EF1 Tornado — George, Mississippi

2024-01-09 · near Shipman, George, Mississippi

Event narrative

NWS Storm Survey found damage associated with an EF-1 tornado

about 6.3 miles south-southeast of Lucedale, Mississippi where

several large longleaf pines were snapped anywhere from 3 to

15 feet above the base. A wider swath of damaging wind likely

extended south and southeast of the tornado where small branches

were snapped. The tornado was likely discontinuous or

intermittent as it proceeded toward the east across US Highway

98. Once high-resolution satellite imagery becomes available, the

tornado path will be able to be refined.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi starting during the evening hours of January 8th and continued through early morning hours of the 9th. This system produced two EF-0's and one EF-1 in Mississippi.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.