Tornadoes · United States · Mississippi · 2016
EF0 tornado, Carnes, Mississippi, February 23, 2016
This EF0 tornado ran 3.9 miles across Forrest County on February 23, 2016, touching down at 6:01 PM CST and reaching 75 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $15,000 of property damage.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- EF0
- Date
- February 23, 2016
- Touchdown
- 6:01 PM CST (00:01 UTC)
- Lifted
- 6:09 PM CST (00:09 UTC)
- On the ground
- 8 minutes
- Path length
- 3.9 miles (6.3 km)
- Path width
- 75 yards (69 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- County
- Forrest County
- Touchdown point
- 30.957, -89.333
- Lift-off point
- 30.999, -89.288
- Record number
- 1602231801-02
What the Weather Service recorded
Showers and thunderstorms occurred across the region in association with a potent low pressure system. Some of these storms produced tornadoes, strong damaging wind gusts, and hail.
This tornado began near Entrekin Road snapping a few trees along with a power pole. The tornado continued northeast across Havard Road and ended near MS 13 snapping a few more trees along the way. Estimated maximum winds were 75 mph.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, 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 tornado touched down at Feb 23, 5:18 PM CST, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 5:18 PM CST, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
518 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
.DISCUSSION...
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS ONGOING AS WE HEAD FROM THE LATE
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. A DEEPENING TROUGH CROSSING THE ARKLATEX
REGION IS CAUSING MASSIVE PRESSURE FALLS WITH STRENTHENING LIFT/WIND
SHEAR OVER THE ARKLAMISS AND WIDESPREAD RAIN/THUNDERSTORMS. THE
WIDESPREAD NATURE OF RAIN IS HELPING TO LIMIT THE STRONG TORNADO
POTENTIAL TO AREAS ALONG/S OF THE HWY 84 CORRIDOR. CONVECTION HAS
ORGANIZED/INTENSIFIED AT THE NOSE OF THE DRY SLOT NEAR SFC LOW OVER
WEST CENTRAL MS AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING WITH THIS
ACTIVITY. LATEST HRRR GUIDANCE ACCELERATED TIMING EARLIER TODAY AND
DOESN'T WASTE MUCH TIME GETTING THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT EAST OF
THE ARKLAMISS BY MID EVENING WITH DIMINISHING SHOWER/TSTM CHANCES
THEREAFTER...SOME HAIL/DAMAGING WIND THREAT COULD LINGER BEHIND THE
TORNADO THREAT WELL INTO THE NIGHT. HAVE KEPT THE WIND ADVISORY GOING
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA DUE TO THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT EXPECTED.
WITH THE TROUGH SWINGING EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...EXPECT COLD ADVECTION AND RESULT IN OCCASIONAL LIGHT
RAIN/DRIZZLE. THE RAIN COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS (WIND ADVISORY
EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER THE DELTA) AND COLDER TEMPERATURES
WILL MAKE FOR AN UNCOMFORTABLE DAY...BUT BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOO WARM FOR ANY SNOW IN SPITE OF VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. EXPECT THE LIGHT RAIN TO END
LATE IN THE DAY WITH DRY AND CHILLY CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
/EC/
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...COOLER BELOW NORMAL TEMPS AND
DRIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK AS WE
STAY UNDER A BROAD UPPER TROUGH. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE OUR
COOLER AIRMASS ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
ON FRIDAY. A WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY
BRINGING SOME HIGH CLOUDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SWING EAST OF THE
REGION OVER THE WEEKEND PROVIDING SOME RETURN FLOW. UPPER FLAT
RIDGING WILL PUSH INTO THE CWA FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL PROVIDE MILDER TEMPERATURES FOR THE REGION. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH
ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE OUR NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN FOR
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE MODELS WERE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH THE RAIN CHANCES FOR LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...SO POPS WERE
LOWERED SOME. THE EURO HAD ONLY LIGHT RAIN CHANCES ON MONDAY WITH THE
FRONT HANGING TO THE NORTH....AND CANADIAN LOOK TO BE DRY FOR THAT
PERIOD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. HOWEVER MOST OF THE GFS ENSEMBLES
HAD RAIN WITH THE FRONT./17/
&&
.AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE LIFR/MVFR CONDITIONS AT MOST SITES THROUGH AT LEAST 5Z. RIGHT
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE LIGHT RAIN MAY CONTINUE THROUGH AT 12Z. EXPECTING
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALSO. WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS
THE REGION...MAINLY FOR GLH/GWO AND MAYBE JAN. WILL CONTINUE
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20KTS AND HIGHER GUSTS AT GLH. WILL GO WITH 15
TO 20KTS AT JAN/GWO MAINLY AFTER 6Z. LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON BEFORE VFR CONDITIONS DEVELOP. /7/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 44 49 36 58 / 99 42 3 1
MERIDIAN 47 47 35 58 / 100 37 6 1
VICKSBURG 44 52 36 59 / 89 40 1 1
HATTIESBURG 47 51 37 63 / 96 17 2 1
NATCHEZ 44 54 38 61 / 62 25 0 1
GREENVILLE 41 49 35 54 / 99 59 1 1
GREENWOOD 42 47 34 53 / 99 65 5 1
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR MSZ026>033-036>039-
042>066-072>074.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR MSZ018-019-025-034-
035-040-041.
LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ARZ074-075.
&&
EC/17/7/Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 3:12 PM CST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ARZ074-MSZ018-242115- ASHLEY-BOLIVAR- 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. ARZ075-MSZ019-242115- CHICOT-SUNFLOWER- 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 THROUGH THIS EVENING. LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ025>028-034>036-040-041-242115- MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA- FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ029>033-037>039-042>045-047>050-053-054-059>061-242115- WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT- CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. TORNADOES... DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ046-051-052-055>058-062>066-072>074-242115- KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN- LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...SIGNIFICANT TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. TORNADOES... DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. STRONG TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 THROUGH TONIGHT. 21 && ...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. LIMITED...TORNADOES POSSIBLE. *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. *FLOODING* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING. LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE. *NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS* EXTREME...SUSTAINED WINDS 50 MPH OR GREATER OR WIND GUSTS 65 MPH OR GREATER. SIGNIFICANT...SUSTAINED WINDS 40-49 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 58-64 MPH. ELEVATED...SUSTAINED WINDS 30-39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 45-57 MPH. LIMITED...SUSTAINED WINDS 20-29 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 30 TO 44 MPH. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN HOME PAGE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/ SPC...MESO ANALYSIS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/# SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/ SPC...STORM REPORTS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/ NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 23, 5:07 PM CST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
507 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
MSZ055-232345-
SIMPSON MS-
507 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CST...
AT 506 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR PINOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MENDENHALL AROUND 515 PM CST.
SANATORIUM AROUND 520 PM CST.
MAGEE AROUND 525 PM CST.
MARTINVILLE AROUND 530 PM CST.
LAT...LON 3193 8994 3205 8967 3205 8966 3201 8965
3188 8966 3185 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 246DEG 26KT 3188 8990
19Special weather statement, Feb 23, 5:12 PM CST, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
512 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
MSZ025-027-036-240000-
LEFLORE MS-CARROLL MS-HOLMES MS-
512 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN LEFLORE
AND NORTH CENTRAL HOLMES COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CST...
AT 512 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR SEVEN PINES...OR 9 MILES WEST OF BLACK HAWK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BLACK HAWK AND SEVEN PINES AROUND 525 PM CST.
COILA AROUND 535 PM CST.
MALMAISON AROUND 540 PM CST.
NORTH CARROLLTON AROUND 545 PM CST.
JEFFERSON AROUND 555 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CARROLLTON AND CRUGER.
LAT...LON 3336 8978 3316 9017 3336 9030 3368 8992
3368 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 227DEG 32KT 3331 9018
19Special weather statement, Feb 23, 5:19 PM CST, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
519 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
MSZ027-036-037-240000-
ATTALA MS-CARROLL MS-HOLMES MS-
519 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN ATTALA...SOUTH CENTRAL
CARROLL AND EASTERN HOLMES COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CST...
AT 519 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEXINGTON TO NEAR
FRANKLIN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
GOODMAN AROUND 530 PM CST.
BOWLING GREEN AROUND 545 PM CST.
DURANT AND EMORY AROUND 550 PM CST.
POSSUMNECK AND MCADAMS AROUND 600 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SALLIS AND WEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
&&
LAT...LON 3337 8983 3297 8963 3289 8999 3291 9004
3316 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 235DEG 20KT 3312 9008 3297 9000
19Local storm report, Feb 23, 5:29 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
529 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0417 PM TORNADO 5 ENE BAXTERVILLE 31.13N 89.51W
02/23/2016 LAMAR MS EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL *** MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED ON SONES ROAD
WEST OF PURVIS. ONE FATALITY OCCURRED AT THIS LOCATION.
TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE OBSERVED IN DUAL-POL RADAR DATA
AT THIS LOCATION.
&&
TARVERSpecial weather statement, Feb 23, 5:33 PM CST, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
533 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
MSZ052-058-240000-
CLARKE MS-LAUDERDALE MS-
533 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE AND
CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CST...
AT 532 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER GOODWATER...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF QUITMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DE SOTO AROUND 545 PM CST.
QUITMAN AROUND 550 PM CST.
SYKES...MIDDLETON AND SABLE AROUND 600 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE PACHUTA AND SHUBUTA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3205 8845 3187 8864 3183 8891 3202 8891
3230 8862 3215 8844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 223DEG 40KT 3190 8886
DBLocal storm report, Feb 23, 5:53 PM CST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
553 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0511 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE LAUREL 31.72N 89.06W
02/23/2016 JONES MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON BROWN DRIVE IN THE POWERS COMMUNITY.
&&
TARVERThe surface observations
Hattiesburg Municipal (HBG), 32 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 | 5:53 AM CST | EF0 | Wharton, TX | 2.0 | 30 | |||
| February 23 | 11:11 AM CST | EF0 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 0.6 | 50 | |||
| February 23 | 11:20 AM CST | EF0 | Iberville Parish, LA | 3.3 | 50 | |||
| February 23 | 12:08 PM CST | EF0 | Ascension Parish, LA | 1.6 | 200 | |||
| February 23 | 12:42 PM CST | EF2 | Livingston Parish, LA | 4.3 | 625 | |||
| February 23 | 1:14 PM CST | EF0 | Saint Helena Parish, LA | 0.3 | 50 | |||
| February 23 | 2:37 PM CST | EF1 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 2.6 | 50 | $40,000 | ||
| February 23 | 3:10 PM CST | EF0 | Iberville Parish, LA | 1.0 | 200 | |||
| February 23 | 3:21 PM CST | EF3 | Assumption Parish, LA | 7.8 | 350 | |||
| February 23 | 3:31 PM CST | EF2 | Saint James Parish, LA | 12.9 | 350 | 2 | 75 | |
| February 23 | 3:45 PM CST | EF1 | Lincoln, MS | 0.5 | 75 | $40,000 | ||
| February 23 | 3:49 PM CST | EF1 | Pearl River, MS | 9.5 | 150 | |||
| February 23 | 3:50 PM CST | EF1 | Pearl River, MS | 5.2 | 200 | $25,000 | ||
| February 23 | 4:07 PM CST | EF0 | Lamar, MS | 0.1 | 25 | $5,000 | ||
| February 23 | 4:15 PM CST | EF1 | Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA | 3.1 | 250 | |||
| February 23 | 4:15 PM CST | EF2 | Lamar, MS | 5.6 | 100 | 1 | $105,000 | |
| February 23 | 4:22 PM CST | EF0 | Pickens, AL | 4.8 | 150 | |||
| February 23 | 4:29 PM CST | EF1 | Lamar, MS | 1.4 | 75 | $10,000 | ||
| February 23 | 4:32 PM CST | EF2 | Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA | 4.7 | 250 | 17 | ||
| February 23 | 4:41 PM CST | EF0 | Saint Tammany Parish, LA | 0.4 | 25 | |||
| February 23 | 4:42 PM CST | EF0 | Yazoo, MS | 1.1 | 100 | $25,000 | ||
| February 23 | 4:46 PM CST | EF0 | Simpson, MS | 0.6 | 40 | $13,000 | ||
| February 23 | 5:13 PM CST | EF0 | Saint Tammany Parish, LA | 1.5 | 75 | |||
| February 23 | 5:25 PM CST | EF1 | Greene, MS | 1.5 | 75 | $100,000 | ||
| February 23 | 5:32 PM CST | EF1 | Greene, MS | 0.0 | 75 | $25,000 | ||
| February 23 | 5:45 PM CST | EF1 | Greene, MS | 1.6 | 150 | $200,000 | ||
| February 23 | 6:01 PM CST | EF1 | Marion, AL | 2.2 | 300 | |||
| February 23 | 8:10 PM CST | EF3 | Escambia, FL | 3.0 | 300 | 3 | $22 million | |
| February 23 | 8:17 PM CST | EF1 | Santa Rosa, FL | 2.7 | 100 | $75,000 | ||
| February 23 | 10:15 PM CST | EF0 | Houston, AL | 2.8 | 200 | $50,000 | ||
| February 23 | 10:24 PM CST | EF1 | Dale, AL | 4.8 | 200 | |||
| February 23 | 10:31 PM CST | EF1 | Houston, AL | 1.6 | 350 | $50,000 | ||
| February 23 | 10:34 PM CST | EF1 | Houston, AL | 3.7 | 900 | $75,000 | ||
| February 23 | 10:38 PM CST | EF1 | Henry, AL | 1.1 | 300 | $50,000 | ||
| February 23 | 10:54 PM CST | EF0 | Henry, AL | 0.4 | 100 | |||
| February 23 | 11:02 PM CST | EF1 | Henry, AL | 0.5 | 150 | |||
| February 23 | 12:07 AM EST | EF1 | Early, GA | 2.2 | 350 | |||
| February 23 | 12:55 AM EST | EF1 | Terrell, GA | 5.1 | 200 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.