EF0 Tornado — Simpson, Mississippi

2023-12-09 · near Everett, Simpson, Mississippi

Event narrative

An EF-0 tornado produced intermittent damage to trees and vegetation along a path extending from just north of Braxton to south of Puckett. The tornado tracked along the Rankin and Simpson county line. It briefly crossed into far southern Rankin County near Charlie Dixon Road, turned east-southeast, and crossed back into Simpson County near Cato Road where a tree was blown. A cedar tree south of Puckett was blown down onto power lines as the tornado dissipated near MS Highway 541. Maximum winds were estimated to be 80 mph, with a total path length of 14 miles across the two counties.

Wider weather episode

As a low pressure system moved through the Upper Midwest region, its cold front which stretched to the south through the Lower Mississippi River Valley became the focus for thunderstorm development on the afternoon of December 9th. Initially discrete supercell storms produced wind damage and hail as they moved into northern Mississippi, and these supercells eventually grew upscale into a squall line of nearly continuous storms as the cold front pushed farther southeast into Mississippi. A few severe storms developed in advance of the cold front during the afternoon and early evening and also produced wind damage and hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154317. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.