Power Outage in Centreville, MS

Minor to moderate damage to trees and homes was reported across the county. Most structural damage was exterior, such as shingle damage, carport damage, or other fascia damage. However, a few homes suffered moderate to major damage due to falling trees. At the peak, approximately 50% of the county was without power.

Delta produced minor to moderate impacts across the county due to tropical storm force winds and wind gusts. Peak wind gusts were estimated in the 60 to 70 mph range, though higher gusts may have occurred across the far western portion of the county closest to Delta's track. Trees, power lines, and power poles were downed throughout the county and nearly the entire county was without power at the peak. The wind and falling trees caused major damage to 14 homes and affected numerous roads. A woman drove into a downed tree. There was also a small child in the car. They both had minor injuries.

A tornado initially touched down about 5 miles south of Centreville and tracked northward for almost 2 miles. A dozen or more trees were snapped or uprooted along its path. A mobile home was rolled off its foundation and wrapped around a large tree. The mobile home was unoccupied at the time. A number of power lines and several power poles were snapped. Path length 1.75 miles, path width 125 yards. Tornado rated an EF-1 with maximum estimated winds of 105 mph.

Trees and power lines were downed in Pickneyville.

The tornado first touched down south of Highway 24, just east of the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 24 on the south side of Centreville. Initially, numerous soft wood trees and a few hard woods were snapped and uprooted, and a few power poles lost their crossmembers. The tornado quickly moved to the east-northeast across Highway 24 uprooting another 6 to 10 trees, one of which clipped a house, bringing down much of the east facing wall. The tornado was 170-200 yards wide at this point and continued into the town of Centreville. A tire service station lost most of its canopy with the columns still standing, and the Centreville Head Start lost its metal awning.||The tornado crossed Fort Street with many more trees coming down, one on top of a car. Also along Fort Street, a single-wide mobile home lost most of its exterior walls. On East Howard Street, another tree fell into a house, pinning and injuring a lady. The tornado continued to the east-northeast, leading to another area of significant tree damage, uprooting and snapping numerous hard woods. A residence had minor structural damage leading to the carport partially collapsing. The tornado moved along Highway 48 for about another mile causing light tree damage before lifting. Times were based on radar and eyewitness reports. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 105 mph.

Estimated 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice accumulated overnight, causing power outages in two different parts of the county. Several tree branches fell between Pond and Pickneyville. Six cars skidded off of Highway 61 north of Woodville.

Trees were knocked down on power lines.

Power lines were knocked down by thunderstorm winds.

Power lines and large tree limbs were blown down.

Several tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the northern part of the county.