EF2 Tornado — Greene, Mississippi

2022-04-17 · near Avera, Greene, Mississippi

Event narrative

A QLCS produced a tornado off of Highway 63 and Lovewell Road

south of the town of Avera, initially snapping and uprooting

trees. One of the trees fell onto a vehicle near a manufactured

home. As the tornado moved southeast it strengthened into an EF-2,

snapping and decimating many large hardwood oak trees. The degree

of damage to these trees were enough to support a higher end

intensity estimate. A large tree limb from one of these oak trees

was turned into a projectile and injured a woman when it pierced

the side of the aforementioned manufactured home. The tornado

proceeded southeast, continuing to destroy hardwood trees in its

wake. It passed through an open field before coming upon more

trees and a small manufactured home. It snapped and uprooted many

of these trees (both soft and hardwood), with two falling onto the

manufactured home. The tornado then likely weakened to an EF-1

and continued southeastward, almost parallel to Highway 63. It

lifted and dissipated just before it reached Avera Road, but not

before tossing a large grain holder and tearing off metal portions

of a nearby barn roof. Debris from this roofing was seen strewn

out over the field.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and unstable environment developed ahead of an approaching cold front. As this front entered the area during the evening hours, it triggered severe thunderstorms that produced tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1020792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.