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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.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 |