EF2 tornado in Wayne County, Mississippi

Tornado April 5, 2022 · Wayne County, Mississippi

EF2

Rating

4.8 mi

Whole path

250 yd

Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Wayne County → Wayne County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

The tornado began in a heavily forested area west of Elbert

Mozingo Road and quickly traveled east across Elbert Mozingo Road

causing extensive tree damage to a large pine tree stand. Almost

all of the trees were snapped near the base suggesting upper bound

damage indicator. The tornado then continued east into a

forested area as it weakened briefly. The tornado then rapidly

strengthen again to its peak intensity of 130 mph south of Jim

Pitts Road. This damage was estimated by sentinel satellite data

as an extensive damage scar was noted with almost complete

deforestation occurring similar to other tornadoes that were rated

at 130 mph. The tornado then weakened as it approached Jim Pitts

Road from the south and lifted based off satellite data.

The wider storm

A very active Spring severe weather season continued in April. A very strong storm system and associated cold front swept across the area during the morning of April 5th. A very unstable atmosphere combined with strong wind shear led to a severe weather outbreak across portions of the deep south. Eight tornado tracks were found along with other areas of wind damage.

Began near Whistler (31.6636, -88.8118).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Wayne County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1019026. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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