EF1 Tornado — Covington, Mississippi

2022-04-05 · near Arbo, Covington, Mississippi

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Stroud Road and Burtons Creek Road. It traveled east-southeast along Rock Hill Road and caused significant roof damage to a home before it crossed US Highway 49. Multiple downed trees blocked traffic on Highway 49. The tornado continued eastward from there through fields and low creek areas and then across William Warren Road. It then followed along Hambone Road and Cagle Road before it crossed Salem School Road where additional significant roof damage occurred and a tree was blown down onto a home and some power lines. The tornado crossed US Highway 84 and continued to cause mainly tree damage as it weakened and moved into western Jones County. Throughout the path, it uprooted and snapped numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The estimated maximum wind gust was for the portion of this tornado in Covington County was 110 mph. The total path length was 16.99 miles across the two counties.

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.6975, -89.6465)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1020382. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.