EF0 tornado in Leake County, Mississippi

A tornado developed in Leake County near the junction of Mississippi Highway 427 and Mississippi Highway 16 and quickly moved northeast into Neshoba County. It damaged a few trees and some fencing on the Leake side of the county line, with an estimated peak wind gust of 85 mph. On the Mississippi Choctaw Reservation, the tornado crossed over BIA Road 0022 and Black Jack Road, where numerous trees were downed. The tornado reached its maximum intensity in this area with peak wind gusts estimated at 105 mph. The tornado continued east-northeast across the northern extent of Lake Pushmataha where it blew down a few additional trees within a waterfront park. The tornado moved into the Pearl River wetland area and then across Marty Stuart Drive and Mississippi Highway 19. Near Highway 19, it blew down several trees including one that fell onto a shed and vehicle before it dissipated. The total path length across the two counties was 11.16 miles.

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.