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EF1 tornado in Newton County, Mississippi
Tornado April 13, 2022 · Newton County, Mississippi
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An EF-1 tornado began near the intersection of US Highway 80 and Velma Moore Road. It moved east, parallel to Highway 80 and gained peak strength of 90 mph as it crossed Lawrence Hazel Road and LC Road. The tornado caused tree damage along its path including some uprooted and snapped. The tornado crossed Greene Morrow Road, weakened, and the ended on Lancaster Road.
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 Lawrence (32.3287, -89.2543).
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 1062183. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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