EF0 tornado in Lincoln County, Mississippi

This brief tornado began just to the south of Fox Road and west of Elm Lane. A few trees were damaged off on the edge of a field with more tree damage noted at the intersection of Fox and Elm. This was a mix of tops broken out and snapped or uprooted trees. A handful more trees were down along Shady Grove Road and in the field to the west. One large tree was on a barn here as well. Maximum estimated winds 85 mph.

During the daytime hours of April 18th, a developing storm system helped generate a large line of thunderstorms which then moved across the region. From this, a regional outbreak of tornadoes along with widespread wind damage occurred. This line became efficient at producing tornadoes as a meso-scale vortex developed. The combination of multiple environmental features, set the stage for 43 tornadoes to occur over the forecast area. This ranks as 4th most for a single event across the forecast area. In addition to the tornadoes, widespread wind damage occurred as well.