Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 2.31 Miles
-- Width 100 Yards
State MISSISSIPPI
County/Area HARRISON
WFO LIX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2022-12-14 17:52 CST-6
Begin Location 1SE BEAUVOIR
Begin Lat/Lon 30.3908/-88.9702
End Date 2022-12-14 17:55 CST-6
End Location 2NW (BIX)KEESLER AFB BIL
End Lat/Lon 30.4163/-88.9451
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A strong upper level disturbance and surface low produced several supercell thunderstorms with embedded tornadoes across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday December 14, 2022. These supercell thunderstorms produced straight line wind damage, flash flooding and tornadoes.
2 tornadoes have been confirmed in Mississippi from this event. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EF0 to EF1 after NWS storm surveys were conducted.
Event Narrative A waterspout likely came onshore near the Beauvoir section of Biloxi around 5:52 PM CST. The first surveyed damage revealed numerous large limbs snapped on Brady Drive. The tornado then moved northeastward over marsh, reaching Tara Lane where a pine tree fell onto a pavilion and caused damage to the roof. It continued northeast across Pass Road and then through the intersection of Belvedere Drive and Belvedere Circle where tree limbs fell on power lines. The roof of a metal shed was ripped off. The tornado continued across Hiller Park where several pine trees were partially uprooted and unsecured bleachers were thrown 50 yards to the northeast through a chain link fence and on a tennis court. A few roof shingles were missing at nearby military housing. The tornado crossed near Atkinson Rd and Veterans Ave where several oak trees had large limbs snapped. Numerous snapped tree limbs fell, damaging markers at Biloxi National Cemetery. The most significant tornadic damage in the path occurred in the VA Gulf Coast Health Care System Campus along Veterans Avenue where damage was consistent with a EF-1 tornado and maximum winds of 90 mph. A window on the south-facing side of a campus building was blown in and another window was blown out on the northern side of the building. A roof from a small building was peeled off and thrown back to the southeast into an adjacent partially covered outbuilding, causing the outbuilding to collapse. The tornado uprooted several trees just before lifting as it reached Mullet Lake around 5:55 pm.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 310.00K 10.00K
COLES AMITE CO. MS 12/14/2022 10:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
FT ADAMS WILKINSON CO. MS 12/14/2022 10:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SILVER RUN PEARL RIVER CO. MS 12/14/2022 15:56 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 10.00K
SILVER RUN PEARL RIVER CO. MS 12/14/2022 15:57 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
DE LISLE HARRISON CO. MS 12/14/2022 17:20 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
BEAUVOIR HARRISON CO. MS 12/14/2022 17:52 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 310.00K 10.00K