EF0 Tornado — George, Mississippi

2024-01-08 · near Agricola, George, Mississippi

Event narrative

NWS Storm Survey found a weak EF-0 tornado as an early evening thunderstorm crossed a warm frontal boundary. The tornado began in a rural area about 3.7 miles northwest of Agricola, Mississippi where some small softwood trees were uprooted along Marshall Smith Road and very weak convergence was noted in this area. The tornado was likely discontinuous or intermittent as it proceeded toward the northeast across mainly open fields, although a few broken large softwood tree branches were noted as it crossed Cooks Corner Road. The tornado likely lifted near MS-613 about 6.2 miles north-northwest of Agricola, where another large softwood tree branch was snapped.

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 1156676. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.