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EF1 tornado in Madison County, Mississippi
Tornado April 18, 2008 · Madison County, Mississippi
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Madison County → Leake County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado touched down just southeast of Camden, along Highway 43, and tracked northeast, into western Leake County. Total path length was 7.5 miles with maximum winds around 105 mph. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along with some power lines taken down. A couple chicken were damaged near the Madison/Leake County line.
The wider storm
A strong storm system and cold front evolved over the region and brought first a steady area of light to moderate rain to the western half of the forecast area. As the rain shield dissipated during mid afternoon, enough instability developed and combined with increasing wind shear. These ingredients set the stage for a round of severe weather. Seven tornadoes occurred across portions of central Mississippi along with a few scattered reports of wind damage. All tornadoes were of the EF-1 variety.
Began near Revive (32.7486, -89.8088).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 98218. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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