EF0 tornado in Neshoba County, Mississippi

This tornado began over a marshy area just south of Hooper Mill Creek Road where several large tree branches were snapped. It then moved northeast crossing County Roads 165 and 820 where several softwood trees were uprooted. The tornado took on a slight eastward movement as it crossed several roads in the vicinity of Highway 19 where additional softwood trees were uprooted. A swath of tree damage continued along county roads 834, 838, 571 and 1361 before the tornado crossed Highway 15. The tornado began to weaken as it tracked along county road 844 and 573 where several large tree limbs were snapped before dissipating east of 573 in a marshy area along the Pearl River. Maximum estimated winds were 85 mph. Total path length is 11.22 miles.

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.