EF1 tornado in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Tornado February 23, 2016 · Pearl River County, Mississippi

EF1

Rating

9.5 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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 weak tornado touched down near Donley Burks Road west of Highway 43 and moved northeastward. Minor to moderate damage was noted on 5 homes with numerous trees downed and uprooted in rural parts of the County. A tin roof was also torn off of one home. The tornado lifted near Osborn Moody Road. Maximum wind speeds were estimated near 100 mph.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the lower Mississippi Valley. Ahead of the front, widespread severe weather moved through Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the morning and afternoon hours of February 23rd. A total of 13 tornadoes occurred in Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi, 3 of which were classified as strong.

Began near Cybur (30.6860, -89.7812).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Pearl River County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 617693. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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