EF1 tornado in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

A tornado developed in Oktibbeha County just west of Old Crawford Road south of the intersection with Chapel Hill Road, where the tops of several trees were snapped off. It strengthened and continued east across Crawford Rd. It was here that a pole barn lost a portion of its tin roofing. The tornado continued into Lowndes County south of Red Bud Road. It blew down several small trees and large tree branches along Schlater Road and moved northeast toward Gilmer Wilburn Road. Numerous trees were snapped, a utility pole was damaged and leaning, and several small outdoor buildings/wooden sheds were thrown. Continuing east-northeast, the tornado marginally weakened while maintaining EF-1 intensity as it uprooted trees along Gilmer Wilburn Rd. Shortly after moving beyond the Hardy Billups Rd intersection, the tornado weakened and quickly dissipated near Gilmer Creek. The estimated peak wind gust was 95 mph. The total path length was 9.31 miles across the two counties.

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.