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EF1 tornado in Madison County, Mississippi

Tornado March 22, 2022 · Madison County, Mississippi

EF1

Rating

6.4 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado started just west of Oaks Road near the intersection of Bill Presley Road and tracked roughly northeast for just over 6 miles. Damage along the path consisted mostly of uprooted and snapped trees along with many other broken or damaged trees. A home on Oaks Road had a porch awning torn off. Along Truitt Road, a metal shed had the tin roof blown off. Along Rocky Hill Road, a large barn had a decent section of the roof blown out. The tornado weakened as it neared Highway 17 and dissipated shortly after crossing that road.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Loring (32.7900, -89.9700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

24 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1012499. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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