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EF1 tornado in Warren County, Mississippi

Tornado March 30, 2022 · Warren County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
17.3 mi
Whole path
100 yd
Path width
$270K
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Madison Parish, Louisiana → Warren County → Madison Parish, Louisiana → Warren County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado started on the south side of Tallulah near Mississippi Street and Clinton Street and tracked northeast. Initial damage was a combination of downed or damaged trees along with several homes having minor to moderate roof damage from shingle loss. One home had a large tree through it. Intensity increased quickly as the tornado crossed Johnson Street and moved into the area of Tallulah Academy and the ballpark. The school took a direct hit with a large section of the roof taken off and some peeled back. While the outer walls remained intact, damage was noted on the eastern side of the building. Along Wood Street, several mobile homes were damaged with one heavily damaged from being pushed off the blocks. Other homes on the south side of the

street sustained various degrees of roof damage along with downed power lines. The ballpark took a direct hit, and several metal buildings there were heavily damaged. Also, large sections of fencing were torn down. The tornado continued across Silver Cross Cemetery where more trees were downed, and the brick archway was demolished. The tornado then moved across an open field as it approached the south side of Tallulah Airport. In the field, 12 power poles were taken down. Further down across Airport Road, an irrigation pivot system was flipped. As the tornado crossed

Thomastown Road, several trees were damaged and a large metal tractor shed was demolished. The tornado then continued across open fields and crossed the Mississippi River where tree damage was noted on either side. The tornado then continued into the

Eagle Lake community. Multiple structures were damaged in the 1500-1700 blocks with a metal roof blown off and metal structures damaged. Multiple trees were downed along with power lines. Damage to trees was noted on the tree line as the tornado moved into the wooded area then dissipated. Total path length was 17.3 miles, and peak winds were 115 mph in Madison Parish.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Eagle Bend (32.5130, -91.0050).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

19 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1051602. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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