On the evening of April 5th into the morning of April 6th, strong to severe storms produced tornadoes, damaging winds and flash flooding.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
On the evening of April 5th into the morning of April 6th, strong to severe storms produced tornadoes, damaging winds and flash flooding.
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 Apr 5, 12:01 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson MS
101 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
...New AVIATION...
.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
Issued at 1105 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
Updates this morning included a Flash Flood Watch through tonight
for our northwest zones and the first of several Tornado Watches
to be issued for our CWA today and tonight. At mid morning a
stalled frontal boundary was noted stalled just to the northwest
of our CWA. Regional radars showed intense convection firing along
this boundary. A gusty south wind and a warm moist airmass resided
over our CWA. The 12Z Sat JAN sounding showed a couple inversions;
one at 850mb and another at 650mb that will likely keep convection
at bay over our CWA until this afternoon. Overall, previous
thinking and forecast remains on track concerning the areawide
potential and timing for severe weather. Confidence in heavy rain
amounts and the potential for training of storms has prompted the
issuance of a Flash Flood Watch generally along and north of a
line from Bastrop, Louisiana to Eupora, Mississippi for tonight. /22/
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 315 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
Today through Sunday...The threat for severe weather will steadily
increase across the forecast area from west to east through the
course of this afternoon into late tonight, before finally ending
Sunday morning. Ridging aloft that's dominated the weather across
the forecast area for much of the work week will break down over the
region today through tonight. This'll allow a closed low pressure
system to move east from the desert southwest into the southern
plains today. Overnight into Sunday, this low will lift northeast
into the Mid-Mississippi River Valley. This will result in a surface
low developing, which in turn will lift northeast near/through the
region along a stalled frontal boundary just to our west. This will
eventually result in the frontal boundary moving east into and
through the CWA overnight into Sunday. Unfortunately in the warm
sector ahead of it, it'll bring the threat for severe storms across
the entire forecast area from around mid-afternoon, through the
overnight hours, into Sunday morning.
Ahead of this front, adequate amounts of moisture/instability will
be pooled across the forecast area. Along with this, sufficient
deep-layer and low-level wind shear from increasing jet energy and
good forcing will exist. Currently the better potential for severe
storms exists across western portions of the CWA, essentially along
and west of a Eupora to Jackson metro to Bude Mississippi line,
where an "Enhanced Risk" of severe storms. Here, the better
potential for bowing segments and supercells capable of producing
damaging wind gusts to 70 mph, large hail to golf ball size (given
here is were the better mid-level lapse rates reside), and
tornadoes (some of which could be strong) will exist.
Across the remainder of the forecast area, a "Slight Risk" of
severe storms exists overnight into Sunday morning. Convection
across this area continues to look to have congealed more into a
broken line of storms that will be capable of producing damaging
wind gusts to 60 mph, up to quarter size hail, as well as
tornadoes. Please continue to monitor the latest forecast and
outlook today, as both timing and threat areas associated with
this storm system continue to be fine-tuned.
Again, a very "soupy" airmass is in place across the region. In
addition to the severe storm threat, very heavy downpours and some
potential for training convection could yield some localized flash
flooding across the area. This will especially be the case across
northwest portions of the forecast area where 3-5 inches of rain,
and locally higher, will be possible. South of this, and over the
remainder of the CWA, a widespread 1-3 inches will be possible. This
will continue to also be highlighted in the HWO.
A tight pressure gradient also continues to lingering across the
forecast area today. This will again result in breezy south winds
through the afternoon hours. Expect sustained winds today to be
sustained at times between 20-25 mph, gusting to between 30-40 mph
at times. A "Limited Threat" for strong winds thus continues across
the CWA this afternoon.
Also, hot muggy conditions will remain across the area for one final
afternoon in this current forecast pattern. Once again, look for
some record high temperatures to be in jeopardy of either being tied
or broken this afternoon. Highs will range from the mid 80s to lows
90s under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies.
Sunday afternoon through Friday...While the severe threat comes to
an end through Sunday morning, rain chances will linger across a
good portion of the area into the afternoon hours, with cloud cover
lingering into the first half of Monday. As the cold front exits
east, cooler, drier, and quieter conditions will begin to prevail
across the CWA. Northwest flow aloft and at the surface will begin
ushering in this noticeably cooler drier airmass. Luckily these
quieter drier conditions will linger in place across the CWA through
the majority of the mid and extended portions of the forecast.
However, temperatures will steadily moderate up through the week.
Currently, the next best chance for rain looks to enter the forecast
Thursday night into Friday morning, mainly over the Golden Triangle
area, as a weak cold front swings through the forecast area. /19/
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1255 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
VFR conditions and a gusty south wind 25-30kts wl prevail this
afternoon at most TAF sites. The exception will be in the west
where a band of TSRA along and ahead of a cold front will move
into the area and bring lower flying conditions. This band of TSRA
will continue shifting east through tonight and Sunday morning.
IFR cigs and -RA wl develop in the wake of the front. The -RA wl
taper off from the west Sunday morning but the IFR cigs wl prevail
through the end of the TAF period. /22/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson 90 63 72 46 / 60 80 70 10
Meridian 89 65 75 48 / 50 70 90 30
Vicksburg 90 59 66 45 / 80 90 40 10
Hattiesburg 89 69 77 51 / 40 80 90 30
Natchez 88 59 67 46 / 70 90 40 10
Greenville 86 55 60 43 / 80 90 30 10
Greenwood 88 58 66 45 / 70 90 50 10
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.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for MSZ018-019-025>029-
034>036.
LA...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for LAZ007.
AR...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for ARZ074-075.
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/19/22The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.
29 thunderstorm wind, 14 tornado, 12 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees and powerlines were blown down in Gunnison.
A couple structures damaged in the town of Sunflower along with some power lines blown down.
Powerlines were blown down.
This tornado began near US 49E north of Schlater where several utility poles were damaged. It crossed the Tallahatchie River in the Sunnyside community into southern Tallahatchie County. There, it destroyed a mobile home along Forty Mile Bend Road. The tornado then crossed the Tallahatchie River again into Leflore County, snapping a utility pole along the river and damaging multiple sheds along CR 75. A couple homes also sustained roof damage. An irrigation pivot in an adjacent field was overturned. The tornado turned more eastward, crossing the Little Tallahatchie River and snapping and uprooting numerous trees along Money Road before lifting shortly after. The total length was 7.3 miles. The maximum width was 700 yards. The maximum wind speed was 110 mph.
This tornado began near US 49E north of Schlater where several utility poles were damaged. It crossed the Tallahatchie River in the Sunnyside community into southern Tallahatchie County. There, it destroyed a mobile home along Forty Mile Bend Road. The tornado then crossed the Tallahatchie River again into Leflore County, snapping a utility pole along the river and damaging multiple sheds along CR 75. A couple homes also sustained roof damage. An irrigation pivot in an adjacent field was overturned. The tornado turned more eastward, crossing the Little Tallahatchie River and snapping and uprooting numerous trees along Money Road before lifting shortly after. The total length was 7.3 miles. The maximum width was 700 yards. The maximum wind speed was 110 mph.
This tornado began on the south side of Philipp, where an 85 mph wind gust was measured at a private weather station. It tracked east-northeastward through the Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge, crossing into western Grenada County then crossing MS Hwy 8. The path continued across MS Hwy 35, Turkey Foot Rd, and Bethel Church Rd before the tornado crossed back into southeastern Tallahatchie County south of Cascilla. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Cascilla-Grenada Rd. Along the path, several trees were uprooted, and some smaller trees were snapped. At least one structure was damaged by a tree falling on the roof. The total length was 14.5 miles. The path width was 100 yards. The maximum wind speed was 90 mph.
Some roads were flooded in Cleveland.
Multiple roads were flooded, depth was increasing in many locations through this time. Several roads were impassable.
Several roads in town were flooded.
Significant flooding in town, many streets flooded some with roughly 2 feet of water in the roads and water well up into yards.
Significant flooding occurred across Greenville with many streets or roads flooded. Many vehicles were stalled.
Multiple roads were flooded.
Several trees and powerlines were down across Warren County.
A few trees were blown down on Myrleville Road and Scottland Road southeast of Yazoo City.
Two trees were blown down.
A tree was blown down on Highway 27 South near Morrison Road in Utica Mississippi.
A tree was blown down on a home.
Water covered the road on US 49E between Yazoo City and Eden.
A tree fell on a vehicle with entrapment and injuries on the Natchez Trace south of I-20 in Clinton.
A tree was blown down in the roadway along McRaven Road near Gill Drive.
A tree was blown into the road along Dry Grove Road near Neil Collins Road.
A tree was blown down in the roadway along Springridge Road near Windsor Lane.
A tree was blown down in the road along the 2600 block of Wynndale Road.
A tree was blown down near the intersection of Mert Rickman Road and US Highway 82 East.
A tree was snapped near Popes Road.
A few trees were down in the East part of the county with one of the trees down on a mobile home in town.
Multiple streets were flooded with a vehicle stalled at Highway 80 and John Lynch St.
Several large limbs were broken along Highway 18.
A vehicle was stuck in high water on Oakley Road near Old Port Gibson Road.
This tornado touched down just south of Tanglewood Road where it snapped trees. It continued north northeast and crossed Ponderosa Road. There, it damaged several chicken houses and a metal farm building. It tracked towards HWY 80 and I-20 where it continued to do tree damage. A mix of softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted in a fairly sporadic manner. It dissipated shortly after Graham Harrison Road. Maximum width was estimated at 150 yards and maximum winds at 95 mph.
This brief EF-1 tornado touched down along Rodeo Road just north of South Rabbit Road producing damage to trees and vegetation. The tornado carried northeastward through Hebron and onto Sonat Road where it downed numerous trees along its path. Generally minor damage to structures was noted including gutter damage and mostly other light damage to outbuildings prior to dissipation less than a mile beyond Lee Cut Off Road. Maximum winds were estimated at 95 mph and maximum width around 300 yards.
Significant straight-lined wind damage was observed on the north side of New Hebron where numerous trees were downed and several homes sustained roof damage, mostly to flashing, gutters, and shingles. A few sheds and outbuildings also sustained damage. Maximum winds were estimated at 75 mph.
A large tree was uprooted along I-20.
One tree was downed on Jess Lyons Road at Military Road.
Trees were blown down across Mississippi Highway 495.
This EF2 tornado began near Willie Clark Road in the Cleveland community, tracking east northeastward across MS Highway 16, Lynville Road, and Anderson Road before lifting just north of MS Highway 16. Along the path, multiple barns were demolished or heavily damaged, and several trees were snapped and uprooted. Along Lynville Road, multiple box trucks and tractors were turned on their sides and a home sustained minor damage. On Anderson Road, a large portion of roof was removed from a home and a portion of the outer walls fell. Path length 1.9 miles, max path width 300 yards, max winds 115 mph.
A wind gust to 62 mph was observed at Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field, KNJW.
This brief, but strong, EF-2 tornado began just south of County Road 540 where it did minor tree damage with a mix of hardwood and softwood trees snapped. As it tracked north, it quickly intensified as it snapped and uprooted hardwood and softwood trees in a concentrated corridor. Along County Road 540, it encountered several single family residences that sustained significant roof damage. The first such residence was a well built brick home. The windows were blown out and the roof on the back of the home was removed with damage to some of the beams. An RV was thrown through a metal outbuilding, which the owner stated the framing was carried away about a mile up the road. A car was shifted in the driveway. Significant tree damage also occurred, with numerous pines snapped low to the ground around the home. Further up the road, a second well built home sustained roof damage as well. An RV was thrown there into the porch, which caused it to collapse. Concentrated tree damage continued in this area. The tornado quickly weakened as it approached HWY 18 with only minor tree damage noted. It dissipated shortly after it crossed HWY 18. Maximum winds were estimated at 125 mph.
A tree was blown down along Augusta Road.
A house was flooded on 17th Street North. Flooding also occurring at 21st Street and Main Street.
An unspecified building type incurred roof damage.
Lightning caused a house fire along Eaglewood Drive in Florence.
This strong, deadly tornado began near Summerland where a few trees were uprooted along highway 28. The tornado progressed northeastward across mostly rural portions of Jasper County, crossing into Jones County near County Road 7 where structural damage began to be observed, primarily shingles and small portions of roofing removed. The tornado was estimated to be of EF-1 intensity at this time. Fluctuating between EF-0 and EF-1 intensities, the tornado carried northeastward crossing County Road 79 producing additional tree damage. After taking an abrupt leftward jog and impacting County Road 10 where trees were downed and a home had shingle/light roofing impacts, the tornado resumed a northeast trek and intensified quickly to EF-2 strength as it impacted a community southwest of Stringer. At the location, a mobile home was knocked off its blocks and slid around 10 feet while another mobile home was vaulted and destroyed completely, its frame separated from the rest of the home. The mobile home was noted to have launched over and into/onto two passenger vehicles causing broken windows and impact marks onto the vehicles as well as shifting them a few feet. The vehicles were otherwise undamaged and remained in close proximity to their original locations. The single occupant of the vaulted mobile home was killed. After passing through Stringer, the tornado severely damaged another home. A two-story brick house on County Road 173 had the roof removed and the back wall knocked down. Contextual impacts nearby support continued EF-2 intensity but suggested slightly below expected value estimates typically carried with collapse of the entire downwind facing wall after roof removal. The tornado then crossed Country Road 21 before moving toward the Lake Como area as it weakened slowly, ultimately dissipating just after crossing highway 528. Maximum Winds were estimated near 127 mph, EF-2. Maximum Width was estimated at 200 yards.
This strong, deadly tornado began near Summerland where a few trees were uprooted along highway 28. The tornado progressed northeastward across mostly rural portions of Jones County, crossing into Jasper County near County Road 7 where structural damage began to be observed, primarily shingles and small portions of roofing removed. The tornado was estimated to be of EF-1 intensity at this time. Fluctuating between EF-0 and EF-1 intensities, the tornado carried northeastward crossing County Road 79 producing additional tree damage. After taking an abrupt leftward jog and impacting County Road 10 where trees were downed and a home had shingle/light roofing impacts, the tornado resumed a northeast trek and intensified quickly to EF-2 strength as it impacted a community southwest of Stringer. At the location, a mobile home was knocked off its blocks and slid around 10 feet while another mobile home was vaulted and destroyed completely, its frame separated from the rest of the home. The mobile home was noted to have launched over and into/onto two passenger vehicles causing broken windows and impact marks onto the vehicles as well as shifting them a few feet. The vehicles were otherwise undamaged and remained in close proximity to their original locations. The single occupant of the vaulted mobile home was killed. After passing through Stringer, the tornado severely damaged another home. A two-story brick house on County Road 173 had the roof removed and the back wall knocked down. Contextual impacts nearby support continued EF-2 intensity but suggested slightly below expected value estimates typically carried with collapse of the entire downwind facing wall after roof removal. The tornado then crossed Country Road 21 before moving toward the Lake Como area as it weakened slowly, ultimately dissipating just after crossing highway 528. Maximum Winds were estimated near 127 mph, EF-2. Maximum Width was estimated at 200 yards.
This strong, deadly tornado began near Summerland where a few trees were uprooted along highway 28. The tornado progressed northeastward across mostly rural portions of Jones County, crossing into Jasper County near County Road 7 where structural damage began to be observed, primarily shingles and small portions of roofing removed. The tornado was estimated to be of EF-1 intensity at this time. Fluctuating between EF-0 and EF-1 intensities, the tornado carried northeastward crossing County Road 79 producing additional tree damage. After taking an abrupt leftward jog and impacting County Road 10 where trees were downed and a home had shingle/light roofing impacts, the tornado resumed a northeast trek and intensified quickly to EF-2 strength as it impacted a community southwest of Stringer. At the location, a mobile home was knocked off its blocks and slid around 10 feet while another mobile home was vaulted and destroyed completely, its frame separated from the rest of the home. The mobile home was noted to have launched over and into/onto two passenger vehicles causing broken windows and impact marks onto the vehicles as well as shifting them a few feet. The vehicles were otherwise undamaged and remained in close proximity to their original locations. The single occupant of the vaulted mobile home was killed. After passing through Stringer, the tornado severely damaged another home. A two-story brick house on County Road 173 had the roof removed and the back wall knocked down. Contextual impacts nearby support continued EF-2 intensity but suggested slightly below expected value estimates typically carried with collapse of the entire downwind facing wall after roof removal. The tornado then crossed Country Road 21 before moving toward the Lake Como area as it weakened slowly, ultimately dissipating just after crossing highway 528. Maximum Winds were estimated near 127 mph, EF-2. Maximum Width was estimated at 200 yards.
Two trees were uprooted.
Mississippi Highway 50 near Pleasant Hill Road and Gunshoot Road was flooded.
This brief EF-0 tornado touched down near Highway 29 south of Taw Jeffcoat road where it downed trees and limbs moving northeast. The tornado continued northeast doing generally light damage to a few trees and vegetation. The most substantial impacts were felt near the tornado's endpoint near Springhill Road and Copperhead Road where a large span farm outbuilding had its West-facing anchors pulled from the ground and flipped over prior to dissipation. Maximum winds were estimated at 85 mph and maximum width at 50 yards.
A tree was blown down on a home.
Tornado touched down east of I-59, snapping trees and causing damage to a billboard sign near the interstate. The tornado traveled northeast, causing shingle damage to roofs and uprooting trees between Eatonville Rd and Monroe Rd. Tornado cross Leaf River, where it reached EF-2 intensity of 115 mph and total width of 400 yds. EF-2 damage found west of HWY 11 near Pierce Construction where 2 homes sustained roof damage. Both homes had a significant portion of their roofs missing. Two RVs where also overturned with numerous trees snapped and uprooted. Tornado crossed HWY 11 and damaged a single wide mobile building and large construction building at Dunn Roadbuilders. The tornado continued northeast to produce tree damage before lifting west of Greens Creek. Tornado path length was 6.5 miles and maximum estimated winds were 115 mph.
Report of multiple roads flooded around the city of Laurel including; Teresa St. underpass, Leontyne Price Blvd.
Scattered trees were damaged and downed with one on a roof off CR 343.
This brief tornado touched down in the community of Energy near the intersection of HWY 514 and County Road 457. A shed was damaged. Tree damage became more concentrated along HWY 514. A metal outbuilding also sustained roof damage. It continued to uproot several trees and damaged another shed before it dissipated near County Road 430. Maximum width was estimated at 150 yards and the maximum wind was estimated at 95 mph.
This short lived EF-2 tornado began just south of Center Grove Road where it did minor tree damage, mostly large broken branches and uprooted softwood trees. It quickly intensified as it took a northerly turn, with the worst damage on Shannon Road. There, numerous trees were snapped in a concentrated corridor. Several single family residences sustained roof damage with greater than 20% loss of roofing material. It took a more easterly turn as it approached Highway 19. There, it weakened, but continued to do tree damage. It crossed the state line at Highway 19/10 and continued to do more tree damage in Alabama. Maximum width was estimated at 800 yards and maximum winds at 115 mph.
A tree was blown down across Hillview Drive.
Several power poles were broken.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Jasper | 2025-04-06 | 72 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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