EF2 Tornado — Sharkey, Mississippi

2022-12-13 · near Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi

Event narrative

A tornado touched down north of Rolling Fork Road where a few trees had limbs damaged. The tornado intensified quickly as it traveled northeast across Garfield Rd. and destroyed numerous outbuildings. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it crossed Rolling Fork Rd. and destroyed a well-constructed outbuilding after pulling out concrete anchors weighing several hundred pounds. The concrete was lofted and carried about 50 yards before landing on the pavement. The tornado continued northeastward, with some fluctuation in strength as it damaged numerous trees and caused primarily roof damage to homes. As the tornado crossed US Highway 61, several mobile homes were rolled and destroyed. In this group of homes, three injuries were reported. The tornado weakened and lifted shortly after over farmland. The maximum width was 250 yards. The maximum wind speed was 125 mph.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms moved across Mississippi during the evening and overnight hours of the 13th into the 14th, with flash flooding across areas of the Delta and several tornadoes. Severe storm coverage diminished during the night, but storms became severe again during the afternoon of the 14th as a cold front interacted with a warm and unstable air mass in the region. Tornadoes on the 14th were generally along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor with severe storms continuing into the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1077241. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.