EF1 tornado in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Tornado April 6, 2025 · Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

EF1

Rating

1.4 mi

Path length

300 yd

Path width

$75K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This brief EF-1 tornado touched down along Rodeo Road just north of South Rabbit Road producing damage to trees and vegetation. The tornado carried northeastward through Hebron and onto Sonat Road where it downed numerous trees along its path. Generally minor damage to structures was noted including gutter damage and mostly other light damage to outbuildings prior to dissipation less than a mile beyond Lee Cut Off Road. Maximum winds were estimated at 95 mph and maximum width around 300 yards.

The wider storm

On the evening of April 5th into the morning of April 6th, strong to severe storms produced tornadoes, damaging winds and flash flooding.

Began near Hebron (31.7200, -89.9600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Jasper County 1 dead EF2 Kemper County EF2 Smith County EF2 Forrest County EF2 Lauderdale County EF1 Newton County EF1 Clarke County EF1 Leflore County EF0 Jones County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260075. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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