EF1 tornado in Hinds County, Mississippi

A tornado touched down just south of Lebanon-Pinegrove Road and east of Midway Road where a few trees were uprooted and the roof of a home was partially damaged. The tornado appeared to have widened as it continued northeast across Walker Road and the intersection of Ford Road and Old Jackson Road. Many large trees were uprooted or snapped in this area, and several trees fell onto and damaged homes. At least three homes also lost either a portion of their tin roofing or shingles and roof decking. A barn along Old Jackson Road was also damaged. Damage was highly consistent with an EF-1 rating and estimated peak wind speeds of 105 mph. A classic cyclonic, converging pattern was seen in the pattern of downed trees at Old Jackson Road and Ford Road. The tornado continued northeast through a forested area and fields before crossing Springridge Road where a few trees and large tree limbs were blown down. The tornado appeared to have narrowed and weakened at this point, with only sporadic minor tree damage and a few lost shingles and toppled basketball goals as it tracked into the neighborhoods across from the Gary Road schools. The tornado dissipated in the neighborhood without crossing Siwell Road.

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.