Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Oak Grove, MS

Hail Report Description: Social media pictures from along Old Hwy 11.

Hail Report Description: Social media reports from between Purvis and Oak Grove.

Hail Report Description: Fell along Burnt Bridge Rd.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail reported in the Oak Grove area.

Hail Report Description: Reported on US Hwy 98 near Oloh.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR OAK GROVE.

Hail Report Description: HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE BRIEFLY... FOLLOWED BY LOTS OF PEA SIZED. SOME REPORTS OF MINOR ROOF DAMAGE IN THE AREA.

Hail Report Description: GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG STEELMAN RD.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE LAKE SERENE AREA.

Hail Report Description: MARBLE TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED ACROSS OAK GROVE.

Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING OF PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

Hail Report Description: VIEWERS HAD SUBMITTED PICTURES OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN BELLEVUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Hail Report Description: A VIEWER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ALONG PURVIS OLOH ROAD.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE BELLEVUE COMMUNITY.

Hail Report Description: Nickel sized hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 589 and Old Highway 24.

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Hail Report Description: A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell across portions of central Lamar County.

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Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down around hwy 589 & hwy 98.

Wind Report Description: A utility pole was downed blocking traffic near the intersection of Oak Grove Rd and Griffith Rd.

Wind Report Description: Tree downed on Old Hwy 24 at Duval Stuart Rd.

Wind Report Description: Report from mPING of wind damage similar to trees uprooted or snapped or a roof blown off.

Wind Report Description: Several trees reported down at 6419 Old Highway 42.

Wind Report Description: Tin canopy collapsed at a Sonic Drive-Thru off Old Hwy 11.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 N Bellevue. Several trees reported down at 6419 Old Highway 42.

Wind Report Description: Trees and powerlines down at the 1400 block of Old Highway 24. Powerline was down across a trailer... which was unoccupied.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on Highway 589 and J.M. Burge Road.

Wind Report Description: Tree downed on HWY 589 and Ford Loop.

Wind Report Description: Tree downed on Bay Creek and Purvis Oloh Road.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 WSW Oak Grove. Tree downed on HWY 589 and Ford Loop.

Wind Report Description: Lamar County SO reported telephone lines hanging down near the street near Ralph Rawls Rd.

Wind Report Description: PICTURES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA VIA TWITTER SHOW A TREE DOWN ON A HOME NEAR KING RD IN HATTIESBURG.

Wind Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING OF WIND DAMAGE SIMILAR TO 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN OR SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A HOME.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ACROSS FORD LOOP.

Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED... INCLUDING A TREE ON A HOME... AND POWER LINES DOWNED ON FORD LOOP. TREES ALSO DOWN ALONG MS HWY 589. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN -- HALFWAY DOWN HIGHWAY 24 NEAR OAK GROVE.

Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG THE HWY 98 CORRIDOR.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWNED ON MS HIGHWAY 589 AT LUTHER LEE RD.

Wind Report Description: SMALL TREE DOWNED POWER LINES. EST 50 MPH WINDS.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN NEAR MARINE CIRCLE WEST OF HATTIESBURG... MS.

Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES SNAPPED IN HALF PER EM.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON PURVIS OLOH RD. AND KNIGHT RD.

Wind Report Description: FEW TREES DOWN ALONG KNIGHT RD

Wind Report Description: A couple of trees were blown down on and near Canebrake Boulevard.

Wind Report Description: A tree was blown down along Highway 589 near Ford Loop. Another tree was blown down along Purvis Oloh Road near Bay Creek Road.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down on Richburg Road.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees were blown down at Old Highway 24, Highway 98, and Oral Church Road.

Wind Report Description: At least four trees were blown down across the county.

Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 589 AND FORD LOOP AND MOVED NORTHEAST CAUSING TREE DAMAGE. SEVERAL BRANCHES AND TRUNKS WERE SNAPPED ALONG WITH SOME TREES BEING UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CROSSING TRAVERTINE DRIVE... WHERE IT CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF GRAND BLVD AND CRESTWICK DRIVE... WHERE MORE TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED AND FINALLY ENDED BETWEEN CAMERON ROAD AND SUMMER PLACE.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started along Highway 589, where some limbs and small trees were blown down. It became intense rather quickly, producing significant damage as it moved through the West Lake Serene area. The tornado reached its maximum intensity in the area around and just southwest of Oak Grove High School where maximum winds were estimated at 170 mph, which is EF-4 strength. There was a brick home in a subdivision southwest of the high school, just west of old Highway 11, that was completely leveled with all interior and exterior walls down, and a fair amount of large debris was blown downstream. Additionally, very high end timber damage occurred in this location with a number of trees showing debarking and denuding. Several other homes in this subdivision also sustained EF-2 to EF-3 damage. As the tornado crossed old Highway 11, it produced extensive damage on the campus of Oak Grove High School. The field house adjoining the football stadium was destroyed, the baseball stadium and a large metal building adjoining the stadium were essentially destroyed, and several large steel/concrete light standards were snapped at both the baseball and football stadiums. A vehicle was thrown from the parking lot adjoining the baseball stadium, up a small hill and was deposited near the pitching mound in the middle of the baseball field. The main building of the high school also suffered roof damage.||The tornado then moved northeast into the heavily populated areas of Oak Grove and West Hattiesburg, including areas along Lincoln Road Extension, Weathersby Road, Oak Grove Road, and the area just south of Highway 98 along Clark, Lamar and Foxgate Avenues. Numerous homes were destroyed or suffered major damage, and a few homes showed evidence of high end EF-3 damage. Dozens of power poles were snapped and extensive tree damage occurred. Video evidence and ground survey damage appeared to indicate that the tornado was multi-vortex in nature during its Lamar County portion. Just before crossing Interstate 59, it caused significant roof damage to a number of apartment buildings just west of the interstate. In total in Lamar County, emergency management indicated that 51 homes were destroyed and 170 suffered major damage.||The tornado then moved into Forrest County just to the south of Hardy Street damaging numerous homes with the damage in the EF-2 and EF-3 category. It then crossed Hardy Street impacting the southeast corner of the University of Southern Mississippi campus. Numerous buildings were damaged in this area including several campus buildings and a large church. Numerous power poles were blown down in this area and several metal traffic lights were bent or torn off their bases. Damage in this area was also EF-2 and EF-3.||The tornado continued across Highway 49 impacting multiple neighborhoods. Numerous roofs were blown off houses and many trees fell on houses and vehicles. The tornado crossed North Main Street causing significant damage to the Red Cross building, the Girl Scouts building, and bending large metal poles at the Hattiesburg High School athletic fields. The tornado then moved across east 7th Street causing significant damage to several large brick buildings. Damage in the area between north Main Street and east 7th Avenue was in the high end EF-3 range with maximum winds around 160 mph.||The tornado continued into Petal with the most significant damage occurring to an Ace Hardware store on South Main Street. Numerous homes in the vicinity of the hardware store also had roofs torn off and exterior walls collapsed. This damage was also rated high end EF-3 with maximum winds around 160 mph.||The tornado began to weaken as it crossed the Evelyn Gandy Parkway to the northeast of Petal. Damage in this area was mainly EF-1 and EF-2 and consisted of roof damage and snapped trees. The tornado strengthened one last time as it moved through a neighborhood just off Twin Lakes Road. Numerous well built homes experienced EF-2 damage to the roofs in this neighborhood. The tornado weakened as it approached the Perry County line and dissipated a couple of miles into Perry County. Damage at the end of the track was in the EF-0 to EF-1 range.||In Forrest County, emergency management indicated that 133 homes were destroyed and 207 suffered major damage. There were 63 reported injuries.||This is the second violent tornado to impact Lamar and Forrest Counties in recorded history. The other violent tornado was the infamous Purvis tornado on April 24, 1908 that was on the ground for 155 miles and impacted many counties across Mississippi. In total, 143 people were killed by this tornado, including 60 in Lamar County and 4 in Forrest County.

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Tornado Report Description: One hundred to one hundred-fifty trees were blown down. Several houses sustained roof or structural damage. A few houses had their roofs removed. A few vehicles were damaged by fallen trees. A few mobile homes were damaged by high winds or fallen trees. A carport was destroyed. A few sheds were blown over. Power lines were downed.