EF1 Tornado — Jefferson, Mississippi

2022-12-14 · near Hicks, Jefferson, Mississippi

Event narrative

This tornado began east of Mississippi Highway 33 in southern Jefferson County and moved northeastward near the McNair community. Several trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado crossed Coonville Road and McNair Rd. and then roughly paralleled Puffer Rd. The tornado damaged the roofs of two homes and damaged a shed as it crossed MS Hwy 28, and lifted shortly thereafter. The estimated peak winds were 105 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 1083277. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.