EF1 tornado in Hinds County, Mississippi

An EF1 tornado touched down west of Raymond and tracked east northeast before dissipating right at the John Bell Williams airport. Some minor tree damage was noted along Russell Tillman Rd with the tornado increasing in intensity as it crossed North Chapel Hill Rd. Here several trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado peaked. More trees were damaged along Highway 467 and the tornado weakened some. As the tornado crossed Raymond-Bolton Road, Central Hinds Academy took a direct hit with several trees damaged and a handful of buildings sustained roof damage as portions of tin was torn off. Other minor structural damage was noted as well. The tornado weakened as it crossed Airplane Rd and dissipated at Sam Herring right before the airport. The estimated peak wind was 87 mph.

An organized line of showers and thunderstorms developed as a disturbance approached from the northwest and moved through the area. Some of these storms produced flash flooding, damaging winds, and 3 tornadoes.