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Tornado Reports

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20:48Z EF1 KDGX MS Newton Calhoun This tornado touched down just west of Highway 15 and tracked northeast across Highway 15 and Highway 504 damaging two homes and a mobile home. The tornado continued northeast across Shelby Road and Garvin Road, damaging the roof of a home and destroying two chicken houses. The most intense damage along the path was to the chicken houses. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped throughout its path before it dissipated near Brand Road. Maximum EF1 winds were 110 mph.
21:19Z EF2 KDGX MS Lauderdale Schamberville The tornado began southwest of Collinsville near Honeysuckle Drive. It caused damage to numerous homes in this subdivision, mainly to roofs. The tornado then tracked northeast through other subdivisions along Magnolia Road, again causing roof damage that ranged from minor shingle damage to roofs completely destroyed. The tornado also caused extensive damage to a mobile home along Magnolia Drive. As the tornado crossed Highway 494, it caused additional roof damage to a home as well as lifting a mobile home. As the tornado crossed a subdivision along Collinsville Circle, it caused additional roof damage with some extensive. As the tornado tracked near Highway 19, it caused extensive damage to the several buildings of Collinsville Baptist Church. It was here at the church, as well as several of the homes and the mobile home in the subdivisions southwest of Collinsville, that saw the most intense damage and where the tornado was strongest. The tornado continued northeast and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Minor fence and roof damage occurred at West Lauderdale High School. The tornado continued on into Kemper County. Peak winds were 125 mph. Total path length was 21.4 miles with a max path width of 880 yards(half of a mile).
21:32Z EF1 KDGX MS Kemper Prismatic The tornado began southwest of Collinsville near Honeysuckle Drive. It caused damage to numerous homes in this subdivision, mainly to roofs. The tornado then tracked northeast through other subdivisions along Magnolia Road, again causing roof damage that ranged from minor shingle damage to roofs completely destroyed. The tornado also caused extensive damage to a mobile home along Magnolia Drive. As the tornado crossed Highway 494, it caused additional roof damage to a home as well as lifting a mobile home. As the tornado crossed a subdivision along Collinsville Circle, it caused additional roof damage with some extensive. As the tornado tracked near Highway 19, it caused extensive damage to the several buildings of Collinsville Baptist Church. It was here at the church, as well as several of the homes and the mobile home in the subdivisions southwest of Collinsville that saw the most intense damage and where the tornado was strongest. The tornado continued northeast and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Minor fence and roof damage occurred at West Lauderdale High School. The tornado continued northeast crossing into Kemper County, mainly snapping or uprooting softwood and hardwood trees before it dissipated past Kipling Road. Peak EF2 winds were 125 mph in Lauderdale County. Maximum winds in Kemper County were 110mph. The maximum width was 880 yards as well in Lauderdale County. Total track length was 21.4 miles.
21:53Z EF2 KGWX MS Kemper Carters This tornado touched down and crossed Graham Road and downed several trees. The tornado then tracked through a wooded area and crossed Highway 16 on the west side of Scooba. Here more trees were snapped or uprooted along with a few power poles that were pushed over. The tornado impacted the west side of Scooba and the western part of East Mississippi Community College. Here the baseball field fence was torn down along with some of the field buildings damaged. Two mobile buildings were heavily damaged in this area. Numerous trees were damaged along with a couple homes with minor roof damage. The tornado then crossed Highway 45 where more trees were snapped. The tornado reached its peak intensity as it approached and crossed Old Highway 45 Road. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path and one well-built barn was totally destroyed. There was also a grove of pine trees that sustained extensive damage where roughly 85% were snapped leaving very little standing. At this location, there was evidence of multiple vortices. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Millington Road, heavily damaging trees. At the end of Mosley Road, a home sustained some minor roof damage. Here an exterior wood built carport was totally destroyed along with a sizeable metal shed. The tornado damaged a few other metal sheds here along with damaging more trees as it moved into a wooded area. The tornado continued moving through the wooded area in far northern Kemper County and then tracked into southeast Noxubee County. Tree damage was noted at the end of White Horse Road. The tornado dissipated in the wooded area in the Noxubee river bottom. Peak EF2 winds were around 115 mph. Total path length was 18.5 miles.
22:18Z EF0 KGWX MS Noxubee Cooksville This tornado touched down and crossed Graham Road and downed several trees. The tornado then tracked through a wooded area and crossed Highway 16 on the west side of Scooba. Here more trees were snapped or uprooted along with a few power poles that were pushed over. The tornado impacted the west side of Scooba and the western part of East Mississippi Community College. Here the baseball field fence was torn down along with some of the field buildings damaged. Two mobile buildings were heavily damaged in this area. Numerous trees were damaged along with a couple homes with minor roof damage. The tornado then crossed Highway 45 where more trees were snapped. The tornado reached its peak intensity as it approached and crossed Old Highway 45 Road. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path and one well-built barn was totally destroyed. There was also a grove of pine trees that sustained extensive damage where roughly 85% were snapped leaving very little standing. At this location, there was evidence of multiple vortices. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Millington Road, heavily damaging trees. At the end of Mosley Road, a home sustained some minor roof damage. Here an exterior wood built carport was totally destroyed along with a sizeable metal shed. The tornado damaged a few other metal sheds here along with damaging more trees as it moved into a wooded area. The tornado continued moving through the wooded area in far northern Kemper County and then tracked into southeast Noxubee County. Tree damage was noted at the end of White Horse Road. The tornado dissipated in the wooded area in the Noxubee river bottom. Peak EF2 winds were around 115 mph, which occurred in Kemper County. Maximum winds in Noxubee County were 75mph. Total path length was 18.5 miles. Maximum path width was 300 yards.
22:34Z EF2 KGWX AL Pickens Dancy National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Pickens County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-2 tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 135 mph. The tornado first touched down in southwestern Pickens County south of AL Hwy 32 and west of County Road 87. From there, it continued on a northeastward path across a large part of Pickens County. The tornado was caught live on Camera by local media just after it crossed the intersection of Hwy 32 and County Road 1, just west of Cochrane. It continued northeast to the Cochrane Campground on the Tombigbee River, where scores of trees were snapped, causing minor damage to one of the buildings on the campground. The tornado first reached EF-2 magnitude as it crossed private wooded land just south of County Road 78 snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees. As the tornado crossed Huff-Barnett Road, it mowed down a wide swath of trees, with a distinct classic convergence pattern of tree fall just east of Beaver Creek. The tornado continued northeastward across Al Hwy 14 causing damage to the federal prison, and then moved on to the Martin Luther King Road/Sapp community northwest of Aliceville. Here, the tornado reached its highest rated damage. Many of the homes in this portion of the Sapp community received some extent of damage, and several were destroyed. From there, the weakening tornado continued northeastward roughly parallel to AL Hwy 17 over open and forested rural Pickens County until it passed just west of Carrollton. The tornado reintensified and broadened somewhat, with a more significant tree-fall causing damage to a few homes on the west side of Carrollton. The tornado continued on the same northeastward path gradually weakening over rural areas before lifting near Herbert Windle Road southwest of Reform.
22:55Z EF1 KNQA TN Crockett Cross Rd The tornado snapped or uprooted several trees southwest of, and at the Crockett County Golf Club. It caused roof damage to a mobile home and a permanent structure just south of Highway 412. Two tractor trailers were overturned on Highway 412, with one driver injured. North of Highway 412, the tornado damaged several storage sheds and caused roof damage to several homes. The tornado then crossed Highway 88 and caused roof damage to several buildings at the Crockett County High School. The tornado damaged additional storage sheds and a home roof on the east side of North Cavalier Drive before dissipating. Peak estimated wind was 95 mph.
23:27Z EF1 KGWX MS Noxubee Shuqualak This tornado started in town and was on the weak side as a few trees were uprooted and some limbs broken. More trees were snapped as it crossed the rail road tracks and it peaked in intensity as it crossed Highway 145. Here along Highway 145, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. A brick gas station had a large portion of the roof lifted off. The old elementary school building was damaged as roughly a 60 foot section of roof was taken off. Many windows were blown out as well. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Highway 45, snapping more trees. More trees were downed at the end of Card Cemetery Road. Some minor tree damage was noted at Elon Road where the tornado dissipated. Peak winds were 110 mph.
23:36Z EF1 KGWX AL Fayette Newtonville National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Fayette County and have determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Winds were estimated to be around 90 mph.||The tornado touched down along Ashcraft Corner Cutoff and tracked northeast almost paralleling Alabama Highway 159 between County Roads 1 and 2. It then continued northeast along Owens Road before lifting along County Road 4. The damage consisted mainly of snapped and uprooted trees. The only structural damage found along the path was minor shingle and porch damage to one residence at the intersection of Alabama Highway 159 and Summers Drive.
00:39Z EF1 KDGX MS Neshoba Neshoba This tornado started just south of County Road 236 where it tore the tin roof off of a home and destroyed an outbuilding. A few hardwood trees were also snapped at this location. The tornado continued northeast to County Road 240 where it uprooted a hardwood tree and also snapped a few softwood trees. The tornado ended just north of County Road 240 snapping a few more trees along the way. Peak EF1 winds was 105 mph.
02:10Z EF1 KGWX AL Lamar Beaverton National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Lamar County and have determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Winds were estimated to be around 105 mph.||The tornado touched down along Christain Road near Taylor Springs Road. It moved north-northeast and caused major roof damage to one residence at the intersection of Pond Road and Garrison Road. From there, the tornado turned more to the northeast snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed County Road 49, Piney Grove Road, Pinewood Circle, and Turkey Branch Road. One residence on Pinewood Circle sustained minor shingle damage. The tornado continued northeast causing only tree damage until it lifted along Sorghum Hollow Road.
05:02Z EF0 KGWX AL Pickens Melrose National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Pickens County and have determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-0 tornado. Winds were estimated to be around 85 mph.||The tornado touched down between Keasler Road and Heritage Road just north of the railroad tracks. It moved northeast crossing County Road 30, County Road 35, U.S. Highway 82, and Price Road Causing only tree damage. The tornado lifted before reaching County Road 45.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).