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EF2 Tornado — Kemper, Mississippi

2025-04-06 · near Cleveland, Kemper, Mississippi

$800K

Property damage

1.9 mi

Path length

300 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This EF2 tornado began near Willie Clark Road in the Cleveland community, tracking east northeastward across MS Highway 16, Lynville Road, and Anderson Road before lifting just north of MS Highway 16. Along the path, multiple barns were demolished or heavily damaged, and several trees were snapped and uprooted. Along Lynville Road, multiple box trucks and tractors were turned on their sides and a home sustained minor damage. On Anderson Road, a large portion of roof was removed from a home and a portion of the outer walls fell. Path length 1.9 miles, max path width 300 yards, max winds 115 mph.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260077. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.