Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Kemper County, MS

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: 2 to 2.75 hail at Hwy 16 and 493. Trees also down in the area.

Hail Report Description: Corrects previous hail report from Damascus. Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail via social media and broadcast media.

Hail Report Description: Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail via social media and broadcast media.

Hail Report Description: Hail up to the size of quarters fell near Preston.

Hail Report Description: GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF SCOOBA.

Hail Report Description: DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERED THE GROUND WITH A NUMBER OF HAIL STONES REACHING QUARTER SIZE.

Hail Report Description: MOTORIST TRAVELING ALONG HWY 39 REPORTED NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF DE KALB.

Hail Report Description: CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 N CLEVELAND. HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE FELL NEAR JOE WILLIAMS FIELD.

Hail Report Description: HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE FELL NEAR JOE WILLIAMS FIELD.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THE JOHN C STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

Hail Report Description: HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZED COVERING THE GROUND AT THE PRESTON GENERAL STORE.

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Hail Report Description: Dime to quarter sized hail covered the ground in Dekalb.

Hail Report Description: Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported in the Preston area.

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Hail Report Description: A swath of golf ball to just larger than hen egg sized hail fell across portions of east central Kemper County.

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Hail Report Description: A swath of baseball to softball sized hail fell across northeast Kemper County. This very large hail damaged some vehicles at a catfish farm along Binnsville Road.

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Hail Report Description: Half dollar sized was observed east northeast of Preston as as swath of hail fell across most of northern Kemper County.

Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail was reported along Wahalak Road.

Wind Report Description: A peak wind gust of 50 kts was measured from the northwest by site KNJW.

Wind Report Description: Power lines were downed across MS Hwy 16 near Stennis Hospital.

Wind Report Description: SPECI KNJW 212141Z AUTO 25007G50KT 170V270 1/4SM +TSRA BKN010 BKN041 BKN048 26/19 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 24050/2138 RAB28 P0049 T02610194.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 3 N Cleveland. SPECI KNJW 212141Z AUTO 25007G50KT 170V270 1/4SM +TSRA BKN010 BKN041 BKN048 26/19 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 24050/2138 RAB28 P0049 T02610194.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and blocking roads. This damage report and related photos were relayed through social media.

Wind Report Description: Power line damaged and transformer on fire along Hwy 16.

Wind Report Description: A couple lines down due to limbs or trees down in the SE part of the county.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on a home.

Wind Report Description: Observed at the Joe Williams NOLF.

Wind Report Description: Trees downed across MS Hwy 495.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees down along Oak Grove Road. Blocked about 1/2 mile of the road.

Wind Report Description: Report of culvert washed away blocking the roadway.

Wind Report Description: Report of culvert washed away blocking the roadway.

Wind Report Description: A few trees damaged.

Wind Report Description: Two trees down along Porterville Townsend Road.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees and utility lines downed in Kemper County... mainly in the area south of De Kalb.

Wind Report Description: One lane of traffic was blocked due to fallen trees and power lines on MS Highway 39 near Blackwater-493 Road.

Wind Report Description: A social media report of a tree down completely blocking Highway 39 between Daleville and Dekalb was relayed.

Wind Report Description: KNJW had a 53kt gust.

Wind Report Description: Trees down in the area and other trees down around the county.

Wind Report Description: Tree fell on a residence in the area and other trees down around the county.

Wind Report Description: measured 82 mph gust at KNJW.

Wind Report Description: Roof blown off an outbuilding in the Coy community and large trees downed in the area.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON SUTTLE ROAD.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON LYNVILLE ROAD (493).

Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 397.

Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 S PRESTON. TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON LYNVILLE ROAD (493).

Wind Report Description: TREE FELL ON HOME ALONG HWY 397. TIME ESTIMATED BASED UPON RADAR.

Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 SSE PRESTON. TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 397.

Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 S PRESTON. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 S PRESTON. TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON LYNVILLE ROAD (493).

Tornado Report Description: This EF2 tornado began near Willie Clark Rd in the Cleveland community... tracking east northeastward across MS Highway 16... Lynville Rd... and Anderson Rd before lifting just north of MS Highway 16. Along the path... multiple barns were demolished or heavily damaged... and several trees were snapped and uprooted. Along Lynville Rd... multiple box trucks and tractors were turned on their sides and a home sustained minor damage. On Anderson Rd... a large portion of roof was removed from a home and a portion of the outer walls fell. Path length 1.9 miles... max path width 300 yards... max winds 115 mph.

Tornado Report Description: REPORT AND VIDEO RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

Tornado Report Description: MOBILE HOME DAMAGE NEAR DAMASCUS.

Tornado Report Description: THIS EF3 TORNADO BEGAN NEAR ZION HAMPTON RD AND TAYLOR RD AND TRACKED NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAMASCUS COMMUNITY... ENDING ALONG OLD JACKSON RD. THE GREATEST DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG SMITH-GALLOWAY RD WHERE A HOME WAS DESTROYED AND A MANUFACTURED HOME WAS TOSSED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS. ESTIMATED MAX WIND 145 MPH. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 800 YARDS. PATH LENGTH 9.2 MILES.

Tornado Report Description: THIS BRIEF EF0 TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FIRE TOWER AND CHAPEL HILL ROAD. GROUND SURVEY AND DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWED SOME TREES DAMAGED BY BEING UPROOTED OR HAVING BROKEN LIMBS. MANY THANKS TO THE NSSL RESEARCH GROUP FOR THE SURVEY.

Tornado Report Description: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF HIGHWAY 39 ALONG CRAIG ROAD WHERE IT PEELED BACK THE ALUMINUM ROOFING ALONG THE SOUTHWARD FACING SIDE OF A ONE-STORY HOME. IT BLEW THE ROOFING SEVERAL YARDS INTO AN OPEN FIELD. THEREAFTER... THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTH TO JACKSON STEVENS ROAD WHERE IT BROKE LARGE SOFTWOOD TREE LIMBS AND UPROOTED MULTIPLE SOFTWOOD TREES. IT CONTINUED ITS NORTHWARD TRACK TO OLD JACKSON ROAD WHERE SEVERAL SMALL SOFTWOOD LIMBS WERE BROKEN BEFORE IT LIFTED JUST NORTH OF OLD JACKSON ROAD.

Tornado Report Description: THIS EF2 TORNADO STARTED ALONG FIRETOWER RD WEST OF US HIGHWAY 45 AND MOVED NORTHEAST... SNAPPING OR UPROOTING NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS TRACK. FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES CAUSED MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES AND HUNTING CABINS... AND THE TIN ROOF OF AN OUTBUILDING WAS BLOWN OFF. ESTIMATED MAX WIND 115 MPH... PATH LENGTH 8.48 MILES... PATH WIDTH 0.4 MILE.

Tornado Report Description: TREES DOWN ON THE EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS... SOME IMPACTING BUILDINGS.

Tornado Report Description: CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND. REPORTED VIA STORM SPOTTER AND LIVESTREAM VIDEO AND PICTURES.

Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GRAHAM RD WHERE IT SNAPPED A FEW TREES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST OF SCOOBA AND DESTROYED AN OUTBUILDING NORTH OF SCOOBA. THE TORNADO ENDED JUST ACROSS THE NOXUBEE COUNTY COUNTY LINE WHERE IT SNAPPED A FEW MORE TREES. PATH LENGTH...18.5 MILES. MAXIMUM WIDTH...300 YARDS. EF2 WITH 115 MPH PEAK WIND.

Tornado Report Description: STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN PRISMATIC. RELAYED VIA EMERGENCY MANAGER.

Tornado Report Description: TREES DOWNED AND A ROOF DAMAGED ALONG BLACKWATER 493 RD

Tornado Report Description: This tornado began along Little-Rock Road causing a narrow path of pine tree tops and limbs snapped. Tin was peeled back from a hay barn and thrown. The tornado dissipated shortly after just crossing Highway 495. The maximum estimated wind speed was 75 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado first touched down in southwest Kemper County and tracked north-northeast through much of Kemper and Noxubee Counties, and then into Pickens County Alabama. The most intense damage occurred in five locations along the path. The first was damage to a steel frame commercial building along highway 493 just north of Moscow. The second was a frame home that was completely destroyed along Highway 16 several miles west of De Kalb. The third was an extensive area of damage just west and northwest of Shuqualak that included a destroyed home as well as significant damage to several other homes and power poles. The fourth was high tension power poles that were bent along Highway 45 just north of Shuqualak. The fifth area was just west of Prairie Point where a tower was bent all the way to the ground.||Along the rest of the tornado path, thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted, numerous power poles were snapped, many homes sustained roof and wall damage, numerous barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed, and a few vehicles were smashed or overturned. This tornado had a total track length of 68.4 miles across Mississippi and a portion of Alabama. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 145 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado touched down just northeast of Scooba on Binnsville Rd. Several trees were uprooted and snapped, and a shed was damaged. The damage intensified in the area where Binnsville Rd turns east where a well built house had a portion of the roof torn off and a large shed was destroyed. Further northeast along Sunflower Rd, several mobile homes had the roofs removed. One mobile home was completely destroyed with everything but the frame thrown into the woods. The tornado was markedly stronger at this location with high-end EF-2 tree damage occurring. From there to the Alabama state line, EF-2 type tree and power line damage occurred, especially along Thorton Rd. The tornado damaged some buildings at a catfish farm and downed power lines and trees along Jones Rd.||The tornado moved into Alabama and first crossed County Road 3 producing extensive tree damage. The tornado then crossed Hwy 17 at the intersection of County Road 34. Extreme tree damage was noted here with all the trees (hardwoods and softwoods) snapped or uprooted. Across County Road 34, a section of the path moved across a pine forest. All the pines in the track were snapped at the base or up around 15 ft. No tree was left standing in this location. The tornado continued into Pickens County continuing to down and snap trees. At one location off County Road 85, a large cinder block building had part of the roof torn off and an outer wall knocked down. The tornado then continued into the Tombigbee River bottom. Total path length was 24 miles across Kemper County, Mississippi, and Sumter and Pickens Counties in Alabama. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 140 mph in Alabama.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado caused a path of extensive damage in northeast Neshoba, extreme northwest Kemper, extreme southeast Winston, and southwest Noxubee Counties. The most intense damage occurred in a several mile area from extreme northeast Neshoba County into extreme southeast Winston County. Much of the damage in the core of the tornado in this area was rated as high end EF-3 to EF-5. The three fatalities occurred in northwest Kemper County when a strapped down double-wide mobile home was thrown a distance of approximately 300 yards into a treeline, and then obliterated with the debris and framing scattered many hundreds of yards down the path. There was no indication of ground impacts between the original site of the mobile home and where it ended up to indicate that the mobile home bounced extensively as it traveled. Two traditional frame brick homes in southeast Winston County were completely leveled with only a few small parts of interior walls standing. New vehicles were thrown or rolled hundreds of yards before being wrapped into trees and left almost beyond recognition. In parts of northeast Neshoba and northwest Kemper Counties, there was very high end tree damage with extensive denuding and debarking of trees, along with areas where the ground was scoured out to a depth of two feet in places, and asphalt was scoured off pavement. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 205 mph. Total path length was 29 miles.||This was the first EF-5 tornado in Mississippi since the Candlestick Park tornado on May 3, 1966. Additionally, this was the first time since statistics have been kept that two EF-5 tornadoes have been recorded on the same day in Mississippi, with the tornado in Smithville also rated as an EF-5.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado touched down in the Wahalak Community near Hwy 45 in Kemper County. It then tracked into Noxubee County in the Jenkins Quarters area and moved across Field Road before moving into the Noxubee River bottom. Trees were snapped in this area. The tornado emerged from the river bottom along Paulette Rd in the Cooksville Community. Here EF-2 intensity was observed as hundreds of trees sere snapped and uprooted along with part of the roof taken off a church and windows blown out of a house. Power lines were down as well in this area. The tornado then crossed Cooksville Rd and continued to cause extensive tree damage along with many power lines blown down. A few homes in this area suffered minor damage as well. The tornado then crossed into AL, in the far southwest part of Pickens County, as an EF-2, and tracked to the Dancy, AL Community along Hwy 17. The tornado weakened in Dancy, but still was quite wide and downing trees/limbs along damaging a old shed. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. The path length across MS was 12.5 miles. The total path length across MS/AL was 34.5 miles.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started just west of County Road 450, downing some pine trees. As it crossed County Road 450, it began downing numerous trees, pushed a mobile home over, and damaged the roof of a house. The tornado intensified as it cross MS Highway 491, destroying a large portion of two chicken houses down to the ground, and causing extensive tree damage. The tornado then appeared to weaken slightly as it crossed County Road 729 and then crossed into Kemper County near White Store Road. Numerous trees were snapped, and a home suffered some minor to moderate damage along County Road 729.||The tornado intensified as it approached Little Rock Road and MS Highway 495. The tornado reached an EF-3 intensity at this location, causing extensive structural damage to two frame homes, completely destroying two mobile homes and carrying the remains some distance, snapping several power poles, and causing intense tree damage with some denuded trees. The tornado weakened a bit from here, but continued to cause extensive tree damage and downed power poles and lines as it moved east-northeast. As the tornado crossed Highway 16 for the first time west of De Kalb, it continued to cause EF-2 type damage, destroying several mobile homes, heavily damaging the second story of a frame home, and causing roof damage to other frame homes. Extensive tree and power line damage also occurred in this area.||As the tornado crossed Neely Town Road north of DeKalb it again caused EF-3 type damage, completely destroying a double-wide mobile home and wrapping the frame around trees several hundred yards away and carrying the remnants across a road a considerable distance away, along with intense tree damage including denuded trees, and snapped power poles. It also destroyed another mobile home and caused roof damage to nearby frame homes. It continued east, causing extensive tree damage across MS Highway 39, and then caused EF-3 damage again as it crossed Old DeKalb-Scooba Road. Tree damage was the most impressive of anywhere along the track in this area, with large swaths of area where nearly every tree was snapped and many trees were denuded. Additionally, a frame home suffered heavy damage with the roof mainly gone and some walls heavily damaged, another home had heavy roof damage, and some outbuildings were destroyed. This was also where the tornado reached its maximum width of three-quarters of a mile.||The tornado then weakened somewhat and narrowed as it crossed MS Highway 16 west of Scooba. Numerous trees and a couple of power poles were snapped in this area. The tornado then crossed US Highway 45 south of Scooba where it was relatively narrow but intense with damage on the border of EF-2/EF-3. A large warehouse building was totally destroyed, a pickup truck was moved a considerable distance, intense tree damage occurred with some denuding, and three homes suffered roof damage.||After crossing US Highway 45, the tornado widened again, and caused heavy damage in the area east of Scooba, particularly along MS Highway 16 near Giles Road. The tornado caused heavy roof damage to several homes and intense tree damage, with some denuding of trees occurring again. A number of power poles were snapped in the area as well. The tornado crossed into Alabama along and north of MS Highway 16. Additionally, this tornado caused extensive timber damage across Kemper County. Roughly 3200 acres of pines and hardwood trees were damaged. Maximum winds were around 140 mph. Path length in Mississippi was 38 miles. Total path length for both MS/AL was 48.5 miles.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado touched down 13 miles southwest of De Kalb and produced a path of damage for 11 miles. Along the path, a roof was blown off a wood frame house and several other homes had minor shingle damage. Numerous outbuildings were either severely damaged or destroyed. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the path of the storm. Maximum winds were around 105 mph.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado began near Kellis Store Road where several soft and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued northeast to Weaver Sciples Mill Road where it took the roof off of a home along with a couple of load bearing walls. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were also snapped at this location. Across the street, a portion of a roof was taken off and a shed was also destroyed. The tornado continued northeast and crossed into Noxubee County where it caused significant damage along Gholson Road. One home sustained roof damage and windows were blown out. In addition, numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped. Two outbuildings were also destroyed at this location. Across the street, a well built garage was destroyed along with significant damage to a couple of other outbuildings. Trees were blown down and a shop was damaged along Gholson Road. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. Total path length across both Kemper and Noxubee Counties was 6 miles.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado touched down along Brown Road and tracked across Townsend Byrd Road before moving into Kemper County. Several homes were damaged along Frasier Grove Road as the tornado tracked to the northeast. The tornado also damaged or destroyed 4 barns, a shed, and uprooted numerous medium to large trees. Maximum winds were around 105 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado touched down briefly about 6 miles west southwest of Porterville. Several trees were snapped and uprooted, a shed was destroyed and a wooden fence was knocked down. Minor damage also occurred to a church steeple. Maximum winds were around 85 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado touched down along Highway 39 just s of the Kemper/Noxubee county line. Here several branches and tree debris was blown across the road. Just to the northeast, several large pine trees were snapped and uprooted and blown across a road. The tornado continued to the northeast, just into Noxubee county where several more trees were blown down. Total path length was 3 miles across both counties.

Tornado Report Description: This strong tornado touched down in the Blackwater Community and caused extensive damage along its 2 mile path. Six homes were destroyed, five of which were mobile homes and one modular home. Nine people were injured with three serious. One car was flipped over and rolled along with extensive damage to trees and power lines along the path of this high end F2 tornado.

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Tornado Report Description: This weak tornado downed several trees when it briefly touched down southwest of DeKalb.

Tornado Report Description: This weak tornado downed several trees when it briefly touched down southwest of DeKalb.

Tornado Report Description: A few trees were blown down by this tornado.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado touched down and snapped or uprooted a few hundred trees as it moved E across central Kemper county.