EF0 tornado in Yazoo County, Mississippi

The supercell that produced the Satartia/Yazoo City tornado produced another weak tornado that began along Saxton Rd near the Midway community. Mainly tree and tree limb damage occurred along the path of this tornado, which moved northeastward briefly paralleling MS Highway 433 near the Zeiglerville community, before crossing into Holmes County and ending west of Ebenezer along Ebenezer Coxburg Rd. The total path length was 8.15 miles across the two counties. Peak winds in Yazoo County were estimated to be 85 mph.

An upper-level shortwave trough moved from East Texas across Arkansas during the afternoon of May 2nd. At the surface, a warm front associated with the system developed and lifted north across Mississippi. Severe thunderstorms developed along and south of the warm front through the afternoon and evening, producing several tornadoes and scattered wind damage extending from the southwestern and west-central Mississippi toward north-central and northeastern portions of the state.