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EF1 tornado in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Tornado January 11, 2020 · Bolivar County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
2.5 mi
Path length
270 yd
Path width
$50K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 270 yards (0.15 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An EF1 tornado occurred in northern Bolivar County north of Mound Bayou. The tornado snapped trees and power lines along old US-61 before tracking northeast and snapping more trees and power lines on Moody Road south of Winstonville. Maximum peak winds were estimated at 110 mph.

The wider storm

A warm, moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a potent January weather system. Ample wind energy also was present, which not only helped bring damaging winds with severe storms but also allowed for strong gradient winds to occur ahead of an eastward advancing squall line. Severe weather occurred in the early morning hours of January 11th and continued across the ArkLaMiss region before noon, resulting in widespread wind damage as well as some tornadoes.

Began near Winstonville (33.8988, -90.7434).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Bolivar CountyEF2 Sunflower CountyEF2 Sunflower CountyEF2 Chicot CountyEF1 Bolivar CountyEF0 Scott County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 867893. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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