EF1 tornado in Smith County, Mississippi

This tornado touched down along Sun Road just south of the Scott/Smith county line, where it downed some limbs and snapped a tree. The tornado then tracked into extreme southeastern Scott County, where it uprooted and snapped numerous trees across Cox Camp Road. This was the most intense damage. The tornado continued into southwestern Newton County, downing some trees along Logan and Gordy Roads, before dissipating as it reached State Highway 505. Maximum winds were around 100 mph. Total path length across all three counties was 6.8 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.