EF1 tornado in Attala County, Mississippi

This strong tornado started in the Singleton community along Minshew Road and tracked northeast into southern Attala County before dissipating. The tornado grew and intensified quickly along Corinth and Faulkner Roads. Thousands of trees were uprooted or snapped and several homes had minor damage. A few sheds were destroyed and many power lines were downed. The tornado peaked in intensity as it crossed Singleton Road and Highway 35. Significant tree damage occurred in this area. Multiple homes and buildings sustained varying degrees of damage. Many power lines were down here as well. The tornado then crossed Big Springs and Daugherty Roads where substantial tree damage continued. Some homes also sustained mostly minor damage. The tornado weakened some as it approached the county line. Three homes sustained

moderate roof damage and a couple sheds were destroyed. The tornado continued into southern Attala county and steadily decreased in intensity. Damage consisted mostly of tree damage and power lines down. The tornado dissipated after crossing Center Road. This tornado was quite wide (1200 yds, roughly 0.7 miles in Leake County) and was on the ground for 10.6 miles. Maximum winds were around 115 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.