EF1 Tornado — Winston, Mississippi

2022-04-13 · near Loakfoma, Winston, Mississippi

Event narrative

One of two tornadoes that passed simultaneously through the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge touched down in Winston County near Section Line Road east of Loakfoma Road where it snapped a tree and downed a few limbs. It moved northeast through pasture and forest until crossing Dummy Line Road a half mile south of the northern tornado. The tornado continued into northwestern Noxubee County. It caused intermittent tree damage along Noxubee Cemetery Road and then crossed Bluff Lake Road. Here, several trees were uprooted in the marshy areas and near picnic pavilions on the southern end of the lake. The tornado appeared to be at its most intense as it crossed the southern end of Levee Road where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees before it moved into the wooded areas east of the levee. It crossed into southern Oktibbeha County west of Skinner Road. The tornado caused minor tree damage as it crossed Skinner Road and then quickly dissipated. The estimated maximum wind gust was 105 mph. The total combined path length was 10.79 miles across the three 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 1057156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.