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EF0 Tornado — Kemper, Mississippi

2021-03-17 · near Akron, Kemper, Mississippi

$5K

Property damage

0.2 mi

Path length

80 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This brief EF0 touched down near the intersection of Fire Tower and Chapel Hill roads. Ground survey and drone footage showed some trees damaged by being uprooted or having broken limbs. Many thanks to the NSSL research group for the survey. Max winds were 75 mph.

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (32.6890, -88.5223)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 951181. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.