EF1 Tornado — Hancock, Mississippi

2024-04-10 · near Gainesville, Hancock, Mississippi

Event narrative

A second EF-1 tornado damage path was identified using high resolution satellite imagery. This path was distinctly separated from the tornado damage path to its south and began near H Rd and Old Highway 43. The tornado tracked southeast, just south of the NDBC, before turning east along the canal. The ground survey team found a swath of trees snapped and uprooted along the northern side of the canal, but further ground survey was limited further into Stennis Space Center. The end point for this tornado was estimated based off high resolution satellite imagery which showed a weakening swath of tree damage southeast of a water reservoir continuing northeast toward Ruffin Road. Maximum sustained winds were estimated near 100 mph, or EF-1.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance, surface low, and cold front produced a line of severe thunderstorms that pushed across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi in the morning and early afternoon hours of Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The line of severe thunderstorms produced strong straight line winds, extensive flash flooding in the New Orleans metro area and several tornadoes. 12 tornadoes have been confirmed in Mississippi from this event. 3 of them developed in Louisiana and tracked into Mississippi. 5 of those 12 tornadoes touched down and tracked across Stennis Space Center. At one point, as many as 3 of those 5 were on the ground at the same time. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EFU to EF1 after NWS storm surveys and high resolution satellite analysis were conducted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1178285. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.