EF1 Tornado — Amite, Mississippi

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

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado embedded in a QLCS formed along Enterprise Rd west of Liberty where a large pine tree was snapped. This tornado then moved eastward towards Toler Ln where it peaked in intensity. Here, a swath of at least 20 pine trees were snapped clean near the base. This tornado then weakened as it moved east over highway 567 where only limbs were noted. The tornado came to the end of its lifecycle near McLain and Meadville Rd where it uprooted more pines and broke off large limbs. Peak winds were 100 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 1193365. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.