| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF1 |
| -- Length |
0.93 Miles |
| -- Width |
175 Yards |
| State |
MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area |
SMITH |
| WFO |
JAN |
| Begin Date |
01/03/2009 13:13:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
6 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NNE |
| Begin Location |
SUMMERLAND |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
31.88/-89.33 |
| End Date |
01/03/2009 13:14:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
7 |
| End Azimuth |
NNE |
| End Location |
SUMMERLAND |
| End Lat/Lon |
31.89/-89.33 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
40.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A round of severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of January 3rd as a upper level disturbance moved east across the northern Gulf of Mexico. This feature combined with increasing instability and helped produce scattered thunderstorms which produced penny to nickel sized hail. Additionally, on storm produced a EF1 tornado which was the first tornado in the United States for 2009. |
| Event Narrative |
Several hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and one softwood tree was snapped. Three chicken houses had some of the roof blown off and one had a section that collapsed. The roofing material of the chicken houses was blown downwind for the length of the tornado. Three homes received minor damage to the roofs including shingles blown off and gutters damaged. A window was blown in at one house. Several fences were blown over and a large carport/shed was destroyed. Maximum wind speed was 90 mph. |
