northeast through northern Clay County before exiting into Monroe County at 6:15pm. The tornado tracked for a total of 9 miles. Mostly minor to moderate tree damage occurred with one structure having suffered roof damage near the county line. The maximum estimated wind speed was 110mph. The total path width was 200 yards, which occurred in Monroe County.
Nickel to quarter size hail fell.
A tree fell on a home which caused some roof and structural damage.
This tornado traveled north northeast just southwest of Columbus for a distance of 3.5 miles, mostly doing minor to moderate tree damage. One farm pivot was heavily damaged near the intersection of Limerock Road and Sally Freeman Road. The maximum estimated winds were 105mph.
Powerlines were blown down along Highway 3.
Trees were blown down just east of Tchula.
The porch of a home was damaged and a trampoline and large playset in the yard were destroyed.
Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 15 between Noxapater and the Neshoba/Winston county line.
A large highway sign was broken off just north of the Shell station on US Highway 45.
Siding was blown off of a home on the west side of Starkville.
Lightning struck a house on Greenfield Ridge Drive, which resulted in a small fire in the attic.
Trees were blown down near the bridge on Bush Road.
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