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EF1 tornado in Leake County, Mississippi

Tornado February 5, 2020 · Leake County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
4.9 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
$40K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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

This tornado touched down along Highway 488 and snapped large softwood tree limbs. It then moved northeast to Ellis Road where it caused some roof damage to a manufactured home, as well as snapped and uprooted nearby softwood trees. It continued along its northeastward track to Charley Springs Road where it caused a mobile home to break its tie-downs and roll several yards thus completely destroying it. Additionally, a nearby compost shed composed of mostly wood and some metal was completely destroyed. It continued to track northeast to Hudson Road where it snapped small softwood tree limbs. Once it reached South Williams Road, it uprooted a few softwood trees and snapped small softwood tree limbs before it finally dissipated. Max sustained winds 100 mph.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the region. Ahead of this, storms developed across Central Mississippi and produced tornadoes and wind damage.

Began near Freeny (32.7049, -89.4760).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Smith CountyEF2 Yazoo CountyEF2 Attala CountyEF2 Jasper CountyEF1 Simpson CountyEF1 Yazoo CountyEF1 Attala CountyEF1 Leake County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 874700. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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