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EF1 tornado in Scott County, Mississippi
Tornado April 5, 2022 · Scott County, Mississippi
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Scott County → Newton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A brief EF-1 tornado began near Bienville National Forest Road 551D where it uprooted trees. It then crossed into southwestern Newton County. The total path for this tornado was 2.27 miles across both counties. A tornadic debris signature was detected by radar with this tornado. The estimated maximum wind gust for the portion of this tornado in Scott County was 90 mph.
The wider storm
A low pressure system moving east along the Arkansas Louisiana border helped to organize a line of severe thunderstorms early in the morning of April 5th. Widespread severe wind gusts and several tornadoes occurred with this squall line as it moved east across Mississippi. Some hail also occurred with these storms.
Began near Lake (32.2996, -89.3324).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1020093. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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