EF1 Tornado — Clay, Mississippi

2022-03-22 · near West Pt Mc Charen Ar, Clay, Mississippi

Event narrative

This tornado began south of West Point along Section Road. It uprooted a few trees as it tracked across Hackberry Road and the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks. The tornado intensified to EF1 strength and it continued to the northeast across Waverly Road and East Church Hill Road, where it snapped and uprooted hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued northeast to Highway 50 east, where it snapped several power poles and a few trees. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Barton Ferry Road, where it snapped several trees and caused some minor damage to a few homes. The tornado caused minor roof damage to some buildings at Prairie Livestock before snapping and uprooting additional trees along Old Vinton Road. The tornado then continued to the northeast and crossed into Monroe County.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system moved through the Lower Mississippi Valley on Tuesday March 22nd. An associated line of severe thunderstorms quickly raced across Mississippi during the day resulting in widespread wind damage and numerous tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1012416. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.