EF1 tornado in Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Tornado March 9, 2019 · Tishomingo County, Mississippi

EF1

Rating

2.2 mi

Path length

250 yd

Path width

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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

Most damage occurred in and west of the Goat island Recreational Area. Numerous trees were damaged with several tree trunks snapped. Several residential structures and metal buildings had roof damage. Many homes and recreational vehicles were damaged by falling trees. The tornado crossed Pickwick Lake and caused minor damage to an industrial facility and a residence east of the lake. Peak winds were estimated at 85 to 90 mph.

The wider storm

A potent storm system in the Plains drove a cold front across the Midsouth that produced severe thunderstorms capable of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. Out ahead of the storms non-thunderstorm winds from a strong gradient also produced some damage. All four states were impacted.

Began near Cross Roads (34.9536, -88.2448).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 812115. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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