EF0 tornado in Hinds County, Mississippi

This tornado touched down around the northern reaches of the Ross Barnett Reservoir where a tornadic debris signature was observed on radar. The tornado moved northeast across the Natchez Trace Parkway, where a few dozen trees were either snapped or uprooted. A few mobile homes near Rock Road were damaged, and power lines near the Reservoir were damaged. The tornado snapped and uprooted additional trees near the intersection of Whiddon Road, Ratliff Ferry Road, and Holmes Hollow Lane. Trees along Allenwood Drive were blown down including some onto power lines. The tornado continued to snap or uproot scattered trees as it moved northeast into the Shoccoe community. It dissipated after crossing the intersection of Pat Luckett Road and MS Highway 16. Maximum estimated winds for this tornado were 105 mph, EF-1. The maximum estimated width was 2000 yards. For the segment of track in Hinds county, maximum estimated winds were 74 mph, EF-0.

Severe storms approached mostly northern portions the area into the evening and overnight on the 13th with flash flooding across areas of the Mississippi River Delta and several storms producing tornadoes. Severe storm coverage diminished somewhat overnight but with a cold front still northwest of much of the area by afternoon the 14th, storms became intense once again with warm southerly wind and day time heating adding fuel. Tornadoes on the 14th were generally along and south of the I-20 corridor with severe storms continuing into the evening.