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EF1 tornado in Simpson County, Mississippi

Tornado April 25, 2026 · Simpson County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
1.7 mi
Path length
250 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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 developed near the Strong River and crossed MS Highway 43 before lifting. Multiple trees were uprooted along the path. The estimated maximum wind speeds of this tornado were 87 mph.

The wider storm

Multiple organized QLCSs push across central Mississippi and produced damaging wind gusts and several tornadoes.

Began near Merit (31.9178, -89.9481).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Hinds CountyEF1 Rankin CountyEF1 Copiah CountyEF1 Simpson CountyEF1 Simpson CountyEF1 Jasper CountyEF1 Jefferson Davis CountyEF1 Hinds CountyEF0 Simpson CountyEF0 Jasper County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1330658. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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