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EF1 tornado in Greene County, Mississippi

Tornado November 30, 2022 · Greene County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
20.1 mi
Whole path
500 yd
Path width

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Greene County → Washington County, Alabama; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 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

The tornado began near Highway 57 in Greene County where several

softwood tree trunks were snapped. It continued on an east

northeast track producing damage along Nursery Road. The track

continued into Washington County Alabama. The tornado crossed

Highway 45 and hit Fruitdale High School where windows were

damaged along with roof damage to the school and nearby houses.

Widespread tree and power line damage was also observed in the

Fruitdale area. The damage in Fruitdale is estimated to have been

in the high EF-1 range with winds 105-110 mph. The tornado

continued northeast and strengthened as it approached Baxter

McIllwain Road. This is where the tornado reached peak intensity.

Based on the ground survey, a nearly 500 yard swath of major tree

damage was observed with countless hardwood and softwood trees

destroyed. The EF-3 peak intensity (140 mph) is based on this

swath of major tree damage. The tornado continued to track

eastward through Tibbie with more significant to major tree

damage (EF-2 intensity), along with roof damage observed along

Leo and Boyd Willie Parnell Road. The tornado weakened as it moved

east across Howardtown Road and dissipated east of Clarke Place

Road.

The wider storm

A very warm and moist airmass developed ahead of a strong cold front. Thunderstorms developed ahead of the front and produced damaging winds along with a EF3 tornado that tracked from Greene County Mississippi into Washington County in Alabama.

Began near County Line (31.3351, -88.5049).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1061360. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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