| Event |
Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude |
78 kts. |
| State |
LOUISIANA |
| County/Area |
TENSAS |
| WFO |
JAN |
| Begin Date |
03/25/2009 22:10:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NE |
| Begin Location |
ST JOSEPH |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
31.92/-91.24 |
| End Date |
03/25/2009 22:15:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
3 |
| End Azimuth |
ENE |
| End Location |
ST JOSEPH |
| End Lat/Lon |
31.94/-91.2 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
300.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A round of severe thunderstorms, containing tornadoes and damaging straight line winds, occurred Wednesday night, March 25, into early Thursday morning, March 26. These storms developed as a strong upper level disturbance encountered an unstable environment over the lower Mississippi Valley. A squall line of showers and thunderstorms pushed rapidly eastward across the area. One supercell storm formed ahead of the main line and produced a strong tornado which hit the town of Magee.
Eight tornadoes were confirmed from this event. Of the 8 tornadoes, 1 was rated EF3, 1 was rated EF2, 4 were rated EF1, and 2 were rated EF0. Numerous other locations experienced damaging straight line winds in excess of 60-70 mph. The worst damage occurred from a tornado which laid a 17.5 mile long track across Simpson and Smith counties. This storm was rated as EF3 with estimated 150 mph maximum winds near Magee. A second strong tornado, rated EF2 with 125 mph winds, effected Jones County near Soso. |
| Event Narrative |
A swath of intense straight line winds, between 80 and 90 mph, occurred across the northern portion of town, across Highway 605, and to the Mississippi River. Several structures were damaged with minor to major roof damage. An open tractor shed had the roof torn off along with another shed. A string of 12 power lines were down with around 12 poles leaning over. One pole was snapped at the crossbow. Most of this area was open, but several trees were snapped and uprooted near the levee. |
