| https://twitter.com/NWSJacksonMS/status/1250452842093019136 https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=JAN&product=PNS&format=CI&version=1&glossary=0 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1036 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2020 ...Public Information Statement... ...NWS Damage Survey For 04/12/2020 Tornado Event- Update #3... .Update...This update is to include preliminary information on the two long track tornadoes in southeast Mississippi. While we are still gathering information on both of these tracks, we are able to at least provide estimates on tornado strength and path length at this time. Please note, changes to both of these tracks are likely and will be provided in future updates. In particular, the end points, end times, and path width will likely be adjusted and the max wind speeds and path summary will be provided later. .Humphreys County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.12 miles Path Width /maximum/: 440.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 12:17 PM CST Start Location: 3 S Louise / Humphreys County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.9296 / -90.5931 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 12:22 PM CST End Location: 3 E Louise / Humphreys County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.9732 / -90.5454 Summary: This tornado begain just southwest of Highway 16 snapping a few trees. The tornado crossed Highway 16 snapping a couple of power poles. The tornado continued northeast crossing Highway 149 snapping a couple more power poles. The tornado crossed Number Three Road snapping a few trees and then crossed Tigpen Road, snapping a few more trees along the way. Several trees were snapped along Old Five Mile Road, before ending near the intersection of Old Five Mile Road and Good Luck Road. Near this location it took the roof off of a mobile home, along with pushing it off the foundation. .Yazoo County Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 120 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.42 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 12:22 PM CST Start Location: 6 W Yazoo City / Yazoo County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.8574 / -90.5208 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 12:32 PM CST End Location: 4 NNW Yazoo City / Yazoo County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.9208 / -90.4184 Summary: This tornado began just southwest of Whites Lane Road snapping a couple of trees. The tornado continued northeast and destroyed two outbuildings and a shed just southwest of Lake City. The tornado also snapped a couple of power poles along with several trees at this location. The tornado destroyed an outbuilding near the intersection of Highway 149 and Lake City Road. The tornado continued northeast near the Yazoo County Airport snapping a couple of trees. The tornado destroyed a home of off Carter Road, which was poorly anchored and was of wood construction. The tornado snapped several power poles off of Lake City Road and took the roof off of an outbuilding on Cato Road. This torrnado ended just east of Yazoo Levee Road, snapping a few more trees. .Sallis Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 92 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.55 miles Path Width /maximum/: 500.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 01:06 PM CST Start Location: 4 NE Goodman / Attala County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.9961 / -89.8541 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 01:09 PM CST End Location: 3 W Sallis / Attala County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.0204 / -89.823 Summary: This tornado touched down near County Road 4101 and travled to the northeast, before making a turn to the north northeast. Along the path, it mainly snapped or uprooted trees. It did cause some roof damage to a home along County Road 4105. It eventually lifted between County Road 4106 and State Highway 431. .Choctaw County Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.06 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 01:47 PM CST Start Location: 2 E McCool / Choctaw County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.1961 / -89.3018 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 01:51 PM CST End Location: 2 SSE Weir / Choctaw County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.2359 / -89.2794 Summary: A tornado briefly touched down in western Choctaw County. This EF-0 tornado caused minor tree damage along Mountain Road and Weir Panhandle Road. It lifted near Lacey Road. .North Macon Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.69 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1100.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 02:30 PM CST Start Location: 3 NW Macon / Noxubee County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.1469 / -88.6044 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 02:40 PM CST End Location: 6 E Brooksville / Noxubee County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.2067 / -88.4762 Summary: The tornado touched down north of Macon, west of US 45, along Joes Creek where it caused minor tree damage. It tracked northeast towards Macon Lynn Creek Road where it uprooted and snapped several trees. It continued to track over Buggs Ferry Road where it damaged a metal building and several power poles. As it tracked over US 45 it snapped 6 metal high tension electrical poles, damaged a home, and snapped and uprooted several trees. The EF-2 tornado continued to track near Magnolia Drive, where it snapped several trees and damaged 4 chicken houses. It weakened and lifted as it approached Baldwyn Road. .Bigbee Valley Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 88 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.91 miles Path Width /maximum/: 375.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 02:42 PM CST Start Location: 8 W Bevill Lock And Dam / Noxubee County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.2352 / -88.4308 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 02:48 PM CST End Location: 5 WNW Bevill Lock And Dam / Noxubee County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.2555 / -88.368 Summary: The EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 388 and Gavani Road where it uprooted several trees. It continued on a northeast path before uprooting more trees near King Road. It proceeded to cause more tree damage along Togo Road before lifting in a field east of the road. .Lawrence/Marion/Jeff Davis Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph Path Length /statute/: 14.54 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1320.0 yards Fatalities: 2 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 02:46 PM CST Start Location: 7 NNE Salem / Walthall County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3331 / -90.0823 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 03:05 PM CST End Location: 9 SW Bassfield / Jefferson Davis County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.4017 / -89.8505 Summary: This tornado began in far northeast Walthall County and quickly moved across far southeast Lawrence county, where it began snapping large hardwood branches on JK Givens Road. The tornado started to strengthen as a large swath of broken and uprooted hardwood trees were noted farther along JK Givens Road. As the tornado moved east northeast to Tynes Ainsworth Road, it tossed and completely destroyed a mobile home, causing two fatalities. Concurrently, it also snapped numerous softwood and hardwood trees behind and around the mobile home. The snapping and uprooting of numerous softwood trees continued when it moved northeast across Felix Sartin Road, while also causing some shingles to be removed from a one-story residence. Swaths of snapped hardwood trees and the uproot of trees was noted at Holmes Road, where a few wooden power poles were also snapped. The tornado then trekked into northwest Marion County, causing the snapping of multiple softwood trees just north of Ranch Road. The tornado moved northeast to US Road 587 where it broke a few wooden power poles and continued snapping softwood trees. It continued along its east-northeast path impacting River Road and Cooper Road, and causing large softwood branches to snap and the snapping and uprooting of softwood trees. The uprooting of a few softwood trees was noted when the tornado reached Highway 13, though the amount of uprooted trees was not as impressive from earlier in its track, thus showing a declining in strength. The tornado moved northeast into Jefferson Davis County, resulting in the snapping of a few small softwood tree limbs at Raynes Road. The tornado lifted at Joe Dyess Road, but not before snapping a few small hardwood tree limbs. Total path length from the start point in Walthall County to the end in Jefferson Davis County was about 21.2 miles. .Jefferson Davis to Clarke County Tornado... Rating: EF4 Estimated Peak Wind: N/A Path Length /statute/: 67.77 miles Path Width /maximum/: 3520.0 yards (2 miles) Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 03:11 PM CST Start Location: 3 SSW Bassfield / Jefferson Davis County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.4567 / -89.7639 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 04:28 PM CST End Location: 1 NNE Pachuta / Clarke County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.0637 / -88.8741 Summary: Will be included in a future update. .Lawrence to Jasper County Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: N/A Path Length /statute/: 82.61 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1800.0 yards (1 mile) Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/12/2020 Start Time: 03:39 PM CST Start Location: 10 SSE Monticello / Lawrence County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.4023 / -90.0645 End Date: 04/12/2020 End Time: 05:10 PM CST End Location: 8 NW Pachuta / Jasper County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.1307 / -88.9746 Summary: Will be included in a future update. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories. EF0...Weak......65 TO 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 TO 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 TO 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 TO 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 TO 200mph EF5...Violent...>200mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ |