EF1 tornado in Attala County, Mississippi

A brief EF1 tornado occurred during the evening of April 9th in Kosciusko. The tornado began at the intersection of MS Highway 12 and North Jackson St where an awning and portion of a sign was blown off the CVS Pharmacy. The tornado quickly reached peak intensity as it moved southeast where several trees were uprooted along Knox Rd, including one that fell onto an apartment building. The tornado continued southeast crossing Lucas St and Fairground St where the most concentrated path of damage occurred. Here, multiple trees were uprooted along with several pine trees that were snapped. Several homes also sustained roof damage due to falling trees and branches, and one home on Lucas St had a portion of its roof and interior ceiling blown in after a gable failed. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed East Adams St and East Jefferson St where mainly large tree branches were snapped. Two trees were also uprooted in this area. The tornado quickly dissipated after crossing East Jefferson St and was on the ground for approximately one minute. Estimated peak wind was 95 mph.

Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with a frontal system moving through the region. Some of these storms produced a few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts.