EF2 tornado in Clarke County, Mississippi

This tornado started northeast of Shubuta where it snapped a few trees. The tornado continued northeast across County Road 694 where it strengthened to EF-2 strength and began to snap numerous softwood and hardwood trees. The tornado continued across CR 615 where it snapped power poles and numerous trees. As it crossed CR 631 it destroyed a small wood frame home and blew down numerous trees and power poles. As the tornado crossed CR 511, it snapped a few more power poles and numerous hardwood and softwood trees. Near CR 650 and CR 670 it partially lifted the roof off one home and also destroyed a manufactured home as it lifted it off its foundation. The tornado continued along CR 415 where it snapped numerous trees and then crossed MS Hwy 18. The tornado continued northeast and lifted after it crossed CR 421. The maximum estimated wind speed was 135 mph.

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.