EF1 Tornado — Issaquena, Mississippi

2022-04-13 · near Hardee, Issaquena, Mississippi

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado began south of Eagle Lake in Warren County near Mississippi Highway 465, where it snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued east into Issaquena County where it continued to snap and uproot numerous trees. The tornado continued back into Warren County near MS Highway 465. It continued to snap and uproot numerous trees along its path, and then it dissipated just east of US Highway 61. The estimated peak wind gust was 105 mph. The total path length was 10.1 miles across both counties.

Wider weather episode

A few rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across portions of Mississippi from late in the evening of April 12th through the evening of April 13th. These storms produced wind damage and several tornadoes before a cold front brought an end to storms from west to east.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1034339. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.