EF0 tornado in Yazoo County, Mississippi

A high end EF1 tornado touched down in the Big Black river bottom and traversed the river along the Warren-Hinds County line and then into Yazoo County where it dissipated. This tornado started on the Warren County side of the river, then crossed into Hinds County north of Halifax Rd and tracked generally NE. This tornado caused substantial tree damage through the river bottom. Damage photos were supportive of high end EF1 with max winds near 110 mph. The tornado continued NE, then dissipated in far southern Yazoo County. Access to this area was done by helicopter and photos were taken of the tree damage and the path. Many thanks to the Hinds Co Emergency Manager for obtaining the resources to perform the survey. Peak wind in this part of the tornado was 82 mph with the overall maximum wind speed along the track of 110 mph. Maximum path width was 440 yards. Total path length was 3.27 miles.

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.