EF1 tornado in Leake County, Mississippi

The tornado first touched down in a wooded area west of Highway 483 south of Ludlow downing numerous trees in a convergent pattern. As it crossed Highway 483, it destroyed a barn and downed many more trees, at least two of which fell on homes damaging the roofs. The tornado continued northeast, downing trees and damaging a mobile home along Hillsboro-Ludlow Road. The tornado then crossed into Leake County and lifted as it crossed Highway 13 just northwest of Lena, where a few trees were knocked down. Maximum winds were around 100 mph. Total path length was 7 miles.

A significant severe weather event and tornado outbreak affected portions of central Mississippi, southeastern Arkansas, and northeastern Louisiana on April 15th. This event evolved slowly and brought multiple rounds of severe storms to the region between 3 am and 9 pm. A total of 15 tornadoes occurred during this event with 3 being of the strong variety (EF2 or EF3). In addition, numerous reports of damaging straight-line winds occurred as well as instances of large hail. Some of the strongest storms produced hail from golf ball to baseball size. There were two reports of softball sized hail as well, one in Clarke County and the other in Kemper County. In addition to the severe storms, significant flash flooding occurred over northern portions of central Mississippi.