EF1 tornado in Rankin County, Mississippi

An EF-1 tornado began along Baker Lane between Lakeview Road and Hobson Circle, moved east-southeast across Andrew Chapel Rd., and ended near the northern end of Trickhambridge Rd. Along its path, multiple trees were uprooted, a home sustained shingle damage, and a utility line was blown down. The estimated maximum winds were 90 mph. A tornadic debris signature was observed on radar with this tornado.

An upper-level shortwave trough moving east through the Central Plains initiated a few clusters of thunderstorms that spread into Mississippi during the morning of June 18th. With an unstable air mass and strong jet stream over the region, these storms became severe and produced hail and damaging wind through the morning. An additional round of severe storms developed during the evening of the 18th and into the morning of the 19th. This even resulted in a rare June tornado outbreak. The previous record for number of June tornadoes in the state of Mississippi was 7 in 1974. A total of 15 tornadoes occurred across the state from June 18-19, 2023 - making this event a record in its own right. The tornado which occurred near Louin, MS was the first F3 or EF-3 rated tornado in the state since 1957.