EF0 Tornado — Walthall, Mississippi

2023-02-08 · near Sartinsville, Walthall, Mississippi

Event narrative

A brief tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 27 and Mannings Crossing Road causing minor roof and siding damage to a church. This tornado continued northeast across rural farmland and crossed Elmer Howell Road uprooting and snapping small softwood trees. This tornado dissipated across rural forested areas to the northeast.

Wider weather episode

A surface low and frontal boundary stalled over northeast Texas on the afternoon of February 7th. An upper level low coming out of the desert southwest tracking eastward began to drive the front in Texas eastward. At the same time, the surface low began to deepen and occlude while moving northeastward. Thunderstorms developed both ahead of the front in the warm sector and directly along the cold front as it passed through the local area. A couple storms in southwest Mississippi became severe producing one short-lived EF-0 tornado and another produced damaging winds. No injuries with either storm.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1083315. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.