Tornado Reports
Sort by Time Sort by Rating Sort by State Sort by County| Time | Rating | Radar | State | County | Location | Narrative |
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| 22:37Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Alcorn | Jacinto | The tornado damage was EF0/EF1 in Alcorn County with numerous trees knocked down. A home received moderate damage to mainly the roof while several manufactured homes were damaged. Several outbuildings and sheds were also damaged. Peak winds in Alcorn County were near 100 mph. Most of the path was in rural areas in Alcorn county. The tornado crossed into Tishomingo County. |
| 22:41Z | EF2 | KGWX | MS | Tishomingo | Leedy | The tornado crossed from Alcorn County into Tishomingo County. The tornado reached maximum intensity of EF-2 just northwest of Burnsville near Highway 72 where several well built homes suffered significant damage. Peak winds were estimated at 115 mph. Otherwise the tornado tracked through rural areas knocking down trees. A home on County Road 294 suffered minor damage before the tornado lifted. |
| 22:53Z | EF0 | KGWX | MS | Lowndes | Artesia | A brief EF0 tornado developed during the evening of Feb. 23rd along Shlater Road west of US 45, where it uprooted and snapped several softwood trees. It quickly moved northeast and crossed US 45 where it snapped softwood trees along the both sides of US 45, and caused roof loss to a mobile home and tin shed along the west side of US 45. In addition, the tin from the storage shed was lofted to the east side of US 45. Additional snapped softwood trees occurred just east of US 45 before the tornado finally lifted. Maximum estimated winds were 85 mph. |
| 23:14Z | EF3 | KGWX | MS | Lowndes | Columbus | The tornado developed along the southwest edge of Columbus, MS near 1st Street, noted by broken small hardwood tree limbs and uprooted hardwood trees, which fell a top of a Voting Precinct single-story home. Minor roof damage to a nearby two story home also occurred. As the tornado tracked northeast across the eastern side of downtown Columbus, MS, it became evident that the storm had grown in strength a bit as streets became littered with uprooted and snapped hardwood and softwood trees, many of which had fallen on homes, causing significant roof damage. As the tornado moved along 9th street and College Street, damage was noted on top of a cell tower, where portions of the metal structure was evidently bent. By the time the tornado reached 12th Street and 4th Avenue, more extensive damage was noted by way of a brick fence along a single family home getting almost completely destroyed and additional snapped and uprooted hardwood trees. Wooden power lines were snapped near or at its base at 12th Street and 4th Avenue, where portions of the roof was loss at the nearby Canterbury Townhouses. Littered downed and snapped trees falling on top of homes persisted along the northeast side of downtown Columbus, and southward facing homes along Railroad Street had windows that were blown out. As the tornado continued along its northeast path, it intersected the Hunt Intermediate School along 10th Avenue and 20th Street resulting in significant damage to the roof, and blown out windows along the second floor. Across the street, the Park and Rec Center and Activities Center composed of metal and tin were blown in/collapsed on its entry side. Damage continued along Tuscaloosa Road by way of fence damage along the outskirts of a Loves Truck Stop and snapped softwood and hardwood trees behind the Loves Truck Stop. The First Pentecostal Church along Tuscaloosa Road had half of its tin roof blown off, and thus resulted in damage done to the inside of its worship area. At the intersection of Tuscaloosa Road and Conway Road, several manufactured buildings had most of its exterior walls and roofs caved in. The one fatality occurred at the intersection of Tuscaloosa Road and Gardner Street, where a structural sound brick building collapsed and the majority of the exterior walls were destroyed. This tornado began to weaken as it neared the Alabama state line, as several softwood medium size tree limbs and snapped softwood trees occurred north of Highway 50. This tornado lifted just as it crossed state lines into Alabama. Maximum estimated winds were 137 mph. |
| 23:44Z | EF0 | KGWX | AL | Pickens | Dancy | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest Pickens County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph.||The tornado touched down over open pasture just east of Nancy Clark Road, and caused damage along an east-west treeline between two pastures. The tornado then tracked just northeast, roughly a half mile north of and parallel to Highway 32, crossing largely open pasture land which was punctuated by fence lines and thin tree lines. As it crossed Ziegler Road, the tornado snapped five power poles and also uprooted a few hardwood trees. The tornado lifted several hundred yards east of Ziegler Road. |
| 23:52Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Lamar | Kingville | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Lamar County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph.||The tornado touched down southwest of Crawford Road in the Kingville community and traveled northeast. At the initial point of touchdown, a large area of uprooted and snapped trees were observed along County Road 49. In this area, near the intersection of County Road 20 and County Road 49, a manufactured home was lofted and displaced to the northeast approximately 75 feet. Maximum winds at this location were 105 mph. The tornado continued northeast towards western Fayette County, just south of Highway 18. Along the path, several uprooted trees and many snapped limbs were observed. The damage path become more narrow as the tornado continued northeast and crossed into Fayette County, near Twin Lake Road. |
| 00:08Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Fayette | Covin | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far western Fayette County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 95 mph.||This tornado was a continuation of a tornado in Lamar County. The tornado entered Fayette County near Twin Lake Road and lifted shortly after entering the county. It produced mostly tree damage. |
| 00:38Z | EF0 | KGWX | AL | Fayette | Hubertville | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Fayette County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 80 mph.||The tornado touched down in a wooded area between Victor Road and County Road 44 in northeast Fayette County. It traveled north-northeast and paralleled Highway 13 as it crossed into southwest Walker County. The tornado uprooted numerous softwood trees. |
| 00:43Z | EF0 | KGWX | AL | Walker | Eldridge | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest Walker County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 80 mph.||This tornado is a continuation of a tornado from Fayette County. The tornado crossed into Walker County near the intersection of County Road 24 and County Road 13 and tracked northeast. The tornado uprooted numerous softwood trees before it lifted just east of County Road 13. |
| 07:54Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Coosa | Rockford | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Coosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 95 mph.||The tornado touched down initially in a grove of pine trees just east of County Road 40 in Coosa County, uprooting about a half dozen mature trees. It then traveled east-northeastward to Nixburg Road, where several pines were uprooted, and a quarter of the metal roofing was peeled off a home. The tornado continued across a wooded area in the Little Sam Jack Creek basin and then crossed County Road 30 and County Road 101. Numerous pines were uprooted or snapped in this area, and a few hardwoods were uprooted. The tornado path then crossed Alabama Highway 22, where several pines and a hardwood were uprooted. One of the pines caused major damage to the corner of a manufactured home, and one uprooted hardwood grazed the front of another home causing minor damage. The tornado dissipated in the woods somewhere between Alabama Highway 22 and Alabama Highway 9. |
| 09:33Z | EF1 | KFFC | GA | Coweta | Bexton | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 90 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards struck a portion of southwest Coweta County during the early morning hours. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Martin Mill Road and Tabby Linch Road. The tornado travelled east-northeast along Taby Linch Road snapping or uprooting hundreds of pine, oak and pecan trees. A portion of one of the trees fell onto a home along Tabby Linch Road causing minor roof damage and a tin roof was peeled off of a barn as well. The tornado continued east-northeast into the Gordon Oaks subdivision along Gordon Oaks Way where numerous large trees were snapped or blown down. One large oak tree fell onto a two story home, crashing through the roof into the master bedroom. The residents had received the tornado warning and were able to leave their bedroom and take shelter on the lower level of the home, no injuries were reported. The tornado continued across Gordon Road downing more trees and power lines before lifting near the 1300 block of Moore Road. [02/24/19: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Coweta, 2019:005]. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).