EF1 tornado in Newton County, Mississippi

An EF-1 tornado began on the east side of the Lawrence community and just south of US Highway 80 and the Kansas City Southern railroad, where it uprooted trees and damaged a shed near the intersection with Greenie Morrow Road. As the tornado continued eastward, it largely paralleled Highway 80 for much of its duration and continued to uproot and snap multiple trees. A shed was destroyed near Lawrence Bethel Road, and another building was heavily damaged near Morgan Field Road. The tornado was recorded by security cameras as it passed the MDOT facility on the south side of Highway 80. As the tornado moved into the north side of the city of Newton, a home near Ford Avenue sustained roof damage. The tornado then began to weaken, damaged a fence on Scanlan Street, and finally lifted in the vicinity of Decatur Street and Old Hickory Road. The estimated maximum wind gust was 100 mph. A tornadic debris signature was detected by radar with this tornado.

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.