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EF1 tornado in Franklin County, Mississippi
Tornado November 1, 2018 · Franklin County, Mississippi
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 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
The tornado began along Knoxville Rd. and traveled northeast through a very forested area. It produced mostly tree damage along its entire path. A mobile home was blown off of its blocks on Bedford Rd. It was in this area that the tornado was its strongest and caused a lot of tree damage in the area. The tornado continued northeast for a few miles before dissipating near New Hope Rd. Maximum estimated winds were 100 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 White Apple (31.4642, -91.0279).
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 785300. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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