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EF1 tornado in Winston County, Mississippi

Tornado April 13, 2022 · Winston County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
24.7 mi
Whole path
1,500 yd
Path width
$170K
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Neshoba County → Winston County → Noxubee County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1,500 yards (0.85 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

A tornado developed near Burnside in Neshoba County within the wetlands surrounding the Pearl River. It uprooted and snapped numerous trees and power lines as it moved northeast. A home along Mississippi Highway 573 lost a portion of its roofing tin. The tornado crossed southeastern Winston County. It reached maximum intensity as it crossed from Neshoba County with estimated maximum wind gusts of 110 mph. Numerous large trees in mixed forest were uprooted or snapped, and multiple power poles were blown down. Several trees fell onto homes, vehicles, and outbuildings. As the tornado crossed MS Highway 397 near Vernon, it destroyed an awning at a convenience store and damaged a gas station canopy. The tornado continued to blow down trees and power lines and crossed into western Noxubee County. It crossed over MS Highway 490 and continued to uproot a few trees near Brushfork Road. Shingle damage and minor roof damage occurred at a home in the area as the tornado dissipated. The total path length across the three counties was 25.29 miles.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Noxapater (32.9320, -89.0530).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1055337. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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