EF0 Tornado — Amite, Mississippi

2024-06-04 · near Gillisburg, Amite, Mississippi

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado embedded in a QLCS started just north of the Louisiana/Mississippi State line in Gillsburg. It uprooted and snapped hardwoods along Travis Rd and Highway 568. The tornado traveled eastward, snapping and uprooting many trees along Highway 571 and 584. The tornado exited Amite County near where Trinity Creek enters into Pike County. Peak winds were 95 mph.

Wider weather episode

The start of what would eventually be a very potent Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) began around midnight on June 4th in central Oklahoma. A cluster of thunderstorms became outflow dominant with the convection chasing the outflow boundary southeastward. The MCS had weakened quite a bit as it moved into northwest Louisiana. However, strong daytime heating and pooling moisture ahead of this was waiting for it in southern Mississippi. Those warm temps and high dewpoints increased surface and mid level instability that would support very strong updrafts. Although shear was relatively low, it was sufficient to support severe weather. About the time the MCS reached the Mississippi River, it began to rapidly intensify into a well organized system. As it moved through the area, it produced wide spread wind damage and four tornadoes. No injuries or fatalities reported with these tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.