EF1 tornado in Holmes County, Mississippi

This EF-1 tornado, with a maximum width of about a mile, developed across farmland near Linden Road where a center pivot irrigation system was overturned and several trees were uprooted or snapped. The tornado moved northeast where it crossed Pinchback Lake and moved across Holly Grove-Meeks Road. At this time the tornado reached its maximum intensity with winds estimated to 110 mph. Two homes suffered significant roof damage with a portion of both roofs removed. Several power poles were

downed along the roadway. Just west of the intersection with Oklahoma Road, the tornado destroyed a mobile home where a man was injured after being thrown from the home. A small shed and a grain storage bin were also damaged, and a metal building system (MBS) structure had a large roll down door blown inward with part

of the back of the building blown out. The damage to the MBS building and the grain storage building were likely due to intense straight-line winds on the southern side of the tornadic circulation (rear flank downdraft). The tornado then moved northeast where it weakened as it crossed into Carroll County and then MS Highway 430 where trees were downed. The tornado dissipated after crossing Highway 430 prior to crossing County Road 177. Maximum estimated winds were 110mph, which occurred in Holmes County. Total path length of the tornado was 11.46 miles.

A strong weather system interacted with an unstable airmass to bring widespread severe weather to the region. There was copious amounts of wind energy in the atmosphere ahead of the squall line to bring down trees and power lines from gradient winds. In addition, damaging winds and tornadoes occurred within the squall line as it moved through Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.