Power Outage in Bay Springs, MS

This long track tornado touched down in far northern Jasper County along County Road 24 where some minor tree damage occurred. It initially moved through a wooded hunting area with a TDS observed on radar at the time. Then the tornado moved northeast into Newton County near Mississippi Highway 15. It snapped and uprooted trees it crossed MS Hwy 15. The tornado then crossed MS Hwy 504 and Nicholson Rd. Along Shelby and Garvin Roads, many more trees were damaged and a couple of sheds were either destroyed or heavily damaged. Some minor roof damage to 2 homes occurred here as well. The tornado continued to move NE and crossed several more roads through a creek bottom area where it mainly damaged trees. The tornado increased in intensity as it neared the west side of Hickory and US Highway 80. It widened and heavily damaged trees and power lines, destroyed a shed, and caused minor roof damage to some homes in the Highway 80/503 area. The tornado crossed Interstate 20 at Hickory-Little Rock Rd. and continued to heavily damage trees and powerlines. One home had some of the roof removed and windows broken. Peak intensity occurred along Caldwell, Pleasant Ridge, and Tatum Roads where low end EF-2 damage occurred to timber. The tornado weakened as it reached Ridge Rd. An old chicken house was heavily damaged between Archie and McNeil Roads. Minor tree limb damage occurred near Chunky Duffy Rd. and Suqualena Rd. as the tornado crossed into Lauderdale County. It dissipated just east of the county line. The maximum estimated winds in Jasper County were 75 mph. The total path length was 25.3 miles across the three counties.

The top of a tree was snapped in Bay Springs. The treetop fell on a power line and pole, eventually landing on the roof of an apartment building.

A tornado started in Jasper County just east of Mississippi Highway 15 near County Road 1561 where it caused mainly tree damage. The tornado moved east along County Road 2414, uprooted a swath of pine trees, uprooted several hardwoods, and snapped numerous large pine tree limbs. Metal roofing panels were peeled off a barn. More trees were uprooted or damaged as the tornado moved across Mississippi Highway 503 and County Road 31. Near CR31, there was widespread tree damage, a shed was destroyed, and a home had some shingles removed. The crossbar on a power pole was broken, and several power lines in this area were blown down. The tornado continued east across Country Road 24 and into Clarke County near MS Highway 513, where it continued to uproot and damage numerous softwood and hardwood trees. It crossed over Interstate 49 and passed on the northwest side of Enterprise where it continued to snap large tree limbs and uproot trees. Near County Road 360 and I-59, a tree fell on a mobile home. The tornado intensified as it continued northeastward toward and through the Clarkdale area. Just east of County Road 357, between County Roads 350 and 379, it uprooted and snapped a swath of hardwood and softwood trees. Several homes lost portions of their roofs in a subdivision near County Roads 351 and 350. About a half mile east along CR 350, a home sustained roof damage with portions of the roof decking removed, there was substantial tree damage, and about five power poles were snapped. At this point, the tornado was nearly 1 mile wide and was at its most intense with damage receiving an EF-2 rating. Damage occurred at Clarkdale Attendance Center on the county line where a large portion of the roofing was removed. School facilities including a baseball field and batting cages were also heavily damaged. Several power poles were snapped and power lines blown down along MS Highway 145. The tornado then continued into southern Lauderdale County. There was widespread tree damage in town, where large branches fell on several homes. Part of the sign was blown off of a gas station, and there was minor damage to metal siding on a nearby business. After passing through Clarkdale, the tornado weakened to an EF-1 intensity and continued to cause damage primarily to timber across southeastern Lauderdale county. Several homes had trees blown down onto them. The tornado crossed MS Highway 19 in the Whynot community before it weakened and dissipated northeast of there near the Alabama state line. The total path length across the three counties was 43.66 miles. The estimated peak wind gust was 120 mph.

A power line was blown down at the intersection of County Road 591 and County Road 13.

Outflow winds from a line of severe thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines in northeast Jasper County including along County Road 2422 in the Fellowship community, along County Road 5133, and along MS Highway 18 near the intersection with County Road 1830.

Freezing rain fell across the county. Accumulations of one tenth to three tenths of an inch occurred, most in the northwest half. Some sleet also occurred with accumulation around one tenth of an inch. Numerous limbs were down and some trees were also brought down, which resulted in power outages.

As an outer rain band from Tropical Storm Delta moved across the county, strong wind gusts blew down a few trees and power lines in the Bay Springs and Heidelberg areas.

This long track tornado affected the counties of Jasper, Clarke and Lauderdale. This tornado began in Jasper County south of Bay Springs along County Road 9, where it snapped several softwood trees and some minor peeling of the tin roof of a home also occurred. It progressed northeast and crossed MS Highway 15 where it snapped a few softwood trees. As the tornado moved northeast to County Road 17, it began to ramp up in intensity as it caused a fire tower to bend and pulled the cement foundation several feet out of the ground. Additionally, it destroyed a nearby trailer, a nearby barn and caused some minor damage to the roof of a one-story home. The tornado continued its northeastward track crossing County Road 5282 and caused some minor roof damage to a few chicken houses and snapped some softwood trees. Multiple softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted and a wooden power pole was snapped as it crossed County Road 528. Some of the aforementioned trees fell on top of cars. The tornado continued to snap and uproot numerous softwood trees as it moved northeast crossing County Roads 2339, 23411 and 23.The tornado then crossed County Road 279 snapping and uprooting several softwood trees, and causing extensive tin roof damage and structural damage to ten chicken houses located just off of County Road 279 south of Piney Creek. Numerous snapped softwood trees were noted at the intersection of County Roads 279 and 5286. As it moved east-northeast to the intersection of County Roads 279 and 27, it continued to snap softwood trees and also caused some minor peeling of tin roofs of nearby chicken houses. As the tornado crossed County Road 1816, the snapping of several softwood trees resulted in some of the trees taking down power poles. The tornado then crossed US Highway 503 north of Paulding, MS snapping multiple softwood trees. Thereafter, it moved across County Road 31 continuing its snapping and uprooting of softwood trees, as well as destroying an outdoor metal shed. The snapping and uprooting of softwood trees continued as it crossed US Highway 18, and then moved into Clarke County resulting in multiple snapped and uprooted trees, severely damaging a carport and causing damage to portions of a one-story home along US Highway 513. As the tornado neared Enterprise, it continued to snap and uproot numerous softwood trees thus causing them to fall onto cars and take down several power poles along County Road 360 and US Highway 11. Along US Highway 11 North, as the tornado neared Lauderdale County, it took off a large section of a one-story home. Furthermore, it snapped numerous softwood and hardwood trees as well as peeled off the metal roof of an outdoor hay shed along County Roads 377 and 379. The tornado then moved northeast into Lauderdale County and resulted in multiple snapped and uprooted softwood trees at Thomas Road, Valley Road and US Highway 145. It then moved east-northeast across US Highway 45 snapping several small softwood trees, thus showing a bit of a decline in intensity. When the tornado reached Southeast Lauderdale High School, it caused minor awning damage to portions of the school. It continued to snap and uproot several softwood and a few hardwood trees as it progressed northeast to US Highway 19 South and US Highway 496. When it reached Johnson Loop Road, a few miles west of the Alabama state line, only a few uprooted and snapped softwood trees were noted and thus, this is where it also dissipated. Max sustained winds was 125 mph in Jasper County and rated an overall EF-2. Total path length 60.05 miles.

This long track tornado affected the counties of Jasper, Clarke and Lauderdale. This tornado began in Jasper County south of Bay Springs along County Road 9, where it snapped several softwood trees and some minor peeling of the tin roof of a home also occurred. It progressed northeast and crossed MS Highway 15 where it snapped a few softwood trees. As the tornado moved northeast to County Road 17, it began to ramp up in intensity as it caused a fire tower to bend and pulled the cement foundation several feet out of the ground. Additionally, it destroyed a nearby trailer, a nearby barn and caused some minor damage to the roof of a one-story home. The tornado continued its northeastward track crossing County Road 5282 and caused some minor roof damage to a few chicken houses and snapped some softwood trees. Multiple softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted and a wooden power pole was snapped as it crossed County Road 528. Some of the aforementioned trees fell on top of cars. The tornado continued to snap and uproot numerous softwood trees as it moved northeast crossing County Roads 2339, 23411 and 23.The tornado then crossed County Road 279 snapping and uprooting several softwood trees, and causing extensive tin roof damage and structural damage to ten chicken houses located just off of County Road 279 south of Piney Creek. Numerous snapped softwood trees were noted at the intersection of County Roads 279 and 5286. As it moved east-northeast to the intersection of County Roads 279 and 27, it continued to snap softwood trees and also caused some minor peeling of tin roofs of nearby chicken houses. As the tornado crossed County Road 1816, the snapping of several softwood trees resulted in some of the trees taking down power poles. The tornado then crossed US Highway 503 north of Paulding, MS snapping multiple softwood trees. Thereafter, it moved across County Road 31 continuing its snapping and uprooting of softwood trees, as well as destroying an outdoor metal shed. The snapping and uprooting of softwood trees continued as it crossed US Highway 18, and then moved into Clarke County resulting in multiple snapped and uprooted trees, severely damaging a carport and causing damage to portions of a one-story home along US Highway 513. As the tornado neared Enterprise, it continued to snap and uproot numerous softwood trees thus causing them to fall onto cars and take down several power poles along County Road 360 and US Highway 11. Along US Highway 11 North, as the tornado neared Lauderdale County, it took off a large section of a one-story home. Furthermore, it snapped numerous softwood and hardwood trees as well as peeled off the metal roof of an outdoor hay shed along County Roads 377 and 379. The tornado then moved northeast into Lauderdale County and resulted in multiple snapped and uprooted softwood trees at Thomas Road, Valley Road and US Highway 145. It then moved east-northeast across US Highway 45 snapping several small softwood trees, thus showing a bit of a decline in intensity. When the tornado reached Southeast Lauderdale High School, it caused minor awning damage to portions of the school. It continued to snap and uproot several softwood and a few hardwood trees as it progressed northeast to US Highway 19 South and US Highway 496. When it reached Johnson Loop Road, a few miles west of the Alabama state line, only a few uprooted and snapped softwood trees were noted and thus, this is where it also dissipated. Max sustained winds was 125 mph in Jasper County and rated an overall EF-2. Total path length 60.05 miles.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

A tree was blown down and power lines were blown down across the front of a house on County Road 182A.

As Tropical Storm Gordon moved further inland, it was downgraded to a tropical depression. Gusty winds still occurred as the center moved through central Mississippi. Trees and power lines were blown down across portions of Jasper County.

Trees and power lines were blown down on County Road 2339 and Ainsworth Drive in Bay Springs.

An average of 5 to 7 inches of heavy snow fell across Jasper County, including the highest total of 7 inches which fell in Bay Springs. The accumulated snow led to a couple of traffic accidents and numerous downed limbs and power outages across the county.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down both around Bay Springs and just north of Stringer. A tree was blown down on a home on North First Street in Bay Springs, and another was blown down on a home on County Road 17 north of Stringer.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down both around Bay Springs and just north of Stringer. A tree was blown down on a home on North First Street in Bay Springs, and another was blown down on a home on County Road 17 north of Stringer.

Trees were blown down and power outages occurred inside the city limits along Highway 528.

A couple of trees and a power line were blown down in Bay Springs.

Damaging winds from an outflow boundary blew trees down onto power lines just east of Bay Springs, as well as between Bay Springs and Louin. Trees were blown down across the the road along Highway 531 near Highway 18. A canopy was blown off a chicken plant loading dock just north of Stringer.

This tornado started by downing some trees just southeast of Raleigh, near and across Highway 18. As the tornado moved northeast along Bailey Road and crossed County Road 130, it intensified and produced high end EF-1 damage, snapping and uprooting trees, taking shingles off roofs, and blowing skirting out from mobile homes. The tornado continued to strengthen as it moved northeast, and along County Roads 136, 107, and 105, it produced damage indicative of high end EF-2. A few mobile homes were destroyed and several homes and buildings sustained significant roof damage, along with extensive tree damage. Along County Road 105, a mobile home was picked up by the tornado, bounced along the ground a couple of times, and was then thrown into woods across the road, with debris scattered for at least a mile downstream, including the frame of the mobile home. The occupant of the mobile home was the first fatality of this tornado. The tornado continued northeast, and reached its most intense and widest point in the Smith County portion of the tornado just before crossing the county line at County Road 103. Here, in the central core of the tornado there was an area of completely mowed down pine trees in which everyone was snapped and many were denuded, and two frame homes had the roofs and exterior walls completely destroyed with extensive damage to interior walls. In addition, many power poles were snapped, a mobile home was annihilated, and a large shop building was completely destroyed. The damage here was rated high end EF-3 with maximum estimated winds of 160 mph.||The tornado remained intense as it crossed into Jasper County and moved across County Road 13, causing very impressive tree damage with nearly every pine tree snapped and extensive evidence of denuding and debarking. Power poles were also snapped. The tornado produced similar type damage as it crossed County Road 16. The tornado then produced its first area of EF-4 damage just northwest of Louin along County Road 164. Here, the tornado struck an area with several mobile homes and one frame home. The frame home was completely destroyed, with most interior walls down and some of the foundation pushed clean. Several mobile homes in the area, including two double wides which the residents said were well strapped down, were completely destroyed with the debris and frames blown great distances. In fact, all of the debris was so dispersed and mixed that it was impossible for the surveyors to reconstruct the positions of the mobile homes and house without explanations from the residents. Two people were killed in a mobile home at this spot; however, several other people abandoned their mobile homes after hearing warnings to shelter in a nearby brick home, and were certainly saved from serious injury or death. ||After crossing Highway 15, the tornado weakened and narrowed somewhat. As it crossed County Road 23, it produced EF-2 damage, destroying two mobile homes and causing extensive tree and powerline damage. The tornado then produced a relatively narrow path of EF-1 tree and powerline damage for several miles, until reintensifying near Rose Hill. As the tornado crossed Highway 18 southeast of Rose Hill, it removed most of the roof of a frame home and caused heavy damage to the exterior walls, took a large section of roof off another frame home, completely destroyed a large tied down mobile home, and caused extensive tree damage. This damage was rated at the low end of EF-3. After causing this damage, the tornado weakened again, causing mainly EF-1 type tree damage until it reached the Clarke County line, with the last point inside the county line on County Road 22 rated as EF-0, with just a few trees and limbs down. ||The tornado then continued into Clarke County and reintensified somewhat, causing tree and powerline damage as it crossed Interstate 59 and US Highway 11. The tornado then became much more intense as it moved along the south side of the town of Enterprise. A number of homes and mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed along County Road 320 and State Highway 513. This damage was rated as high EF-2 to low end EF-3. As the tornado passed along a two mile stretch of State Highway 519 east of Enterprise, it heavily damaged several frame homes and caused extensive tree damage. One spot here was the other area of EF-4 damage produced by this tornado. A new construction frame home was completely leveled with the debris swept off the foundation. Residents in the area reported that the house was nearly completed. Based on these reports and the extent of other nearby, primarily tree, damage, this damage is being rated EF-4 with maximum winds of 175 mph. Other damage in this general area was rated as high end EF-2 or low end EF-3. ||The tornado weakened slightly again as it crossed US Highway 45 and State Highway 145, and then caused high end EF-2 and low end EF-3 damage at County Roads 456 and 457. Here, several strapped down double wide mobile homes were destroyed with debris strewn over long distances. Nearby residents reported that one of the mobile homes was occupied by 11 persons at the time of the tornado, and that this was the location where 4 people were killed. Another resident of a nearby mobile home was critically injured. From here, the tornado passed east northeast, just north of the Energy and Snell communities, causing EF-2 damage to a number of frame homes along with extensive tree and powerline damage. The tornado crossed Highway 514 northeast of Snell, still causing extensive tree damage and significant roof damage to several large frame homes, before moving across the state line into Choctaw County, Alabama. The tornado continued into Alabama for 59 miles, bringing the total path length to 124 miles.

This tornado started by downing some trees just southeast of Raleigh, near and across Highway 18. As the tornado moved northeast along Bailey Road and crossed County Road 130, it intensified and produced high end EF-1 damage, snapping and uprooting trees, taking shingles off roofs, and blowing skirting out from mobile homes. The tornado continued to strengthen as it moved northeast, and along County Roads 136, 107, and 105, it produced damage indicative of high end EF-2. A few mobile homes were destroyed and several homes and buildings sustained significant roof damage, along with extensive tree damage. Along County Road 105, a mobile home was picked up by the tornado, bounced along the ground a couple of times, and was then thrown into woods across the road, with debris scattered for at least a mile downstream, including the frame of the mobile home. The occupant of the mobile home was the first fatality of this tornado. The tornado continued northeast, and reached its most intense and widest point in the Smith County portion of the tornado just before crossing the county line at County Road 103. Here, in the central core of the tornado there was an area of completely mowed down pine trees in which everyone was snapped and many were denuded, and two frame homes had the roofs and exterior walls completely destroyed with extensive damage to interior walls. In addition, many power poles were snapped, a mobile home was annihilated, and a large shop building was completely destroyed. The damage here was rated high end EF-3 with maximum estimated winds of 160 mph.||The tornado remained intense as it crossed into Jasper County and moved across County Road 13, causing very impressive tree damage with nearly every pine tree snapped and extensive evidence of denuding and debarking. Power poles were also snapped. The tornado produced similar type damage as it crossed County Road 16. The tornado then produced its first area of EF-4 damage just northwest of Louin along County Road 164. Here, the tornado struck an area with several mobile homes and one frame home. The frame home was completely destroyed, with most interior walls down and some of the foundation pushed clean. Several mobile homes in the area, including two double wides which the residents said were well strapped down, were completely destroyed with the debris and frames blown great distances. In fact, all of the debris was so dispersed and mixed that it was impossible for the surveyors to reconstruct the positions of the mobile homes and house without explanations from the residents. Two people were killed in a mobile home at this spot; however, several other people abandoned their mobile homes after hearing warnings to shelter in a nearby brick home, and were certainly saved from serious injury or death. ||After crossing Highway 15, the tornado weakened and narrowed somewhat. As it crossed County Road 23, it produced EF-2 damage, destroying two mobile homes and causing extensive tree and powerline damage. The tornado then produced a relatively narrow path of EF-1 tree and powerline damage for several miles, until reintensifying near Rose Hill. As the tornado crossed Highway 18 southeast of Rose Hill, it removed most of the roof of a frame home and caused heavy damage to the exterior walls, took a large section of roof off another frame home, completely destroyed a large tied down mobile home, and caused extensive tree damage. This damage was rated at the low end of EF-3. After causing this damage, the tornado weakened again, causing mainly EF-1 type tree damage until it reached the Clarke County line, with the last point inside the county line on County Road 22 rated as EF-0, with just a few trees and limbs down. ||The tornado then continued into Clarke County and reintensified somewhat, causing tree and powerline damage as it crossed Interstate 59 and US Highway 11. The tornado then became much more intense as it moved along the south side of the town of Enterprise. A number of homes and mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed along County Road 320 and State Highway 513. This damage was rated as high EF-2 to low end EF-3. As the tornado passed along a two mile stretch of State Highway 519 east of Enterprise, it heavily damaged several frame homes and caused extensive tree damage. One spot here was the other area of EF-4 damage produced by this tornado. A new construction frame home was completely leveled with the debris swept off the foundation. Residents in the area reported that the house was nearly completed. Based on these reports and the extent of other nearby, primarily tree, damage, this damage is being rated EF-4 with maximum winds of 175 mph. Other damage in this general area was rated as high end EF-2 or low end EF-3. ||The tornado weakened slightly again as it crossed US Highway 45 and State Highway 145, and then caused high end EF-2 and low end EF-3 damage at County Roads 456 and 457. Here, several strapped down double wide mobile homes were destroyed with debris strewn over long distances. Nearby residents reported that one of the mobile homes was occupied by 11 persons at the time of the tornado, and that this was the location where 4 people were killed. Another resident of a nearby mobile home was critically injured. From here, the tornado passed east northeast, just north of the Energy and Snell communities, causing EF-2 damage to a number of frame homes along with extensive tree and powerline damage. The tornado crossed Highway 514 northeast of Snell, still causing extensive tree damage and significant roof damage to several large frame homes, before moving across the state line into Choctaw County, Alabama. The tornado continued into Alabama for 59 miles, bringing the total path length to 124 miles.

A tree and a power line were blown down.

Trees were blown down along Highway 528. Power outages were also reported in the area.

A few trees and power lines were down.

This tornado touched down just to the northeast of Montrose near County Road 2414, in Jasper County. This tornado tracked across 3 counties before it dissipated just before it reached Meridian. Along the path, it produced major structural roof damage to a church. Shingles and siding were blown off of a house. An outbuilding was destroyed along with damage to a grain silo. Thousands of large softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. In addition, numerous power lines were blown down. This EF2 tornado had a total path length of 23 miles and a width of 0.6 miles. Maximum winds were around 125 mph.

Trees were blown down along County Road 10 near Stringer and County Road 17 north of Stringer and one tree fell on a house. Trees and power lines were observed down in Stringer. Damage also occurred to a chicken house.

This tornado started just off of County Road 20, on private property, about 1 mile ESE of Montrose. Several trees were uprooted/snapped at this location and again just to the east along County Road 206. The tornado moved across several miles of wooded bottom land before crossing County Road 2414. Substantial damage occurred along County Road 2414, 4 homes were heavily damaged. The worst was where a home on pillars was pushed off its blocks. One quarter of the roof was heavily damaged. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted with 2 large trees down through a mobile home. An ATV was rolled down a hill over 100 yards. The tornado then crossed Highway 503 and destroyed an old church building. The weakly fastened roof was blown off and then the walls collapsed inward. Numerous trees and several power lines snapped. Path width was around 500 yds at this point. The tornado continued to the ENE through northern Jasper County. Another home was pushed off its pillars and peeled all the tin off the roof, this occurred on County Road 24. The tornado then crossed County Road 2422 and downed many more trees, tore part of the roof off one home and damaged an old shed. Another old structure had some of the tin roof peeled off. The tornado crossed into Newton County at 2:52 am. It then crossed Griffis Fountain Road. The tornado crossed Parks Mill Road and dissipated just to the east of that point. Many trees were damaged along Parks Mill Road. The total path length across both counties was 19 miles. Maximum winds were around 110 mph.

A few power poles and line down along county road 9.

A few trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 15.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Bay Springs.

A couple of power lines were blown down.

A strong microburst caused numerous trees and power lines to get blown down in a 3 mile radius of the intersection of Highway 528 and county road 23. Additionally, a house nearby sustained roof damage and a hay barn was destroyed.

Several power poles and power lines were blown down.

Fifteen to twenty trees were blown down along with one power line.

Many trees and power lines were blown down in and around Bay Springs. A Dentist office sustained damage as a few trees fell onto the building. A large radio antenna was also blown down on a building.

Several large limbs were blown down on powerlines across the county.

Several trees and powerlines were blown down along county road 23.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down between Bay Springs and Montrose between 14:28 and 14:40. Some trees blocked area roads.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down across the county.

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

Many trees were blown down and caused minor damage to homes and other buildings. Many power lines were blown down.