EF1 tornado in Simpson County, Mississippi

This tornado touched down in the Martinville Community. Damage started just south of Blackwell Road in an open field and tracked north northeast. The heaviest damage was along Blackwell Road were a large sed was destroyed and several trees were snapped and uprooted. A power lines was also down and a trampoline was thrown and heavily damaged. The shed had its roof removed and a few wall collapsed. Tin and debris was thrown for 100 to 300 yards. The tornado then crossed Highway 540, several large limbs were snapped with a few uprooted trees. Insulation from the shed was scattered along the path.

A strong upper level system and evolving surface low moved across the region late on March 3rd. These features combined to bring a potent weather system to the area and a healthy round of severe thunderstorms from late afternoon through around midnight. It was a line of thunderstorms which brought most of the severe weather, but a few supercells did occur just ahead of the line. Ten tornadoes occurred, two of which were strong (EF-2), along with a good deal of wind damage as the line pushed east across Mississippi.