EF1 tornado in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

A weak tornado touched down in northwestern Chickasaw County, MS, off County Road 2. Sporadic tree damage was noted as the tornado tracked southeastward to a farm with several outbuildings and a barn with structural damage. The most significant damage occurred at a large barn at HWY 32W and CR 3, where major sections of the metal roof were uplifted and lofted several hundred yards into the field next to it. A couple of empty grain bins sustained minor damage, and several vehicles and farm equipment had windows blown out due to flying debris. The tornado followed HWY 32W toward CR 6 and snapped more large tree branches, as well as lofting a small carport. As the tornado continued southeastward along HWY 32W, minor tree damage was evident almost to New Houlka. The tornado lifted shortly before reaching the west side

of town.

A mesoscale convective system moved out of central Arkansas and into the Mid-South during the mid-morning hours on June 7, 2025. The system re-intensified as it moved into an airmass that was favorable for severe storms. Moderate to strong instability, moderately steep mid-level lapse rates, and 0-6 km bulk shear values more than 40 kts helped support severe storms resulting in damaging winds, and a weak tornado. Storms cleared out of the Mid-South by early afternoon, and the atmosphere was able to recover and become unstable once again. An upper-level disturbance moving through during the evening hours produced another round of storms, some of them severe, with large hail and damaging winds.