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EF0 tornado in Jones County, Mississippi
Tornado April 5, 2022 · Jones County, Mississippi
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Covington County → Jones County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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
An EF-1 tornado touched down in northern Covington County and weakened as it moved into western Jones County. In Jones County, the tornado traveled over mainly forested terrain near the Leaf River and then dissipated after crossing Hebron Centerville Road. The maximum rating for the portion of this tornado in Jones County was EF-0 with an estimated maximum wind gust of 85 mph. The total path length was 16.99 miles across the two counties.
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 Hebron (31.6750, -89.3990).
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 1020415. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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