Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 2.69 Miles
-- Width 100 Yards
State MISSISSIPPI
County/Area SMITH
WFO JAN
Begin Date 04/15/2011 12:48:00 CST-6
Begin Range 3
Begin Azimuth WSW
Begin Location GUNN
Begin Lat/Lon 32.06/-89.73
End Date 04/15/2011 12:52:00 CST-6
End Range 0
End Azimuth WNW
End Location GUNN
End Lat/Lon 32.07/-89.69
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 15.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A significant severe weather event and tornado outbreak affected portions of central Mississippi, southeastern Arkansas, and northeastern Louisiana on April 15th. This event evolved slowly and brought multiple rounds of severe storms to the region between 3 am and 9 pm. A total of 15 tornadoes occurred during this event with 3 being of the strong variety (EF2 or EF3). In addition, numerous reports of damaging straight-line winds occurred as well as instances of large hail. Some of the strongest storms produced hail from golf ball to baseball size. There were two reports of softball sized hail as well, one in Clarke County and the other in Kemper County. In addition to the severe storms, significant flash flooding occurred over northern portions of central Mississippi.
Event Narrative This tornado touched down just south of Highway 18 near the Rankin/Smith county line. Several trees were snapped on the south side of the highway. On the north side, a large barn had part of the roof blown off. Sporadic damage continued along Highway 18 for a mile before more substantial tree damage occurred just to the west of the White Oak Community. Here several large hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped along Highway 18. The tornado then dissipated just to the east of the Highway 18 and 541 intersection. Maximum winds were around 90 mph. Total path length in Rankin/Smith Counties was 3.7 miles.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 17 23.647M 2.685M
WINTERVILLE WASHINGTON CO. MS 04/15/2011 04:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
HIGHLANDALE LEFLORE CO. MS 04/15/2011 05:04 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
SUNNYSIDE LEFLORE CO. MS 04/15/2011 05:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 90.00K 0.00K
ESTILL WASHINGTON CO. MS 04/15/2011 05:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MAYERSVILLE ISSAQUENA CO. MS 04/15/2011 05:26 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
GREENWOOD LEFLORE CO. MS 04/15/2011 05:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
GRENADA GRENADA CO. MS 04/15/2011 05:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
YAZOO JCTN YAZOO CO. MS 04/15/2011 06:25 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
OWENS WELLS HOLMES CO. MS 04/15/2011 07:40 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
POSSUMNECK ATTALA CO. MS 04/15/2011 07:53 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LOUISE HUMPHREYS CO. MS 04/15/2011 08:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
RICHEY SHARKEY CO. MS 04/15/2011 08:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
WEST HOLMES CO. MS 04/15/2011 08:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 50.00K 100.00K
VICKSBURG WARREN CO. MS 04/15/2011 08:48 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 120.00K 0.00K
SIMRALL WARREN CO. MS 04/15/2011 08:53 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEWMAN HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 09:16 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOLTON HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 09:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
ACONA HOLMES CO. MS 04/15/2011 09:43 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
POPLAR CREEK MONTGOMERY CO. MS 04/15/2011 09:44 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
STATE COLLEGE OKTIBBEHA CO. MS 04/15/2011 09:45 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 40.00K 0.00K
RAYMOND WILLIAMS ARP HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 09:51 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 10 8.000M 0.00K
POSSUMNECK ATTALA CO. MS 04/15/2011 09:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
CHAMPION HILL HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:02 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CYNTHIA HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:02 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VAIDEN CARROLL CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:05 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
LANGSDALE CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 12.00K 0.00K
LANGSDALE CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:15 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MADISON CAMPBELL ARP MADISON CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:22 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BARNETT RES WEST RANKIN CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:23 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 6.00K 0.00K
CYNTHIA HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:40 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
FRENCH CAMP CHOCTAW CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:40 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
SAND HILL RANKIN CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:43 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 400.00K 0.00K
LUDLOW SCOTT CO. MS 04/15/2011 10:58 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 350.00K 400.00K
BERTICE LEAKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:03 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 25.00K 100.00K
INTERSTATE CITY LOWNDES CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:05 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
INTERSTATE CITY LOWNDES CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:05 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DENTVILLE COPIAH CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:34 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FLYNN LOWNDES CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:35 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:43 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OCOBLA NESHOBA CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:50 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FORESTDALE NESHOBA CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:52 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GALLMAN COPIAH CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:52 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
DE WEESE NESHOBA CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:53 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 800.00K 200.00K
WEST PT CLAY CO. MS 04/15/2011 11:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 600.00K 0.00K
MANCURE HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PEARL SIMPSON CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:01 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLEVELAND KEMPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:02 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 5 11.000M 1.040M
WHITES RANKIN CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:05 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DE KALB KEMPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:15 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GLANCY COPIAH CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:26 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WAHALAK KEMPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:33 CST-6 Hail 4.50 in. 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
WELLS LOWNDES CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:35 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MARTINSVILLE COPIAH CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:39 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
SHADY GROVE COPIAH CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:41 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
PUCKETT RANKIN CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:47 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
GUNN SMITH CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:48 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
FRANKLIN HOLMES CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:54 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 10.00K 500.00K
GEORGETOWN COPIAH CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
UNION SIMPSON CO. MS 04/15/2011 12:57 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 35.00K 0.00K
BLOOMFIELD KEMPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MOSCOW KEMPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:05 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HOMEWOOD SCOTT CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:10 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DURANT HOLMES CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:11 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
MENDENHALL SIMPSON CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 74 kts. EG 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
POSSUMNECK ATTALA CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:19 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 2 35.00K 0.00K
KIPLING KEMPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:20 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
PINEVILLE SMITH CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:23 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 4.00K
SUN SCOTT CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:24 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 50.00K
ROBERTS NEWTON CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:27 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 15.00K 15.00K
DE KALB KEMPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:30 CST-6 Hail 2.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NATCHEZ ADAMS CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:33 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
HESTERVILLE ATTALA CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:33 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HESTERVILLE ATTALA CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:33 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 1.00K
TRAXLER SMITH CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:34 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BETHEL NEWTON CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:35 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FRENCH CAMP CHOCTAW CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:47 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SYLVARENA SMITH CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:55 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MEEHAN LAUDERDALE CO. MS 04/15/2011 13:56 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
HAMLET JASPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:00 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAMLET JASPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:04 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
NELLIEBURG LAUDERDALE CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 57 kts. EG 0 0 65.00K 0.00K
MARION LAUDERDALE CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:25 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC COOL ATTALA CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:28 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BARLOW COPIAH CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:28 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BEATRICE CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:32 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
WEIR CHOCTAW CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:37 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PAULDING JASPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:42 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELWOOD CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
BEATRICE CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:50 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLINTON HINDS CO. MS 04/15/2011 14:50 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUTH LINCOLN CO. MS 04/15/2011 15:05 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(CBM)COLUMBUS AFB LOWNDES CO. MS 04/15/2011 15:05 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PINE RIDGE CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 15:08 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 250.00K
MENDENHALL SIMPSON CO. MS 04/15/2011 15:18 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 60.00K 0.00K
HICKORY NEWTON CO. MS 04/15/2011 15:58 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAMLET JASPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 15:59 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 35.00K 25.00K
COLUMBIA MARION ARPT MARION CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 4.00K 0.00K
COLUMBIA MARION ARPT MARION CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:00 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LOUIN JASPER CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:00 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MEEHAN LAUDERDALE CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:15 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MEEHAN LAUDERDALE CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:18 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 68 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
PACHUTA CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:25 CST-6 Hail 4.25 in. 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
BARNETT CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
QUITMAN CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:35 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
MOSELLE JONES CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:41 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARCHUSA SPGS CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
LANHAM JONES CO. MS 04/15/2011 16:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 4.00K 0.00K
OVETT JONES CO. MS 04/15/2011 17:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LUMBERTON LAMAR CO. MS 04/15/2011 17:22 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARCHUSA SPGS CLARKE CO. MS 04/15/2011 17:22 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BROOKLYN FORREST CO. MS 04/15/2011 19:37 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 17 23.647M 2.685M