Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 16.85 Miles
-- Width 2640 Yards
State MISSISSIPPI
County/Area JONES
WFO JAN
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2020-04-23 03:14 CST-6
Begin Location 2N SERVICE
Begin Lat/Lon 31.7608/-89.2247
End Date 2020-04-23 03:30 CST-6
End Location 6ENE SANDERSVILLE
End Lat/Lon 31.8141/-88.9447
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 An upper level storm system moved across the region overnight on April 22nd into 23rd. Abundant moisture and wind energy was in place to bring severe thunderstorms to the region. Damaging winds occurred along with some tornadoes. Flash flooding also occurred with efficient rainfall rates and heavy rainfall. As the cold front moved through the region later during the afternoon of the 23rd, a few more storms developed during peak daytime heating and brought some hail and damaging winds to portions of eastern Mississippi.
Event Narrative The storm moved across northern Jones County, where it briefly intensified to an EF-2 tornado. At its widest, the storm stretched nearly 1.5 miles. The tornado developed northeast of Soso, just east of the Amy community. The tornado tracked over areas recently devastated by tornadoes on Easter, so it was difficult to identify new damage in some areas. Scattered to numerous trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado moved east across northern Jones County toward Sandersville. The storm intensified briefly to a low EF-2 along Lake Como Road, where the southern half of a chicken house was completely destroyed. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in the area. There was some structural damage caused by trees falling on houses. The most widespread damage extended from Shady Grove to Sharon, where swaths of trees were mowed down, snapped and uprooted. Downed powerlines blocked several roads. Several homes were damaged or destroyed by falling trees. The storm moved through Sandersville, where more trees were snapped and uprooted. The storm continued to move through heavily wooded areas north and east of Sandersville causing damage along the Jasper County line and near the Wayne County line.


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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 1.676M 0.00K
PINE RIDGE ADAMS CO. MS 04/22/2020 19:33 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
CHURCH HILL JEFFERSON CO. MS 04/22/2020 19:36 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 13.00K 0.00K
LORMAN JEFFERSON CO. MS 04/22/2020 19:45 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
PORT GIBSON CLAIBORNE CO. MS 04/22/2020 19:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
PATTISON CLAIBORNE CO. MS 04/22/2020 20:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
MEADOWS STORE COPIAH CO. MS 04/22/2020 20:14 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
BOWERTON COPIAH CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 87 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
BROOKHAVEN LINCOLN CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:14 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 54 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
HAZLEHURST COPIAH CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:16 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BEAUREGARD COPIAH CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:19 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
NEW SIGHT LINCOLN CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:19 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OMA LAWRENCE CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:29 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
OMA LAWRENCE CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 87 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
SCHLEY SIMPSON CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:38 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 76 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
HEBRON JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:47 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 87 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
GWINVILLE JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. MS 04/22/2020 21:58 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MAGEE SIMPSON CO. MS 04/22/2020 22:01 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 8.00K 0.00K
ROXIE FRANKLIN CO. MS 04/22/2020 22:01 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 7.00K 0.00K
MT OLIVE COVINGTON CO. MS 04/22/2020 22:02 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 87 kts. EG 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
MANHATTAN WASHINGTON CO. MS 04/22/2020 22:25 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
REDDOCH JONES CO. MS 04/22/2020 22:32 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 87 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
INDIANOLA SUNFLOWER CO. MS 04/22/2020 22:39 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SCHLATER LEFLORE CO. MS 04/22/2020 22:55 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MENDENHALL SIMPSON CO. MS 04/22/2020 23:47 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
VICKSBURG WARREN CO. MS 04/22/2020 23:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
VALUE RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:07 CST-6 Lightning 0 0 70.00K 0.00K
RALEIGH SMITH CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
HAMLET JASPER CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 54 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
CLINTON HINDS CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:31 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
TERRY HINDS CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:41 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
NATCHEZ ADAMS CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:42 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
FLORENCE RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
FLORENCE RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:57 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
STAR RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 00:59 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 4.00K 0.00K
FLOWOOD RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 45.00K 0.00K
RICE HILL RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:06 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
FANNIN RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
PULASKI SCOTT CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:28 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
PORT GIBSON CLAIBORNE CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
FOREST SCOTT CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
EDDICETON FRANKLIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 8.00K 0.00K
FLORENCE RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:50 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
TAYLORSVILLE HINDS CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
LUCIEN FRANKLIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 01:59 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
LAKELAND RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
LANGFORD RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
(MEI)KEY FLD MERIDIA LAUDERDALE CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:21 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
JOHNS RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:25 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
LINCOLN (ZONE) LINCOLN (ZONE) MS 04/23/2020 02:25 CST-6 Strong Wind 43 kts. EG 0 0 70.00K 0.00K
POLKVILLE SMITH CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:38 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 9.00K 0.00K
CENTER RIDGE SMITH CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 8.00K 0.00K
SYLVARENA SMITH CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
WHITE BLUFF MARION CO. MS 04/23/2020 02:57 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
TERRY HINDS CO. MS 04/23/2020 03:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
KOKOMO MARION CO. MS 04/23/2020 03:03 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
BURNS SMITH CO. MS 04/23/2020 03:05 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
SERVICE JONES CO. MS 04/23/2020 03:14 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
HOY JONES CO. MS 04/23/2020 03:16 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
QUITMAN CLARKE CO. MS 04/23/2020 03:42 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
SHUBUTA CLARKE CO. MS 04/23/2020 03:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
FAIRCHILDS XRDS HINDS CO. MS 04/23/2020 07:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
MAYTON RANKIN CO. MS 04/23/2020 07:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
PORTERVILLE KEMPER CO. MS 04/23/2020 12:57 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
ENTERPRISE CLARKE CO. MS 04/23/2020 14:21 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 1.676M 0.00K