EF1 tornado in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

This tornado began along I-20/59 just west of the Toomsuba exit, downing large tree branches and uprooting or snapping a few trees as it crossed the interstate and then Will Garrett Road. It then continued across Melvin Swain Road and US 11/80, where the percentage of downed trees and the width of the path increased. Similar damage continued along Dixie Highway Road, Butts Road, and Prisock Road, where a barn had metal panels removed from the roof, a couple of houses had siding damage, and considerable tree damage continued. The tornadic circulation broadened and weakened beyond this point, with the tornado lifting near J O Thomas Road. However, straight line winds continued to down several trees over a wider area downstream around Kewanee and the I-20/59 rest areas. Maximum estimated winds were 105 miles per hour.

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred on May 4th. An initial round of supercell thunderstorms that morning brought several brief tornadoes to the area along with a few instances of damaging winds. The main round of storms occurred during the afternoon in the form of an intense line of storms. Widespread wind damage occurred with embedded swaths of significant damaging winds up to 80 mph. This resulted in numerous downed trees, power lines and infrastructure damage. Seven tornadoes also occurred within the squall line.