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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 8.81 Miles |
| -- Width | 400 Yards |
| State | MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area | COVINGTON |
| WFO | JAN |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2020-03-04 04:40 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 8W WILLIAMSBURG |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.642/-89.755 |
| End Date | 2020-03-04 04:52 CST-6 |
| End Location | 1NE WILLIAMSBURG |
| End Lat/Lon | 31.6317/-89.6057 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 25.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A cold front stalled across southern Mississippi by the early morning hours on March 4th. With strong wind shear and an unstable atmosphere in place along the boundary, a few rounds of severe thunderstorms developed and moved across central and southern portions of Mississippi through the morning. These storms produced significant wind and hail including a swath of 90 mph wind and wind-driven hail damage to trees and structures that extended from Yazoo County to Newton County. There was also one EF-0 tornado which developed in Jefferson Davis County and moved into Covington County. |
| Event Narrative | This tornado touched down in far eastern Jefferson Davis County just south of US 84 along Ponderosa Road where a few large softwood tree limbs were snapped. The tornado then moved northeast into Covington County uprooting and snapping softwood trees along Mosshill Road. It pushed east crossing US Highway 35 where it uprooted hardwood trees. It continued to uproot softwood trees at Kelly Road and Friendship Road, just north of US 84. It caused the removal of a few shingles off of a one-story home along Dan Easterling Road while also uprooting softwood trees. The tornado showed signs of weakening once it progressed eastward to Faler Road and Campbell-Faler Road, as only a few large softwood tree limbs were snapped. Once the tornado reached Collins-Spencer Road, west of Collins, it lifted but not before uprooting a few softwood trees. Maximum winds were 75 mph in Jefferson Davis County, but overall the tornado had maximum winds of 85 mph in Covington County. Total path length was around 9.3 miles and maximum width was 400 yards in Covington County. |
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.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 3.214M | 0.00K | |||||||
| FITLER | ISSAQUENA CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 01:23 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| SPANISH FORT | SHARKEY CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 01:46 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| ENOLA | YAZOO CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 01:48 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K |
| MC DONALD | NESHOBA CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SATARTIA | YAZOO CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:04 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FLORA | MADISON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:16 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 kts. EG | 0 | 1 | 1.500M | 0.00K |
| FLORA | MADISON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RICHTON | MADISON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:29 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GLUCKSTADT | MADISON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:31 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.70 in. | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| BARNETT RES EAST | RANKIN CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:39 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| SAND HILL | RANKIN CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| BRANCH | SCOTT CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:51 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| BEACH | SCOTT CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 02:58 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| HARPERVILLE | SCOTT CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 03:13 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CONEHATTA | NEWTON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 03:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| BUSH | SIMPSON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 04:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MT OLIVE | COVINGTON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 04:38 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 120.00K | 0.00K |
| MT CARMEL | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 04:39 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| WILLIAMSBURG | COVINGTON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 04:40 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| WILLIAMSBURG | COVINGTON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 04:47 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| COLLINS JAYCEE ARPT | COVINGTON CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 04:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| SERVICE | JONES CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 05:19 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| SPRING RIDGE | HINDS CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 09:53 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| TERRY | HINDS CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 09:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITES | RANKIN CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 09:58 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| SNELL | CLARKE CO. | MS | 03/04/2020 | 11:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 3.214M | 0.00K |
