Power Outage in Braxton, MS

A long track high end EF-1 tornado developed near Georgetown and tracked northeast across Simpson and Rankin counties for nearly 29 miles. The storm intensified several times along the path. Near Harrisville one mobile home was destroyed with a partial interior wall and the floor left. The rear exterior wall was ripped off a second mobile home. Near New Zion Church numerous snapped and uprooted hardwood trees fell on a nearby home, crushing a suv. In Braxton along Neely Road numerous hardwood trees fell, one falling on a house. In the Cato community, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. A large metal building was completely destroyed. A couple barns/sheds loss portions of the roof. The tornado moved through the Johns community knocking down trees. A couple power poles were uprooted and power lines were downed also. The tornado dissipated just west of Highway 43 near Indian Mound Trail. This tornado continued into Rankin County. Maximum estimated winds 107 MPH. Total path length 28.86 miles.

Multiple trees were blown down near Harrisville. Numerous trees were also blown down in the Braxton area, along with some powerlines.

A swath of wind came through the eastern portion of Simpson County. Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the Braxton area. Multiple trees were blown down near Martinville. Multiple roads were closed around that are due to debris. Some structure damage occurred from trees. The strongest winds occurred near Mendenhall. This is where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted near the intersection of Highway 13 and 43. A large tree fell on a house and damaged the roof. The estimated winds in this location was 80mph.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the area.

A tree and a power line were blown down in Braxton.

This tornado developed west of Braxton, near Barney Smith Road, and moved east northeast through northern Simpson County, through the town of Braxton, and then lifted near St. John Road, east of Braxton. Many trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with some down on houses in a convergent pattern along its path. Some trees fell on vehicles and many power lines were blown down across roads. The tornado was a half to three quarters of a mile wide for most of its path. Maximum winds were around 100 mph.

The tornado began near Highway 469 just northwest of the Harrisville Community. The tornado moved generally east, downing numerous trees and power lines and damaged some fences. The most intense damage was on Deer Camp Road, where a large number of trees were uprooted and snapped, with one power pole snapped. As the tornado approached Braxton, it caused roof damage to one home and damaged or destroyed several outbuildings. The tornado dissipated south of Braxton before the parent storm crossed Highway 49. Maximum wind speeds were around 100 mph.

Trees and power lines downed in the area.