EF1 tornado in Lincoln County, Mississippi

An EF-1 tornado touched down at the intersection of Old Malcom Road and Hopewell Road and tracked northeast for just over 6 miles. Damage along the path consisted of many uprooted and snapped trees as well as multiple large limbs broken. Along the path, the tornado crossed Nola, Autry, Sandifer, and Cotton roads. Along Cotton at the intersection with the rail road track, one home had half the roof blown off. Before dissipating, the tornado crossed Pine Grove Road where a couple of mobile homes had the skirting blown out, several sheds were damaged, and multiple trees were blown down. The tornado dissipated shortly after this location. Max estimated winds were 95 mph.

A significant severe weather event was expected on March 17th as a volatile airmass was in place across the region. Ample moisture, strong wind shear and a stout weather system moving through set the stage for significant severe weather. Storms developed during the afternoon and moved east. Some storms did produce large hail and some tornadoes. The primary hazard was from damaging winds as a squall line moved through the region during the late afternoon and evening.