EF1 Tornado — Clarke, Mississippi

2025-03-15 · near Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado touched down on MS Highway 514 where it uprooted softwood trees. Along its path, the tornado damaged the roofs of several homes as well as a light post and a shed. It continued towards County Road 350 where it rolled a mobile home onto its roof. The unit was heavily damaged. A single family home sustained minor roof damage. Softwood trees were also snapped. The tornado weakened as it tracked northeast toward County Road 350 and only did minor tree damage. It crossed into Lauderdale County at MS Highway 145 and continued to uproot softwood trees. It damaged the roofs of a few homes east of US Highway 45. The tornado continued to do minor tree damage near Causeyville Road and also damaged the roof of another home. It dissipated east of Causeyville Road. The maximum estimated wind speeds in Clarke County were 100 mph. The total path length was 13.36 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 1264324. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.