EF0 tornado in Winston County, Mississippi

This tornado began just southwest of Enon Road and moved northeast across Rocky Hill Road and Potter Fulton Road where large limbs were snapped and several softwood trees uprooted. The tornado then crossed County Road 397 and followed Murry Fulton Road crossing Coopwood Creek where additional trees were downed. The tornado moved through a marshy area along Town Creek before snapping a few more tree branches along Bethel road. The tornado quickly dissipated before reaching Ellison Ridge Road. Maximum estimated winds were 85 mph. Total path length is 6.23 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.