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EF0 Tornado — Choctaw, Mississippi

2021-05-02 · near French Camp, Choctaw, Mississippi

$5K

Property damage

2.1 mi

Path length

60 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This brief EF0 tornado touched down in far northwest Choctaw County and crossed Pearson Road. Here some trees were blown down. Estimated winds were 80 mph.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 963708. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.