Heavy Rain Possible: 9/20 - 9/23

Mississippi had a fair share of tornadoes during the overnight and early morning hours including an EF-0, two EF-1s and even an EF-2.




PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
825 PM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR SEP 20-21 2013 TORNADO EVENT...

.NE SIMPSON COUNTY TORNADO...

RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 9/20/13
START TIME: 957 PM
START LOCATION: 4 S WHITE OAK
START LAT/LON: 32.0141 / -89.6846

END DATE: 9/20/13
END TIME: 1005 PM
END LOCATION: 2 SSE WHITE OAK
END_LAT/LON: 32.0449 / -89.6684

NWS SURVEY TEAM FOUND EF-0 RATED TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED
WIND SPEEDS OF 75 MPH...PATH LENGTH 2.3 MILES...PATH
WIDTH 50 YDS. THE TORNADO TRACKED ACROSS A RURAL WOODED
AREA AND SNAPPED SEVERAL LARGE TREES.



.KINGSTON TORNADO...

RATING: EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 9/20/13
START TIME: 1130 PM
START LOCATION: 1 SW KINGSTON
START LAT/LON: 31.3983 / -91.2855

END DATE: 9/20/13
END TIME: 1133 PM
END LOCATION: 1 W KINGSTON
END_LAT/LON: 31.4089 / -91.2743

NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND AN EF-2 TORNADO WITH MAX
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH...PATH LENGTH OF 1 MILE...MAX
PATH WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. TWO HOMES WERE DAMAGED ALONG
KINGSTON RD. BOTH HOMES LOST GOOD PORTIONS OF THEIR
ROOFS. OTHER HOUSING MATERIALS WERE THEN FOUND DOWNSTREAM
IN FIELDS BEYOND THE HOMES.



.EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY TORNADO...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 9/20/13
START TIME: 1154 PM
START LOCATION: 2 E CRANFIELD
START LAT/LON: 31.5498 / -91.1679

END DATE: 9/20/13
END TIME: 1156 PM
END LOCATION: 2 E CRANFIELD
END_LAT/LON: 31.5537 / -91.1648

THIS TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HWY 84 AND
RATCLIFFE FARM RD. A COUPLE DOZEN TREES WERE SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED WITH SEVERAL DOWN ACROSS THE CN RAILROAD TRACK.



.EASTERN RANKIN TORNADO...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 9/21/13
START TIME: 253 AM
START LOCATION: 6 W POLKVILLE
START LAT/LON: 32.2053 / -89.7841

END DATE: 9/21/2013
END TIME: 254 AM
END LOCATION: 5.5 W POLKVILLE
END_LAT/LON: 32.212 / -89.7808

AN EF-1 RATED TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED 100 MPH WINDS...HALF
MILE PATH LENGTH...AND 100 YD PATH WIDTH...COMPLETELY
DESTROYED ONE CHICKEN HOUSE...HEAVILY DAMAGED ANOTHER
CHICKEN HOUSE...AND SNAPPED A TREE ALONG GADDIS MYERS ROAD.



.PINEVILLE TORNADO...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.75 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 9/21/2013
START TIME: 333 AM
START LOCATION: 3 WNW PINEVILLE
START LAT/LON: 32.1527 / -89.4517

END DATE: 9/21/2013
END TIME: 335 AM
END LOCATION: 3 WNW PINEVILLE
END_LAT/LON: 32.1592 / -89.4419

NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND AN EF-1 RATED TORNADO WITH
ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 95 MPH...PATH LENGTH OF THREE
QUARTERS OF A MILE LONG...PATH WIDTH 50 YDS WIDE. CHICKEN
HOUSES...A HAY BARN...AND A TRAILER WERE DAMAGED AROUND
THE INTERSECTION OF SMITH CO RD 504 AND SMITH CO RD
504-C.


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 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

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