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EF1 tornado in Claiborne County, Mississippi
Tornado November 1, 2018 · Claiborne County, Mississippi
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Claiborne County → Claiborne County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
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 the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado developed along a line of severe thunderstorms that progressed from southwest to northeast across Claiborne County during the early morning hours. This particular tornado tracked to the north-northeast along Highway 61 after starting on the northern fringe of downtown Port Gibson. Some minor to moderate structural damage occurred in the confines of the city, but otherwise damage was limited to snapped hardwood trees. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph.
The wider storm
A potent storm system for early Fall impacted the region and a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the ArkLaMiss region ahead of a cold front. A rare combination of instability and wind shear was in place and storms produced tornadoes, along with damaging winds.
Began near Port Gibson (31.9634, -90.9845).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
13 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 785298. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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