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EF1 tornado in Jasper County, Mississippi

Tornado March 15, 2025 · Jasper County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
2.6 mi
Path length
320 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 320 yards (0.18 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

An EF-1 tornado began along CR 5331, moved northeastward across MS Highway 533, and lifted shortly after it crossed MS Highway 15 near CR 153. Along the path, several trees were uprooted and large tree branches were broken. The estimated maximum wind speeds were 90 mph.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Stringer (31.8112, -89.2707).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF4 Walthall County 6 deadEF3 Walthall County 1 deadEF2 Covington County 1 deadEF2 Humphreys CountyEF2 Carroll CountyEF2 Issaquena CountyEF2 Covington CountyEF2 Jefferson Davis CountyEF2 Jasper CountyEF1 Newton CountyEF1 Covington CountyEF1 Clarke CountyEF1 Jasper CountyEF0 Newton CountyEF0 Simpson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1264321. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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