EF1 tornado in Yazoo County, Mississippi

This tornado began south of Yazoo City and west of US Highway 49 along Robinette Road, quickly strengthening to EF-1 intensity in a wooded area along Patterson Road where considerable snapping of trees occurred. The tornado downed a tree on a manufactured home as it crossed US 49, then producing minor roof damage to houses along Castle Chapel Road and damaging some outbuildings. Similar damage persisted as the tornado continued northeastward across Fletchers Chapel Road, Myrtleville Road, and Cox Road, with a church sustaining roof damage. The tornado continued

snapping and uprooting numerous trees as it moved into the Benton area, crossing Rusche Road and Harris Road where a couple of small homes sustained roof damage and the roof of a small barn was removed. The tornado reached its greatest intensity as it crossed MS Highway 16 just west of Redbud Drive with significant snapping of trees. Several homes experienced mostly minor roof damage in the neighborhood along Redbud Drive just east of this location. The tornado skirted the west side of Benton, lifting northeastward along Niven Road and Stubblefield Road. Along Johnston Road, the tornado crossed the damage path of a previous EF-1 tornado that occurred just a week prior on Tuesday, March 22nd. The tornado strengthened again as it reached the

intersection of Johnston Road and Chew Forks Road. Along with tree damage again becoming more substantial in this area, a shed was destroyed and other outbuildings in the area were damaged. Solid tree damage persisted as the tornado turned more eastward and tracked just north of the Midway community, crossing Odum Road, Eden Midway Road, and MS Highway 433 before lifting. The maximum estimated wind speed for this tornado was 105 mph.

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.