Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 3.37 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State MISSISSIPPI
County/Area SMITH
WFO JAN
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2020-12-24 01:07 CST-6
Begin Location 0E TAYLORSVILLE
Begin Lat/Lon 31.83/-89.4293
End Date 2020-12-24 01:11 CST-6
End Location 3N SUMMERLAND
End Lat/Lon 31.8368/-89.3724
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 line of storms moved through Mississippi on the evening of December 23rd and into the early morning hours on December 24th. These storms produced damaging winds and tornadoes across southern Mississippi.
Event Narrative This EF0 tornado began in downtown Taylorsville where a utility pole was downed and sheet metal was wrapped onto the pole. It continued east, paralleling Eaton Street, where additional trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued across MS Highway 531 and along SC Road 4, where it snapped and uprooted additional trees before lifting. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 85 miles per hour.


    

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 0 301.00K 0.00K
SCOTLAND FORK YAZOO CO. MS 12/23/2020 22:26 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
WAY MADISON CO. MS 12/23/2020 22:40 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
EDDICETON FRANKLIN CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:17 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 7.00K 0.00K
MC CALL CREEK FRANKLIN CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:24 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
LUCIEN FRANKLIN CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:31 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
WILLIAMS LINCOLN CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:32 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
VAUGHN LINCOLN CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:36 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
VAUGHN LINCOLN CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:41 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 18.00K 0.00K
WESSON COPIAH CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
NEW SIGHT LINCOLN CO. MS 12/23/2020 23:51 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 12.00K 0.00K
PRENTISS JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. MS 12/24/2020 00:25 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
MAGEE SIMPSON CO. MS 12/24/2020 00:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
ARBO COVINGTON CO. MS 12/24/2020 00:46 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
SMITH COVINGTON CO. MS 12/24/2020 00:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
SMITH COVINGTON CO. MS 12/24/2020 01:02 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 18.00K 0.00K
TAYLORSVILLE SMITH CO. MS 12/24/2020 01:07 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
STRINGER JASPER CO. MS 12/24/2020 01:17 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
WALDRUP JASPER CO. MS 12/24/2020 01:26 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 301.00K 0.00K