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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 500 yards (0.28 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 touched down between the Homochitto River and Neal Posey Road and moved northeast toward the intersection with McCall Creek Road. There, several trees were snapped or uprooted, including one large tree which partially destroyed chicken coop. The tornado continued to produce intermittent tree damage before lifting near the Franklin-Lincoln County line. Maximum estimated winds were 95 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 Mc Call Creek (31.5743, -90.7382).
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 785417. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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