EF1 tornado in Smith County, Mississippi

This tornado developed in the creek bottom just south of Lofton Road and tracked northeast through the north side of Polkville and downed hundreds of trees and many power lines. Quickly the tornado became wide and snapped or uprooted many trees. Lofton Road was blocked by trees and as it continued northeast, CR 141 had several trees across it as well. It then crossed Highway 13 before continuing through several of the CR 538 series. In addition to the downed trees, multiple homes had minor roof damage or more substantial damage from trees on them. Maximum estimated winds 105 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.