Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on January 10, 2008

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Golf ball size hail reported by law enforcement.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny sized hail continued out of southern Jefferson Davis County into central Covington County.

Hail Report Description: Spotter reported nickel size hail.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Larger hail began to occur around Macon as the supercell thunderstorm intensified. Penny to hen egg size hail fell along the path. Most of the hail stones were reported as disc shaped.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny to nickel sized hail fell across a large portion of southern Jefferson Davis County. The storm continued to produce severe hail as it moved into Covington County.

Hail Report Description: The hail continued into southern Jefferson Davis County.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was on Aberdeen Road in Vernon.

Hail Report Description: A severe thunderstorm produced nickel sized hail reported in the Murphys Crossroads community.

Hail Report Description: A swath of dime to penny sized hail fell across the western portion of Noxubee County. The storm that produced this hail intensified as it approached Macon and produced larger hail and a brief tornado.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny hail fell across a large portion of Clarke County. The storm which produced the hail entered the southwest portion of the county and then tracked toward Quitman where it then dissipated just northeast of town.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell as a supercell thunderstorm tracked northeast across a large portion of Jones County. The storm entered the county about 6 miles west of Moselle and tracked northeast to a few miles east of Laurel. The largest hail occurred between Ellisville and Tuckers Crossing.

Hail Report Description: A swath of nickel to golf ball sized hail fell across a large section of north central Forrest County. This hail fell from an intensifying supercell thunderstorm which entered the county around Highway 11, just south of Hattiesburg, and tracked northeast to just east northeast of Petal.

Hail Report Description: Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail.

Hail Report Description: A supercell thunderstorm continued out of northern Lamar County and tracked across southern Covington County and produced a swath of penny to golf ball sized hail. The largest hail occurred just outside Sumrall. The storm continued to produce severe hail as it moved into southwest Jones County.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny to nickel sized hail fell across a portion of central Lamar County.

Hail Report Description: Ham radio report of golf ball size hail.

Hail Report Description: Spotter reported penny size hail.

Hail Report Description: Spotter reported golf ball size hail. Newspaper story stated that 5,500 people were without electric power in the Nashville area because of the thunderstorm.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell from the long lived supercell thunderstorm which eventually produced the Caledonia Tornado. The hail was oval and sheet shaped.

Hail Report Description: A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell across northwest Lamar County as a supercell thunderstorm tracked across the area. The supercell continued to produce severe hail as it entered far southern Covington County.

Hail Report Description: A developing supercell thunderstorm produced a swath of penny to nickel sized hail.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Penny to quarter sized hail fell southeast of Carthage.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: A swath of at least penny sized hail fell across Oktibbeha County as the long lived supercell thunderstorm tracked northeast across the county. This hail fell from the same supercell thunderstorm which produced the tornadoes across Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties and eventually produced the Caledonia Tornado.

Hail Report Description: A supercell thunderstorm developed to the southwest of Kokomo and tracked northeast across all of Marion County. It produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail with a few locations seeing hail as large as baseballs. The largest hail was the size of baseballs and occurred in and around the Improve Community. The supercell continued to produce large hail as it moved into northwest Lamar County.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: A swath of pea to penny sized hail continued to fall from the long lived supercell thunderstorm which was responsible for producing the two EF3 tornadoes across Holmes, Attala, and Choctaw Counties.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Spotter reported nickel size hail.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: A supercell thunderstorm continued tracking northeast and cross the Reservoir just east of the City of Madison and produced a swath of golf ball to quarter sized hail through Highway 43 and along Coal Bluff Road.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: A intensifying supercell thunderstorm tracked across southern Madison County and produced a swath of golf ball to baseball sized hail. The very large hail impacted areas across Ridgeland and the City of Madison. The supercell and severe hail continued across the Reservoir into Rankin County.

Hail Report Description: Penny to quarter sized hail fell across northwest Jackson. This hail occurred from an intensifying supercell thunderstorm which continued to produce severe hail, some as large as golfball to baseball size, across the City of Madison.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell from the same supercell thunderstorm which produced the tornadoes across Holmes, Attala, and Choctaw Counties. The hail continued into Choctaw County as the supercell tracked northeast.

Hail Report Description: Hail was nearly covering the ground.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny sized hail fell across the northwest portion of Simpson County as a supercell thunderstorm moved across the area.

Hail Report Description: The hail was covering the ground.

Hail Report Description: The same supercell that produced the Goodman EF3 tornado also produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized as it tracked northeast. The hail continued into western Attala County.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny sized hail fell across northern Yazoo County. This hail fell from a supercell thunderstorm which moved into southern Holmes County and eventually produced the Goodman tornado.

Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported just west of Greensburg and at several other sites across the parish.

Hail Report Description: A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell along the path of a supercell thunderstorm which tracked across the northern portion of Claiborne County.

Hail Report Description: An intensifying supercell thunderstorm produced a swath of penny to quarter sized hail from the southwest portion of the parish to a few miles northeast of Lake Bruin, where the storm then crossed the Mississippi River.

Hail Report Description: Golfball size hail was observed.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Two trees were blown down on Lower Craney Road by wind gusts estimated at 61 mph.

Wind Report Description: One tree was blown down on Riddle Lane by wind gusts estimated at 61 mph.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees in the Dawson area on county road 20.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were reported down across the county.

Wind Report Description: Two trees and several powerlines were reported down in Greeneville.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were reported down near Luttrell.

Wind Report Description: A few trees and powerlines were reported down countywide.

Wind Report Description: One tree was reported down on Christians Bend Road.

Wind Report Description: One 4 foot diameter tree and powerlines were reported down on Clear Creek Road.

Wind Report Description: One tree was reported down in Rogersville.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were reported down four miles west of Sevierville.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: One tree was reported down on Foshee road near Philadelphia.

Wind Report Description: One tree was reported down in Greenback.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were reported down in Madisonville.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were reported down in Athens.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down in the southern part of Saint Clair County, on Levine and Woodland Ridge Roads in Margaret, Cedar Creek Road in Argo, CR-33 in Ashville, and Georgia Road in Steele.

Wind Report Description: The roof of a storage trailer was blown off, a tree fell on a car, and a wooden storage shed was destroyed.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were reported down one mile southwest of Harrogate.

Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds around a school in the Union Grove community.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and large limbs were reported down near clairfield.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees were reported down across the county.

Wind Report Description: A single tree was blown down on US-31, near the Instructional Service Center.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and powerlines were blown down on AL-119, near Veterans Park.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees in Ider and the Lebanon community.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were reported down three miles east of Whitwell.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down a few trees on Highway 227 in front of Guntersville State Park.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees on highway 79 and Columbus City Road.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down in southwestern Blount County, near Hayden.

Wind Report Description: One tree was blown down near the intersection of Highways 200 and 834 by wind gusts estimated at 61 mph.

Wind Report Description: One tree was blown down at the intersection of Norwood and Old Salts Roads by wind gusts estimated at 61 mph.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds, which hurled debris through the air injuring two people.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms produced winds in excess of 60 mph in the Huntland community.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees on interstate 65 at milemarker 295.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and powerlines were blown down on multiple roads within and just south of the city limts of Jasper. The front windows of a pharmacy business were shattered due to the winds.

Wind Report Description: Ham radio operator reported damage to trees, signs and street lights.

Wind Report Description: One tree was blown down in Bellamy.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down power lines at the intersection of Bob Wade and Kelly Springs Road.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down around Shubuta.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down on county road 133 in the Hale Community.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines near Mount Lebanon Road in Meridianville.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms damaged a barn roof and blew the barn debris over road on US Highway 64. This occurred 1 mile outside the city of Fayetteville.

Wind Report Description: A intense downburst within a bow echo destroyed three chicken houses in the Rustin Community, off of Pleasant Grove Road just a few miles east-southeast of Sandersville. A couple of the chicken houses were flattened while the other had most of its tin roof pealed off.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms knocked downed a tree on a house near Ardmore Highway in the Skinem ommunity.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down on AL-86 near Carrollton.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and a few power lines were blown down across the northern half of the county from west to east. This damaged occurred from a small bow echo that raced across the northern portion of Jones County.

Wind Report Description: A severe storm knocked down trees and powerlines northeast of Elkmont. In addition, outbuildings were damaged in this area.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a tree in a front yard on Rogers street near downtown Athens.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down on Good Hope Rd.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorsm knocked down trees and powerlines in the Ripley area and south of Athens.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Wind Report Description: Just south of the brief tornado, the rear flank downdraft from the parent supercell thunderstorm, caused a few trees to be blown down and one shed to get destroyed. The most substantial damaged occurred to a building that had the roof partially lifted which then caused a portion of one wall to collapse.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Law enforcement reported telephone wires were down.

Wind Report Description: A tree fell on a vehicle, trapping a woman inside. The woman was subsequently freed by rescuers, and taken to the hospital for undisclosed injuries.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees down along county road 14.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew over a mobile home downed some large trees.

Wind Report Description: Measured wind gust, in the rear flank downdraft, from the supercell thunderstorm, just before it produced the Caledonia Tornado.

Wind Report Description: A path of straight line wind damage occurred along and after the path of an associated tornado southeast of Park city. The most significant damage was to a mobile home that was destroyed when thunderstorm winds blew in the back wall and ripped the roof off of it on Gateway Court. Three occupants were covered by a collapsing wall, but were unhurt. Four barns were destroyed or severely damaged in the area.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged a mobile home on Gateway Court. Four occupants of the mobile home were uninjured. Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a tree in the Barton community.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew trees down on Highway 178 and on Highway 25, partially blocking the road, 2 miles north of the Itawamba/Monroe County line.

Wind Report Description: On the east side of town, more damage from the forward flank downdraft occurred. Here, numerous trees were snapped, uprooted or had large limbs broken off. One area along Highway 50 was especially hard hit. Here several storage sheds were flipped and destroyed. Debris was blown into a few buildings and caused damage to windows and the roofs. Several trees were also snapped in the area. On the north side of the highway, a large office building sustained substantial shingle damage. Like on the south side of town, all the damage was blown to the south and southeast.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds, from the forward flank downdraft, produced damage across the south side of West Point. This downdraft came from the supercell thunderstorm which eventually produced the Caledonia Tornado. Several trees were blown down along with a couple power lines. Numerous signs were blown down and a construction trailer was rolled over next to the Wal-Mart. One person was in the trailer and was injured. One building sustained major single damage. All damage was blown toward the south and southeast.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down across Rockhill Road.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew down a few trees.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew trees and power poles down near the Pratts and Chapelville communities.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew trees and power poles down in the Guntown and Baldwyn communities.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: The covering was blown off the porch of a mobile home.

Wind Report Description: Scattered trees were blown down and large limbs were torn off trees along the path of the rear flank down draft. This down draft was produced by a long lived supercell which tracked northeast across the county.

Wind Report Description: Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. There was unspecified roof damage.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees and power lines near the intersection of US Highway 98 and Mississippi Highway 585.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew a roof off of a barn near Acton. A few trees were also knocked down.

Wind Report Description: The Iota Police Depratment estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph during a severe thunderstorm.

Wind Report Description: One barn and three other structures were heavily damaged in the Sallis Community. The wooden barn had the roof removed and several walls knocked down. Heavy roof damage occurred to the other structures along with several trees snapped or uprooted in the area. This damage was from the rear flank downdraft associated with the supercell that produced the Goodman tornado.

Wind Report Description: The roof was blown off a mobile home, and some tie down arms were bent when the mobile home rocked in the wind.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Along the path of a supercell thunderstorm, a few trees and numerous large limbs were blown down off Duke Road just northwest of Utica. Sporatic wind damage continued along the path with another area of concentrated downed trees along the Natchez Trace just west of Raymond.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew a delivery truck off of a road. No injuries were reported.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds knocked 4 to 5 trees down near the intersection of Key Senter Road and George Anderson Road.

Wind Report Description: Numerous large limbs were blown down along with a few power lines.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds overturned a large bleacher at a ballfield.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds blew several trees down. In addition, a tractor trailer was overturned on Bethlehem Road just south of Bethlehem.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down around just southwest of the intersection of AL-69 and CR-38, near Windham Springs. From there, it traveled northeast across the intersection, and then roughly parallel to CR-38 for about 5 miles, before lifting northeast of the Wiley Community. At least 5 structures were heavily damaged, including a church in Windham Springs and a general store in Wiley. At least 300 trees were either snapped or uprooted along the damage path.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado that previously touched down in eastern Pickens County moved into extreme western Tuscaloosa County, just north of Barefoot Springer Road. The tornado was on the ground for less than a minute in Tuscaloosa County, producing only minor tree damage.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down between Gordo and the Tuscaloosa County line, near the intersection of Ben Elmore Road and CR-33. From there, it travelled east-northeast before crossing into Tuscaloosa County. A barn and several old chicken houses on CR-33 east of Gordo sustained heavy damage.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado briefly touched down on the south side of Pickensville, near Jackson Ferry Road, and was on the ground for less than a minute. One metal storage barn was damaged, and several small trees were blown down.

Tornado Report Description: This weak tornado briefly touched down along Hummer Loop. A few trees had the tops blown off along with numerous limbs snapped and down along the path.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado briefly touched down in an open field just west of Deerbrook Road. It crossed Deerbrook Road and took down 5 power poles. Two were snapped and the others downed from the 2 that were snapped.

Tornado Report Description: A National Weather Service Storm Survey indicated that an EF2|tornado with wind speeds of 111-135 MPH struck Wayne County.||The worst damage was at 9110 Buttermilk Ridge Rd. A 30 foot by 30|foot metal barn was completely destroyed. Other metal barns|received considerable damage with most of the roof blown off.||Some homes lost shingles on their roofs. A dog house that was|anchored onto a concrete platform was blown away. Several trees|were snapped at the trunk. A wooden plank was planted into the|ground.||Sheets of metal from the barn were carried about a half mile away|into some trees on the Natchez Trace Parkway...just across into|Lawrence county. Trees were lying in different directions on the|Natchez Trace Parkway. Numerous trees were also uprooted at this|location on the Natchez Trace. ||The EMA Director assessed the damage by the tornado at 200,000 dollars.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado is a continuation of a tornado that originally touched down in Lowndes County Mississippi. It crossed into Alabama near Willie Greer Road, just north of AL-18. From there, it continued to move east-northeast, remaining just north of AL-18 as it passed close to the town of Molloy. The tornado finally lifted near McNees Crossing Road, just northeast of Molloy. Along its path in Alabama, the tornado took the roof off of two homes, destroyed 2 wooden barns, moved the foundation of 2 mobile homes, and uprooted several huge trees. Although it only produced EF-2 damage in Alabama, the entire tornado was rated EF-3 due to the damage in Mississippi.

Tornado Report Description: Tornado had estimated wind speeds of 90 to 110 mph. Damage reports along the path of the tornado include: 200+ trees down, most between 12 to 24 inches in diameter, and approximately 6 trees greater than 36 inches; 30 to 40 homes damaged, with primarily roof damage; 19 power poles were snapped off; 3 lightly constructed structures were destroyed; a parked semi-trailer was tipped over, and several dozen sculling boats were damaged near Vancouver Lake.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started by damaging a home and shed along with some tree and power pole damage. Next, a shed was damaged and a combine harvester that was in the shed was thrown into some trees. After moving through a wooded area, the tornado moved into a neighborhood with new, well-built homes. Around 8 homes were damaged in this neighborhood, with around 5 of them being severely damaged. Roofs were ripped off, walls were collapsed, and a few were even moved off their foundations. The tornado moved through another wooded area and emerged into the Caledonia school complex. It was here that the tornado reached its maximum intensity. The press box and concession stand of the football stadium were destroyed, several medal power poles were bent over, and several trees were knocked down. Numerous vehicles were moved along the ground up to 100 yards, some were flipped over, some had multiple dents from gravel in the parking lot, and numerous windows were broken out. Five school buses were damaged, two of which were flipped over, and one of which was lifted up and ripped apart with the chassis landing in one of the buildings and the frame landing on top of a building. The school gymnasium and a Vocational Tech Building were nearly destroyed with several vehicles including the bus landing inside it. The tornado then left the school complex and moved across the south side of Caledonia. Around 6 homes experienced significant damage here, mainly to the roofs. A church was completely destroyed when the roof was lifted up and collapsed on the building. Another church nearby had minor roof damage. The tornado entered another wooded area causing damage to trees and then emerged along Caledonia-Vernon Road. The tornado moved along the road for several miles. Along this part of the path, numerous single family homes were severely damaged. The roofs were ripped off and the walls were collapsed on several homes. Numerous hard wood trees were snapped, several of which fell on cars and homes. A horse stable was completely destroyed and a high tension medal truss tower was snapped. Further along the road, several mobile homes were completely destroyed. One in particular had the body of the trailer blown downwind and the frame was dragged back along the ground in the opposite direction for around 25 yards. Several cars were moved for a distance around 50 yards at this location as well. The tornado then entered another wooded area causing some tree damage and then weakened before crossing the state line into Lamar County, Alabama. The total path length in Lowndes County was 8.7 miles with an EF3 Enhanced Fujita Scale rating. The total path length for the entire tornado, including each county, was 13.2 miles.||The school complex was occupied by over 2100 students and faculty at the time of the tornado. Yet, the Tornado Warning lead time of 41 minutes allowed the school to place students at the best possible locations. No injuries or fatalities occurred at the school. Also, a day care center with 15 children and faculty was severely damaged, but all 11 had taken cover in an underground storm shelter, so there were no injuries at that location either. In total, there were 15 injuries of which only 3 were considered serious. The 3 serious injuries occurred in the mobile home that was ripped apart with the body moving downwind and the frame in the opposite direction.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado first touched down along Millstown Road southwest of Park City. It uprooted and snapped the trunks of several large trees, and did some minor roof damage to a nearby home. The tornado was on the ground intermittently along its path to the south and east of Park City, destroying eight barns and uprooting or snapping numerous trees. Right before it lifted, it tore the front porch off a home and destroyed a barn. A path of straight line wind damage continued for around a mile and a half after the tornado lifted.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado first touched down near the county landfill about one mile southwest of Midway. The tornado blew off two metal side panels from two large sheds and then uprooted over a dozen trees. About four of the trees exceeded 2 feet in diameter. The tornado then continued northeast across Highway 25 with little visible damage. More trees were snapped and twisted as the tornado moved across the southeast side of Midway. The tornado then moved in a more easterly direction where it caused minor damage to two homes, uprooted two dozen more trees and snapped additional smaller trees near the intersection of County Road 957 and County Road 992 before lifting.

Tornado Report Description: This weak tornado touched down just southwest of county road 151 and tracked northeast for almost two miles. Two homes sustained minor damage, one had a porch damaged and shingles were torn off the other. Two out buildings had their roofs blown off. Several trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. This tornado touched down in the Hope Community, just southwest of the Pearl River Resort along County Road 151.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado briefly touched down damaging several industrial buildings of a farm equipment dealer near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 3131 and Louisiana Highway 1. Several large doors were blown in and a large portion of a roof was torn off. In addition, several windows were broken. Pieces of debris were scattered about one quarter mile into an open field and trees. Also, a nearby railroad safety cross arm was broken or sheared off from its mount.

Tornado Report Description: Four home suffered minor damage, and several trees were snapped off, near Amber Lane and AL-10, just west of Dixons Mill.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started, just west of Ethel, with a path of tree damage which intensified shortly after the beginning point. In some areas nearly every tree was snapped off or uprooted. The tornado reached its widest point as it crossed the Natchez Trace Parkway, where dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado caused significant structural damage to several buildings just to the southwest of McCool. One cinder block constructed building sustained nearly total destruction from a combination of a very large hardwood tree falling on it, along with other wind damage. A room addition to the back of a frame home was removed. After the tornado passed McCool, it narrowed and weakened somewhat, with tree damage continuing to occur. The tornado then intensified again as it entered Choctaw County and passed south of the town of Weir. Here a dairy complex was heavily damaged. A well-constructed milking parlor was totally destroyed with all exterior walls collapsed or destroyed. A large 9000 pound trailer was picked up and flipped onto the top of a farm building. Several large wood and metal livestock buildings were totally destroyed. A grain silo was also destroyed. Nearly 300 head of cattle were injured with 10 fatal. After the tornado passed this point, it did not encounter any additional structures, but a path of tree damage continued for several miles before the tornado dissipated near Choctaw Lake. The total path length across Attala and Choctaw counties was 24 miles with a maximum rating of EF3. Maximum winds were around 145 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This weak tornado briefly touched down just north of Fannin. The tornado touched down just west of Highway 471, near Stull Road, and tracked northeast. Several large pine trees were snapped with the top of one tree across Highway 471.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started, just west of Ethel, with a path of tree damage which intensified shortly after the beginning point. In some areas nearly every tree was snapped off or uprooted. The tornado reached its widest point as it crossed the Natchez Trace Parkway, where dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado caused significant structural damage to several buildings just to the southwest of McCool. One cinder block constructed building sustained nearly total destruction from a combination of a very large hardwood tree falling on it, along with other wind damage. A room addition to the back of a frame home was removed. After the tornado passed McCool, it narrowed and weakened somewhat, with tree damage continuing to occur. The tornado then intensified again as it entered Choctaw County and passed south of the town of Weir. Here a dairy complex was heavily damaged. A well-constructed milking parlor was totally destroyed with all exterior walls collapsed or destroyed. A large 9000 pound trailer was picked up and flipped onto the top of a farm building. Several large wood and metal livestock buildings were totally destroyed. A grain silo was also destroyed. Nearly 300 head of cattle were injured with 10 fatal. After the tornado passed this point, it did not encounter any additional structures, but a path of tree damage continued for several miles before the tornado dissipated near Choctaw Lake. The total path length across Attala and Choctaw counties was 24 miles with a maximum rating of EF3. Maximum winds were around 145 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado was the continuation from Holmes County, just east of Goodman, as it crossed the Big Black River. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado began to weaken and dissipate just a mile or so inside western Attala County. The total path length across both Holmes and Attala Counties was 10 miles with a EF3 Enhanced Fujita Scale rating.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started with a narrow path of scattered downed trees near Shady Lane Road. The damage intensified as it approached Highway 17. Here tree damage became much more intense with hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted. One home had a portion of its roof ripped off. The tornado intensified and reached its maximum intensity and width between Highway 17 and U.S. Highway 51. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted, some of them hardwoods that were snapped off except for a few large limbs and partially debarked. Several mobile homes were obliterated and two homes of wood frame and concrete block construction had nearly all of the outer walls collapsed along with total roof removal. Large missiles were generated, including a pickup truck that was thrown nearly 150 yards. On the east side of U.S. Highway 51, three high tension steel power poles were snapped off near the base. As the tornado continued east-northeast and moved into Attala County, the path narrowed and damage became limited to tree damage before dissipation just inside the Attala County line. The total path length across both Holmes and Attala Counties was 10 miles with a EF3 Enhanced Fujita Scale rating. Maximum winds were around 140 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado occurred in a very rural area with tree damage the only observed damage. Where the tornado crossed Hunt Road, tree damage was significant, with hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted along with several power lines down.