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EF1 tornado in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Tornado May 10, 2009 · Sharkey County, Mississippi

EF1

Rating

2.6 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$2K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

A number of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted in a narrow path. One large hardwood was snapped across Road 703. Maximum winds were around 95 mph.

The wider storm

During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, a small outbreak of severe storms occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region. One of the strongest storms moved across Sharkey county. This storm produced an EF1 tornado in the Delta National Forest. Another strong storm produced three injuries in Rankin County, when broken and flying glass from a vehicle injured 3 people. Winds were estimated at 70 mph.

Began near Spanish Fort (32.7400, -90.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 174375. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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