F1 tornado in Hinds County, Mississippi

This tornado caused major roof damage to 2 homes in Richwood III Estates. 10 to 15 other homes had minor roof damage. The tornado continued east and crossed the intersection of Interstate 220 and Hanging Moss where several stop lights were removed from the line. Minor awning damage occurred to a car dealership near that intersection. The tornado continued east into Woodhaven subdivision were it mainly knocked trees down before is dissipated. Overall, a few hundred trees were snapped or blown down with many of the trees taking down powerlines.

To put the entire event into perspective, areas just to the N of Interstate 20 and extending W to E across the entire state, experienced a 125 year rainfall event. Rainfall totals ranged from 7 to 12 inches which all fell in about 18 hours. Due to the large amounts of rain, river flooding quickly became a major problem. The Pelahatchie Creek experienced a 100 year flood. The Chunky River, at Chunky, set a new record. This river actually flooded a portion of Interstate 20 which had to be closed for a few hours. The Chickasawhay River at Enterprise also set a record. In addition to all the flash flooding, the river flooding caused major damage to homes and flooded numerous roads.