EF1 Tornado — Wayne, Mississippi

2022-04-05 · near Whistler, Wayne, Mississippi

Event narrative

Tornado began west of Maynor Creek Road and south of Jim Pitts

Road estimated by sentinel satellite imagery. Damage was then

noted along Maynor Creek Road where several trees were uprooted

and snapped. A swath of trees snapped along the path that may have

been associated with a secondary vortex south of the main damage

swath. The tornado then continued east across Troy Sanderson Drive

and Dick Sanderson drive where trees were uprooted and snapped. A

couple homes had minor roof damage and a carport was lofted about

40 feet into a tree. The tornado appears to have weakened and

lifted shortly after Dick Sanderson Drive.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019027. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.