EF2 Tornado — Forrest, Mississippi

2025-04-06 · near Mammoth Spgs, Forrest, Mississippi

Event narrative

Tornado touched down east of I-59, snapping trees and causing damage to a billboard sign near the interstate. The tornado traveled northeast, causing shingle damage to roofs and uprooting trees between Eatonville Rd and Monroe Rd. Tornado cross Leaf River, where it reached EF-2 intensity of 115 mph and total width of 400 yds. EF-2 damage found west of HWY 11 near Pierce Construction where 2 homes sustained roof damage. Both homes had a significant portion of their roofs missing. Two RVs where also overturned with numerous trees snapped and uprooted. Tornado crossed HWY 11 and damaged a single wide mobile building and large construction building at Dunn Roadbuilders. The tornado continued northeast to produce tree damage before lifting west of Greens Creek. Tornado path length was 6.5 miles and maximum estimated winds were 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 1260084. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.