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EF2 tornado in Wayne County, Mississippi

Tornado March 17, 2021 · Wayne County, Mississippi

EF2
Rating
13.1 mi
Path length
325 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 325 yards (0.18 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

The tornado first touched down just west of Pleasant Grove Strengthford Road. The tornado continued northeast and quickly strengthened as it moved across Overstreet and Braze Overstreet Drive. At Braze Overstreet Drive, the tornado is estimated to have reached EF-2 intensity based on the significant and complete damage to a large area of pine trees. The tornado persisted on a northeast track and reached peak intensity as it destroyed several large, newer chicken houses on Jim West Road just east of Strengthford Cooley Road. The tornado crossed Highway 84 and conitnued northeast, lifting near Waller Ridge Road and Mabry Graham Road. Between Highway 84 and the lifting point, EF-1 intensity damage was noted to primarily trees. A mobile home on Beat 4 Shubuta Road suffered roof damage.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the southeast states, triggering a severe weather outbreak that produced several tornadoes along with numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds.

Began near Whistler (31.6491, -88.9066).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Wayne County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 947194. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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