Tuesday, 2/23/16 - Severe Weather Possible (School Closures)

4 W State Line [Greene Co, MS] NWS STORM SURVEY reports TORNADO at 23 Feb, 5:45 PM CST -- A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR THE GREEN/WAYNE COUNTY LINE. EF-1 DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS NUMEROUS LARGE DIAMETER...GREATER THAN 2 FEET...HARDWOOD AND PINE TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A LOG CABIN BUILT IN 1909 JUST INSIDE THE WAYNE COUNTY LINE...WITH WINDOW PANES BLOWN OUT AND LARGE PORTIONS OF THE ROOF DESTROYED. A DETACHED OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED BY A LARGE TREE FALLING ON ITS NORTH SIDE.

5 E Avera [Greene Co, MS] NWS STORM SURVEY reports TORNADO at 23 Feb, 5:32 PM CST -- A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF SHADY HOLLOW ROAD. A COUPLE OF TREES WITH LARGE BRANCHES WERE SHEARED IN A FORESTED AREA SEVERAL DOZEN YARDS TO THE WEST OF THE ROAD. EF-1 DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS NUMEROUS PINE TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ACROSS THE ROAD. DAMAGE WAS COINCIDENT WITH A TORNADO VORTEX SIGNATURE AND TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE FROM THE MOBILE WSR-88D.

3 SE Avera [Greene Co, MS] NWS STORM SURVEY reports TORNADO at 23 Feb, 5:25 PM CST -- A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG MS-63 SOUTHEAST OF THE COMMUNITY OF AVERA. A HOMESTEAD WAS AFFECTED WITH METAL ROOFING MATERIAL FROM A BARN LOFTED INTO AN ADJACENT TREE. A TRAILER WAS ALSO OVERTURNED...WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE MOVED FROM ITS INITIAL POSITION. EF-1 DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED WITH NUMEROUS TREES...MOSTLY PINE...EITHER BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST ESE OF AVERA.