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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 3.01 Miles |
| -- Width | 300 Yards |
| State | MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area | FORREST |
| WFO | JAN |
| Begin Date | 03/02/2012 18:42:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 6 |
| Begin Azimuth | SSW |
| Begin Location | BONHOMIE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.2/-89.35 |
| End Date | 03/02/2012 18:45:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 5 |
| End Azimuth | SSE |
| End Location | BONHOMIE |
| End Lat/Lon | 31.21/-89.3 |
| 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 | March 2012 came in like a lion as a large severe weather and tornado outbreak occurred on March 2nd. This outbreak covered a large amount of real estate across the Ohio, Tennessee, and Lower Mississippi River Valleys. This event was driven by a powerful storm system which clashed with unusual instability and wind shear for this time of year. Across the NWS Jackson, MS service area, quite a bit of severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. Most of the severe storms occurred across areas north of I-20. Large hail was the primary main severe weather culprit as several supercell storms produced golf ball sized hail. There were also a few instances of larger hail, up to the size of baseballs. Other instances of wind damage also occurred from these storms along with two tornadoes. |
| Event Narrative | This tornado initially touched down along Beach Road, where it overturned two trailers, took part of the roof off a home, destroyed a shed and caused some tree damage. From there the tornado weakened and seemed to skip along for several miles as it crossed Boggy Hollow Road and Coaltown Road. The tornado strengthened again as it crossed Purvis to Columbia Road. There the tornado caused damage to the roof and siding of a home and snapped several trees. The tornado them weakened again as it moved through the northwest sections of Purvis with only sporadic tree damage. The tornado strengthened again as it crossed Highway 11 and Sherlock Herrington Road. There numerous trees were snapped, the roof and siding of a home were damaged, a large storage shed was heavily damaged, and 3 mobile home sustained heavy damage. The tornado then reached its peak intensity as it crossed Harold Tucker Road. A strapped down mobile home was blown off its foundation and heavily damaged, two other mobile homes were damaged, and a single family home had part of the roof blown off. Numerous trees were snapped at this location as well. This location had both the maximum winds associated with this tornado of 100 mph and the maximum width of 300 yards. The tornado then crossed White Chapel Road causing extensive tree damage. It then moved into Forrest County and crossed over Interstate 59 knocking over several trees at a rest stop. The tornado then crossed Browns Bridge Road and Frye Road snapping numerous trees, one of which fell on a house. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Frye Road. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.072M | 0.00K | |||||||
| ARTESIA | LOWNDES CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 13:44 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| WINTERVILLE | WASHINGTON CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 14:43 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CRAWFORD | LOWNDES CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 14:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| COLUMBUS/LOWNDES CO | LOWNDES CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 15:02 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| MACKMAN | SUNFLOWER CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 15:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 57 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| TIE PLANT | GRENADA CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| CARROLLTON | CARROLL CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRENADA | GRENADA CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 16:41 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| PHILLIPSTOWN | LEFLORE CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 17:01 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANTEE | WEBSTER CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 17:23 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| PINEBLUFF | CLAY CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| MANTEE | WEBSTER CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 17:28 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| BELZONI | HUMPHREYS CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| BELZONI | HUMPHREYS CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| WINONA | MONTGOMERY CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 17:31 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ACONA | HOLMES CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 18:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BAXTERVILLE | LAMAR CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 18:23 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 400.00K | 0.00K |
| VAIDEN | CARROLL CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 18:28 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| INCREASE | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 18:38 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| POLAR CREEK | MONTGOMERY CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 18:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BONHOMIE | FORREST CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 18:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| FRENCH CAMP | CHOCTAW CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 18:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| WALTERSVILLE | WARREN CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| DURANT | HOLMES CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 19:33 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STARKVILLE | OKTIBBEHA CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 19:34 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K |
| FORRESTON | LOWNDES CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 19:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| MAYHEW | LOWNDES CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 19:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| JACKSON HAWKINS FLD | HINDS CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 20:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 47 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K |
| MADISON | MADISON CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 20:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| MARTIN | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 22:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NELLIEBURG | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 23:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K | |
| TERRELL | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 03/02/2012 | 23:47 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| BAY SPGS | JASPER CO. | MS | 03/03/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.072M | 0.00K |
