EF2 Tornado — Issaquena, Mississippi

2025-03-15 · near Mayersville, Issaquena, Mississippi

Event narrative

An EF-2 tornado began near the bank of the Mississippi River in Issaquena County on the north side of Mayersville. It snapped some hardwood trees and power poles and damaged the roof of a home. As it continued along its path to the northeast, it completely destroyed a mobile home and leveled a barn. Pivots in a farmfield were overturned, and the roof of a home was damaged. The tornado tracked northeastward into Grace community where the most intense damage occurred. Several roofs were removed from homes, and dozens of power poles were snapped. The second story of a two-story home was collapsed and the roof of an older home was collapsed with debris strewn across the field. Hardwood trees were also snapped. The tornado crossed into Sharkey County near MS Highway 16 then continued northeast towards Nitta Yuma and US Highway 61. Numerous power poles were snapped along with softwood trees. The tornado continued towards Delta City. Damage became more sporadic with minor roof damage to an outbuilding and damage to a carport. The tornado dissipated just east of Delta City. The maximum estimated wind speeds in Issaquena County were 130 mph. The total path length was about 19.7 miles across the two counties.

Wider weather episode

Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across portions of Mississippi in the overnight hours of March 14th. Coverage of severe storms increased into the morning of the 15th before a squall line developed and moved across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259920. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.