EF1 Tornado — Simpson, Mississippi

2025-03-31 · near Union, Simpson, Mississippi

Event narrative

This brief tornado touched down along Highway 28 and tracked ENE mainly just to the north of Highway 28 through the Union community before dissipating just beyond Highway 469. Minor tree damage was noted initially, then part of an irrigation pivot was overturned in a field and a more focused area of tree damage, snapped and uprooted, occurred as it crossed L Rodgers and Bethlehem Roads. Here, trees downed a line, damaged a shed and another was on a home. A few more trees were uprooted along Highway 469 before it dissipated.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe storms pushed across the region and produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees and power lines, and damaged several structures during the early morning hours of the 31st. Ahead of the storms, strong gradient winds also produced damage to a similar degree.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1258871. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.