Power Outage in Amory, MS

A brief tornado initially touched down to the southeast of the intersection of highways 45A and 25. A house had its porch ripped off, considerable roofing removed, and the garage door and roof completely removed. A workshop in the back was completely|destroyed. Two power poles were snapped behind the house. No injuries were reported as the house was unoccupied at the time. The damage continued across Sykes Road to Town Creek with multiple large trees uprooted. The tornado finally lifted up as it reached Town Creek. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph.

This tornado began south of West Point along Section Road in Clay County Mississippi. It uprooted a few trees as it tracked across Hackberry Road and the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks. The tornado intensified to EF1 strength and it continued to the northeast across Waverly Road and East Church Hill Road, where it snapped and uprooted hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued northeast to Highway 50 East, where it snapped several power poles and a few trees. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Barton Ferry Road, where it snapped several trees and caused some minor damage to a few homes. The tornado caused minor roof damage to some buildings at Prairie Livestock before snapping and uprooting additional trees along Old Vinton Road. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph in Clay County. The tornado then continued to the northeast and crossed into Monroe County.||In Monroe County, the most significant damage occurred south of Strong Road on Lakeview Drive where several trees were snapped along with a broken power pole. Additional trees were snapped along with some large trees down on Strong Road west of the intersection of Strong Road and Darracott Road. The tornado then moved northeast and weakened producing additional tree damage on Darracott Road and also on Richardson Lake Road. The tornado dissipated near Kerr McGee Road. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph in Monroe County.

A large tree was snapped and power lines were knocked down on Splunge Road.

Three power poles were broken on Strong Road.

The first observed damage was west of Hatley Road South. Several sheds were damaged or destroyed. As the tornado crossed Hatley Road, it caused minor roof damage and downed several trees. After a brief weakening period, the tornado increased in intensity as it approached Thornton Lane and Weaver Creek Drive. Numerous trees were blown down, some tree trunks were snapped, and power poles were damaged. A permanent home had roof and sunroom damage, and a mobile home lost part of its roof. The tornado damaged homes and downed additional trees along Nash Road. The last observed damage was to tree limbs along Stonewall Road. Peak winds estimated at 95 mph.

Trees and power lines were knocked down in Amory.

Power lines and trees knocked down across Monroe County. One tree fell on the mobile home.

Several trees and power lines down.

Several trees and power lines down.

Power line down on Hatley road.

Power line down on Hatley road.

This tornado started in Clay County Mississippi and tracked into Monroe County at 615pm. Shortly there after it took a chimney off a house, damaged two outbuildings moving them off their foundation, and twisted and snapped trees. The tornado then moved across Highway 45 alternate where a semi truck was blown over and several power poles were damaged. Near the end of the track the tornado damaged multiple cars and trucks, damaged a barn roof and two farmsteads, and several trees all along highway 25 near Homestead and Binford roads before dissipating at 625pm.

This tornado started in Clay County Mississippi and tracked into Monroe County at 615pm. Shortly there after it took a chimney off a house, damaged two outbuildings moving them off their foundation, and twisted and snapped trees. The tornado then moved across Highway 45 alternate where a semi truck was blown over and several power poles were damaged. Near the end of the track the tornado damaged multiple cars and trucks, damaged a barn roof and two farmsteads, and several trees all along highway 25 near Homestead and Binford roads before dissipating at 625pm.

Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines across Southern Monroe County.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines between Athens and Quincy.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines between Athens and Quincy.

Straight line winds knocked trees and power lines down near Parham.

A strong tornado moved into Monroe County from Chickasaw County and continued northeast. The New Wren community was especially hit hard. At least 20 homes were destroyed or sustained major damage. Hundreds of trees were snapped or debarked. Numerous power lines were knocked down. One motorist was killed as the tornado moved through the area.

A strong tornado moved into Monroe County from Chickasaw County and continued northeast. The New Wren community was especially hit hard. At least 20 homes were destroyed or sustained major damage. Hundreds of trees were snapped or debarked. Numerous power lines were knocked down. One motorist was killed as the tornado moved through the area.

An EF-1 tornado moved northeast out of Chickasaw County into Monroe County. At least 31 homes and businesses sustained minor damage. Three injuries occurred in the Wren and New Wren area. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped along the path. Power lines were also knocked down as well.

An EF-1 tornado moved northeast out of Chickasaw County into Monroe County. At least 31 homes and businesses sustained minor damage. Three injuries occurred in the Wren and New Wren area. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped along the path. Power lines were also knocked down as well.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines at the intersection of Highway 278 and Highway 8 in Greenwood Springs.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines at the intersection of Highway 278 and Highway 8 in Greenwood Springs.

A tornado touched down in the Becker Community east of the Monroe County Airport. The tornado destroyed one home with four homes sustaining major damage. An additional nine homes sustained minor damage. Eight mobile homes were destroyed with another five receiving major damage. Fourteen mobile homes sustained minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were snapped or knocked down.

Straight line winds knocked a tree on to a house on Woodland Heights on the west side of Aberdeen. Trees and power lines were knocked down on Matumba Street in the center of Aberdeen. A tree fell across Old Highway 25 between Aberdeen and Amory.

A tornado touched down just south of Hamilton Road along Highway 45 in New Hamilton. The tornado tracked northeast for seven miles and lifted near Bartahatchie Road, approximately one mile east of the intersection of Bartahatchie Road and Grubb Springs Road. Numerous trees were uprooted along the track. Traffic lights were severely damaged at the intersection of Highway 45 and Hamilton Road. One house near the beginning of the track suffered structural damage losing a garage and utility room. Several homes also sustained roof damage. A few vehicles also received damage from falling trees or other debris. One person was injured when a tree fell onto a vehicle. A small steel outbuilding was also destroyed with debris from the outbuilding being wrapped in amongst surrounding trees. A support on a built in carport was destroyed allowing a portion of the home roof to collapse. Several power lines were also knocked down along Hamilton and Grubbs Springs Road. In total, 9 homes sustained major damage from the tornado with 35 homes receiving minor damage. In addition, 3 mobile homes sustained major damage and 7 received minor damage. One business was destroyed, one business sustained major damage and 3 received minor damage. Several vehicles were damaged as well. Timber damage alone from the tornado was reported to be around 92 thousand dollars.

Straight line winds produced roof damage to a few homes in Amory. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down as well. A Ford dealership in Amory sustained blown out windows from the winds. A trailer was overturned as well. In Hatley, trees and power lines were knocked down and minor damage occurred to homes. Some of the trees fell on vehicles as well.

Straight line winds produced roof damage to a few homes in Amory. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down as well. A Ford dealership in Amory sustained blown out windows from the winds. A trailer was overturned as well. In Hatley, trees and power lines were knocked down and minor damage occurred to homes. Some of the trees fell on vehicles as well.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines just east of Egypt on Egypt Road. Minor damage also occurred to homes along Coontail Road south of Lake Monroe near Aberdeen.

Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down across the north central and northeast portions of Monroe County. The roof of a baseball dug out was blown off at the Hatley School.

Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down across the north central and northeast portions of Monroe County. The roof of a baseball dug out was blown off at the Hatley School.

Straight line winds blew large trees down on a few roads. Power lines were also knocked down in portions of Amory causing power outages. A tree fell on a house causing damage to the roof.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines near Splunge.

Strong winds knocked down several trees and power lines in the city of Amory as well as the rest of Monroe County. The strong winds came after rain had exited the area.

A tornado touched down near Central Grove. Most of the damage occurred along Sawyer Road. Large trees were snapped and a roof of a house was partially torn off. Power poles and power lines were also knocked down.

A tornado touched down near Central Grove. Most of the damage occurred along Sawyer Road. Large trees were snapped and a roof of a house was partially torn off. Power poles and power lines were also knocked down.

Strong gradient winds knocked trees and power lines down across Monroe County. Several trees have fallen on houses and vehicles.

Straight line winds knocked trees and power lines down on Richardson Road, south of Amory.

Straight line winds knocked trees and power lines down in Amory.

Straight line winds knocked down power poles and power lines near Wren.

Straight line winds knocked down power poles and power lines near Wren.

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county by high winds.

Straight line winds blew power lines down in Hatley.

Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines across Monroe County.

Several power lines were knocked down.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down.

A low pressure system along the Gulf Coast strengthened as it moved east. This produced strong gusty winds of 25 to 35 mph over North Mississippi. A few trees and power lines were knocked down as a result.