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EF1 Tornado — Lawrence, Mississippi

2023-02-08 · near Tilton, Lawrence, Mississippi

$40K

Property damage

0.2 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This brief tornado occurred along Givens Road north of the intersection of Tanksley Lane and on the west side of the Tilton community. A metal shed was heavily damaged, with concrete beams pulled out of the ground. At the same property, the roof of a home was damaged. Debris was blown downwind, with insulation in a stand of adjacent trees. The estimated peak winds were 100 mph.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe storms moved east across Mississippi during the evening of February 8th, with damaging wind gusts and tornadoes with storms along and in advance of the main squall line. Isolated flash flooding also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1105180. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.