F2 Tornado — Holmes, Mississippi

2001-02-16 · near Goodman, Holmes, Mississippi

Event narrative

The tornado formed about 1.4 miles west of interstate 55 at mile marker 150, then tracked eastward. As the tornado tracked eastward across Interstate 55, an eighteen wheeler truck was overturned. The tornado continued to track eastward across Holmes County State Park, where many trees were blown down and several cabins were damaged. A woman caught in the storm at the State Park was killed when her car was blown on top of her after she had abandoned the vehicle to take refuge in a ditch. The tornado then moved eastward to a point just north of the highway 51/424 intersection and dissipated.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5232869. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.