EF1 Tornado — Covington, Mississippi

2025-03-15 · near Gandsi, Covington, Mississippi

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado began along Bill McQueen Rd in eastern Covington County and moved northeastward across Bob Boler Road, Graham Aultman Rd., Monroe Rd., and then crossed into northwestern Jones County near the Leaf River. The tornado lifted after it crossed US Highway 84 in the Hebron community and was observed by storm chasers around this time. The peak intensity was as it approached and crossed Monroe Road and into Jones County in the Leaf River bottom. Minor structural damage occurred along Monroe Road, but this tornado primarily snapped or uprooted a few thousand trees along its path. The estimated maximum wind speeds in Covington County were 105 mph. The total path length was 6.78 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 1264316. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.