EF1 Tornado — George, Mississippi

2020-04-23 · near Lucedale, George, Mississippi

Event narrative

The tornado first touched down just east of

Highway 63 on Inland Beach Road. The tornado continued mainly

east and crossed Beaver Dam Road and lifted just east of Jones

Road and south of Northside Church Road. The tornado resulted in

primarily damage to trees, snapping some softwood trees and

uprooting hardwood trees along the path. A few homes were damaged

by the downed trees and a few homes experienced some minor roof

damage.

Wider weather episode

A strong spring storm system moved across southern states. High values of wind shear and instability combined to generate numerous severe thunderstorms that produced tornadoes and wind damage across southeast Mississippi.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.9349, -88.6208)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 886476. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.