EF1 tornado in Wayne County, Mississippi

This is the second of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant

Grove area, with the final two tornadoes featuring a unique

interaction as they continued to the east. This northernmost

tornado began north of the Old Highway 84 Loop and west of Harry

Pippen Drive where some trees were uprooted in a pond lying

towards the northwest. The southern extent of the tornado was

along Old Highway 84 Loop where a tree was lying towards the

east. Thorough review of Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed a

coherent damage track that crossed Pleasant Grove Altair Road,

ultimately merging with another tornado track that came in from

the southwest on Daniel Roney Drive. When these tornado tracks

came together, significant tree damage was observed along Daniel

Roney Drive with numerous snaps and uproots in a roughly 250 yard

wide swath. This tornado then remained the dominant one that

continued northeast before occluding due north across some

chicken farms along Pleasant Grove Altair Road with major loss of

roof paneling. No additional damage was noted north of the road,

with the tornado likely lifting after impacting the chicken

farms.

A strong cold front moved across the area with a line of showers and thunderstorms. The storms produced several tornadoes and gusty winds across southeast Mississippi.