Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, December 13 to 14, 2022

Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding county wide, including Greenville, Leland, Hollandale and Metcalfe.

A tin roof was partially blown off a mobile home.

A tornado touched down north of Rolling Fork Road where a few trees had limbs damaged. The tornado intensified quickly as it traveled northeast across Garfield Rd. and destroyed numerous outbuildings. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it crossed Rolling Fork Rd. and destroyed a well-constructed outbuilding after pulling out concrete anchors weighing several hundred pounds. The concrete was lofted and carried about 50 yards before landing on the pavement. The tornado continued northeastward, with some fluctuation in strength as it damaged numerous trees and caused primarily roof damage to homes. As the tornado crossed US Highway 61, several mobile homes were rolled and destroyed. In this group of homes, three injuries were reported. The tornado weakened and lifted shortly after over farmland. The maximum width was 250 yards. The maximum wind speed was 125 mph.

A tornado touched down near Lake Albemarle. Initially it produced intermittent tree damage, moved northeast across the levee at Mississippi Highway 465, and then moved across mostly forested and lowland areas of river bottom. The tornado remained near EF-0 intensity until it crossed into Sharkey County near US Highway 61 where it intensified and downed several trees near the roadway. After it crossed the highway, the tornado intensified further, and destroyed numerous farm outbuildings, uprooted and snapped trees, tossed a grain bin, and rolled semi trailers. The tornado here reached a peak intensity of EF-2 with estimated maximum winds of 120 mph. The tornado moved northeast to Omega Road where a few trees were downed, and then it dissipated just west of the Delta National Forest. The maximum estimated winds in Issaquena County were 85 mph. The total path length was 10.28 miles across the two counties.

A tornado touched down near Lake Albemarle. Initially it produced intermittent tree damage, moved northeast across the levee at Mississippi Highway 465, and then moved across mostly forested and lowland areas of river bottom. The tornado remained near EF-0 intensity until it crossed into Sharkey County near US Highway 61 where it intensified and downed several trees near the roadway. After it crossed the highway, the tornado intensified further, and destroyed numerous farm outbuildings, uprooted and snapped trees, tossed a grain bin, and rolled semi trailers. The tornado here reached a peak intensity of EF-2 with estimated maximum winds of 120 mph. The tornado moved northeast to Omega Road where a few trees were downed, and then it dissipated just west of the Delta National Forest. The maximum estimated winds in Sharkey county were 120 mph. The total path length was 10.28 miles across the two counties.

This tornado began west of Mississippi Highway 7 near Fishco Road, where it overturned an irrigation pivot. As it continued northeast across Smith Rd., it lofted and destroyed an outbuilding and pulled the concrete footing of an outbuilding out of the ground and threw it. Farther northeast, an outbuilding was damaged along Jake Town Rd., and some trees were uprooted. The tornado downed another tree and additional tree branches as it lifted near Four Mile Lake Rd. Maximum estimated winds were 110 mph.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding across the county.

North of a tornado track, several farm outbuildings and trees in the vicinity of US Highway 61 and Blanton Road were damaged by straight line winds from the line of severe storms.

A tornado touched down in the Hillside National Wildlife Refuge southeast of Tchula and near Howard, along Blissdale Road. The tornado moved northeast and produced intermittent tree damage as it crossed Mississippi Highway 12 and dissipated near Chinquipin Rd. Estimated peak winds were 80 mph.

A large oak tree was uprooted associated with strong outflow winds.

This tornado began near the intersection of Liberty Road and Prospect Rd. where it uprooted trees and downed large tree branches. It continued northeast across Cranfield Rd. and downed additional trees. The most concentrated damage occurred along Nations Rd. where a mobile home, a travel trailer, and sheds were damaged. Eight residents were trapped in a damaged home along Nations Rd. Farther east, the tornado weakened and lifted before it reached Shady Creek Rd. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph.

This tornado began east of Mississippi Highway 33 in southern Jefferson County and moved northeastward near the McNair community. Several trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado crossed Coonville Road and McNair Rd. and then roughly paralleled Puffer Rd. The tornado damaged the roofs of two homes and damaged a shed as it crossed MS Hwy 28, and lifted shortly thereafter. The estimated peak winds were 105 mph.

This tornado very briefly touched down just east of Macedonia Road during the morning hours. It damaged the roof of a hay barn, removed the roof from a small shed, tossed a trailer around 100 feet, and snapped several trees. The maximum estimated winds were 75 mph.

This tornado touched down along Mississippi Highway 15 near its intersection with Ed Crowder Road, where some trees and power lines were blown down. The tornado moved northeast and uprooted and snapped several trees. It dissipated shortly after it crossed Road 201. The maximum wind speed was 90 mph.

This tornado touched down just west of the I-55 Frontage Road and south of Tank Road. There was minor damage to trees near this intersection. A TDS was noted on radar with this tornado. The estimated maximum wind speed was 75 mph.

Several trees were blown down along Sylvarena Road.

Several trees were blown down along Johnson Road.

Flooding was reported near Dewey Street.

A house fire in the Bay Pointe area was started by lightning, and two people had to be rescued.

This tornado began near Mississippi Highway 28 west of Georgetown and moved northeastward across MS Hwy 27 and the Pearl River into Simpson County. It lifted near Old River Road. Only tree damage was observed along this tornado track, with multiple trees uprooted. Maximum estimated winds in Copiah county were 90 mph. The total path length was 6.37 miles across both counties.

This tornado began near Mississippi Highway 28 west of Georgetown and moved northeastward across MS Hwy 27 and the Pearl River into Simpson County. It lifted near Old River Road. Only tree damage was observed along this tornado track, with multiple trees uprooted. Maximum estimated winds in Simpson County were 90 mph. The total path length was 6.37 miles across both counties.

This tornado touched down around the northern reaches of the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County where a TDS was observed on radar. The tornado moved northeast into Madison County and across the Natchez Trace Parkway where a few dozen trees were either snapped or uprooted. A few mobile homes near Rock Road were damaged, and power lines near the Reservoir were damaged. The tornado snapped and uprooted additional trees near the intersection of Whiddon Rd., Ratliff Ferry Rd., and Holmes Hollow Lane. Trees along Allenwood Drive were blown down including some onto power lines. The tornado continued to snap or uproot scattered trees as it moved northeast into the Shoccoe community. It dissipated after it crossed the intersection of Pat Luckett Rd. and Mississippi Highway 16. For the segment of track in Rankin County, maximum estimated winds were 75 mph. The total path length was 8.96 miles across the two counties.

This tornado touched down around the northern reaches of the Ross Barnett Reservoir where a tornadic debris signature was observed on radar. The tornado moved northeast across the Natchez Trace Parkway, where a few dozen trees were either snapped or uprooted. A few mobile homes near Rock Road were damaged, and power lines near the Reservoir were damaged. The tornado snapped and uprooted additional trees near the intersection of Whiddon Road, Ratliff Ferry Road, and Holmes Hollow Lane. Trees along Allenwood Drive were blown down including some onto power lines. The tornado continued to snap or uproot scattered trees as it moved northeast into the Shoccoe community. It dissipated after crossing the intersection of Pat Luckett Road and MS Highway 16. Maximum estimated winds for this tornado were 105 mph, EF-1. The maximum estimated width was 2000 yards. For the segment of track in Hinds county, maximum estimated winds were 74 mph, EF-0.

This tornado touched down around the northern reaches of the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County where a TDS was observed on radar. The tornado moved northeast into Madison County and across the Natchez Trace Parkway where a few dozen trees were either snapped or uprooted. A few mobile homes near Rock Road were damaged, and power lines near the Reservoir were damaged. The tornado snapped and uprooted additional trees near the intersection of Whiddon Rd., Ratliff Ferry Rd., and Holmes Hollow Lane. Trees along Allenwood Drive were blown down including some onto power lines. The tornado continued to snap or uproot scattered trees as it moved northeast into the Shoccoe community. It dissipated after it crossed the intersection of Pat Luckett Rd. and Mississippi Highway 16. For the segment of track in Madison County, maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. The total path length was 8.96 miles across the two counties.

This tornado touched down west of Wade Patrick Road near Cato. It moved north-northeast and caused minor tree damage as it crossed the road. The tornado moved across Rock Hill Rd. near the Rivers Plant Farm. There it collapsed a hay barn and partially damaged a metal roll-up door. Skirting on a nearby mobile home was blown in. The tornado dissipated before it reached MS Highway 18. Maximum estimated winds were 80 mph.

This tornado touched town in a forested area near Antioch-Shiloh Road and Gaddis Myers Rd. and moved northeast into a chicken farm along Gaddis Myers Rd. All four chicken houses were destroyed, and the debris was strewn throughout the area for several miles to the northeast from there. A few smaller trees were uprooted or damaged as the tornado crossed Mississippi Highway 43 and Elton Everett Rd. After it downed a few tree branches along Concord Road, the tornado dissipated before it reached the Smith County Line. A tornadic debris signature was observed on radar with this tornado. The maximum width was 250 yards. The maximum wind speed was 115 mph.

This tornado touched down near Norris Homewood Road and moved northeast across mainly rural portions of southeast Scott County. Most tree damage consisted of downed tree limbs, but a few trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. The most intense damage was centered near the intersection of Annie Moore Road and MS Highway 501 where the roofs of a few homes were partially damaged. The tornado dissipated shortly after it crossed Interstate 20 halfway between Forest and Lake. The maximum estimated wind speed was 105 mph.

A tornado touched down in the morning near NE Sixteenth Rd. in northeastern Jefferson Davis County where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northeast at an estimated EF-0 intensity across Clem School Rd. where numerous trees were damaged or uprooted and some tin panels were removed from an outbuilding roof. The tornado intensified as it approached the Simpson County line, where a more concentrated area of uprooted trees and small snapped trees supported an intensity of EF-1, with peak winds estimated up to 90 mph. Continuing into southeastern Simpson County, the tornado crossed Scott Harrington Rd. and Newhope Rd. where trees were downed, some roofing material of a home was damaged, and a carport and outbuilding were. The tornado weakened as it crossed Berry Lott Rd., with large branches down and some shingles removed from a home. The tornado traveled a short distance further northeast and dissipated. Maximum estimated winds in Jefferson Davis Cunty were 90 mph. The total path length across the two counties was 6.53.

This tornado touched down south of Crane 11 Road and west of 4th Street where it snapped and uprooted a few trees. As it moved northeast across 4th St. and Little Warrior Rd., the tornado blew down tree branches and damaged a few barns. It dissipated shortly after it crossed Little Warrior Rd. The maximum estimated wind speed was 105 mph.

A tornado touched down in the morning near NE Sixteenth Rd. in northeastern Jefferson Davis County where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northeast at an estimated EF-0 intensity across Clem School Rd. where numerous trees were damaged or uprooted and some tin panels were removed from an outbuilding roof. The tornado intensified as it approached the Simpson County line, where a more concentrated area of uprooted trees and small snapped trees supported an intensity of EF-1, with peak winds estimated up to 90 mph. Continuing into southeastern Simpson County, the tornado crossed Scott Harrington Rd. and Newhope Rd. where trees were downed, some roofing material of a home was damaged, and a carport and outbuilding were. The tornado weakened as it crossed Berry Lott Rd., with large branches down and some shingles removed from a home. The tornado traveled a short distance further northeast and dissipated. Maximum estimated winds in Simpson Cunty were 90 mph. The total path length across the two counties was 6.53.

Portions of Sylvarena Road were washed out.

Portions of Swilley Road were washed out.

Several bridges were inundated with flood water in Adams county, including on Bourke Road.

A funnel cloud passed over US Highway 98 west of Hattiesburg, but no damage occurred in the area.

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 Jasper County were 75 mph. The total path length was 25.3 miles across the three counties.

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 Newton County were 115 mph. The total path length was 25.3 miles across the three counties.

Flash flooding occurred near I-55 and Highway 550.

Heavy rain resulted in about 10 inches of flowing water across Ridgewood Road.

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.

This tornado developed along Pop Runnels Road and moved northeast near the Macedonia community. It snapped and uprooted numerous trees along its path as it crossed John Odom Rd., Coffey Lane, Cedar Grove Rd., Walters Rd., and Macedonia Rd. The roof was taken off of a small building along John Odom R.d, and a tree fell on a mobile home along Macedonia Rd. The most prolific tree damage along the path occurred along Walters Rd. the tornado lifted near Pleasant Trail. Maximum estimated winds were 115 mph.

A power pole was blown down in Heidelberg.

Flooding along MS Highway 503 between I-20 and Larry Mathis Road.

This tornado began near the intersection of Mississippi Highway 19 and Leo McDonald Road and moved northeastward. It snapped several trees along the path. It crossed Linton Rd. twice, where it took the roof off a hay barn, then crossed MS Hwy 496 near Alamucha. It ended near the intersection of Shelby Gressett Rd. and Smith Spur Rd. Here, the roof was taken off an outbuilding, another structure sustained roof damage, and some trees were blown down. Maximum estimated winds were 100 mph.

Several trees were blown down in the Fellowship community.

This tornado started northeast of Shubuta where it snapped a few trees. The tornado continued northeast across County Road 694 where it strengthened to EF-2 strength and began to snap numerous softwood and hardwood trees. The tornado continued across CR 615 where it snapped power poles and numerous trees. As it crossed CR 631 it destroyed a small wood frame home and blew down numerous trees and power poles. As the tornado crossed CR 511, it snapped a few more power poles and numerous hardwood and softwood trees. Near CR 650 and CR 670 it partially lifted the roof off one home and also destroyed a manufactured home as it lifted it off its foundation. The tornado continued along CR 415 where it snapped numerous trees and then crossed MS Hwy 18. The tornado continued northeast and lifted after it crossed CR 421. The maximum estimated wind speed was 135 mph.

A funnel cloud passed over Petal, but no damage occurred in the area.

Heavy rain with thunderstorms across Hattiesburg resulted in numerous reports of flash flooding, with homes and vehicles impacted by high water. Water rescues from stalled vehicles occurred along Hardy street with Mcleod street and Main streets blocked due to high water, flooding along Mamie street, with reports of flooding across numerous other roads across town including near Providence Street and Old highway 42.

Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced an area of flash flooding in eastern Lamar County. Slade and Whiddon roads had water across them and cars were stalled with water rescues necessary along Hardy Street in West Hattiesburg. Homes were impacted by high water in the area.

This tornado began just east-northeast of Joe Lee Road where it uprooted several softwood trees. The tornado moved northeast across Havard Road where a pig shed was destroyed, a roof was taken off of a hay barn, and the side of a barn was damaged. The tornado continued northeast across MS Highway 13 and Old Highway 13, where several more trees were uprooted. It continued northeast across Pete Thompson Rd., uprooted several more trees, and then dissipated. Estimated maximum winds were 105 mph.