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EF1 tornado in Marion County, Mississippi

Tornado February 23, 2016 · Marion County, Mississippi

EF1

Rating

5.2 mi

Whole path

200 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Pearl River County → Marion County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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

This tornado started in Pearl River County and crossed into southwest Marion County where it snapped numerous softwood and hardwood trees. The tornado also caused roof damage to a hunting lodge just across the county line. The tornado continued north-northeast and ended just south of Pearl Bluff Circle, snapping a few more trees along the way. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph, which occurred in Marion County. Total path length was 5.2 miles.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms occurred across the region in association with a potent low pressure system. Some of these storms produced tornadoes, strong damaging wind gusts, and hail.

Began near Twin (31.0024, -89.7044).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Lamar County 1 dead EF1 Lincoln County EF1 Lamar County EF0 Yazoo County EF0 Simpson County EF0 Forrest County EF0 Lamar County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 618443. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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