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EF1 Tornado — Smith, Mississippi

2023-11-20 · near Center Ridge, Smith, Mississippi

$500K

Property damage

2.9 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This tornado touched down in the Center Ridge community along county road 87 and tracked northeast for nearly 3 miles. A few trees were damaged and uprooted. Along county road 82, a large section of a chicken house and few other buildings were damaged. A barn was damaged and a mobile home had siding damage and the porch was blown off. Just before the tornado dissipated, two mobile homes had skirting damaged. The tornado lifted just before county road 93. Max winds were 90 mph and width was 200 yards.

Wider weather episode

A potent weather system developed and tracked across the Lower Mississippi River Valley during the evening of November 20. This system and associated convective activity resulted storms that produced hail, wind damage, and several tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1144391. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.