EF3 Tornado — Amite, Mississippi

2019-12-16 · near Bewelcome, Amite, Mississippi

Event narrative

NWS Storm Survey found damage consistent with an EF-3 tornado. Maximum winds 140mph. Maximum width about 0.5 miles. The tornado first touched down on Judge Road, about 1 mile north of Mississippi State Highway 24. The torando remained on the ground for at least 20 miles as it traveled northeast past the city of Smithdale and into Lincoln County.

Wider weather episode

A weak surface low associated with a cold front helped develop a line of severe thunderstorms across southern Mississippi. The environment out ahead of this system was highly unstable with an abundant amount of Gulf moisture which helped fuel severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes in the afternoon hours on December 16th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 869156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.