EF0 tornado in Marion County, Mississippi

An EF-0 tornado touched down along Morgantown Road just east of the Walthall County Line where a few large limbs were broken and a tree was uprooted in a field. It continued east through the Holly Springs community and uprooted or snapped the tops off of several trees along a narrow path. Several trees fell near a home on Molly Road. The widest area of damage occurred along Holly Springs Road near where several trees fell near a home and Holly Springs Baptist Church. It continued east toward MS Highway 587 where it blew a few trees down and snapped a few large limbs near a home. It dissipated shortly after crossing the highway. The maximum estimated winds were 85 mph.

An upper level storm system moved across the region overnight on April 22nd into 23rd. Abundant moisture and wind energy was in place to bring severe thunderstorms to the region. Damaging winds occurred along with some tornadoes. Flash flooding also occurred with efficient rainfall rates and heavy rainfall. As the cold front moved through the region later during the afternoon of the 23rd, a few more storms developed during peak daytime heating and brought some hail and damaging winds to portions of eastern Mississippi.