Power Outage in Cleveland, MS

Power lines were blown down on Litton Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down around Cleveland. Several roads that were south of the track of the tornado were also blocked by trees. These included Yale, Memorial Drive and Leflore.

Light freezing rain resulted in an accumulation of around one eighth of an inch on vehicles and on some power lines at Delta State University in Cleveland.

A line of severe thunderstorms with 60-70mph winds moved through Bolivar County on the afternoon of May 4th. These winds resulted in a swath of extensive wind damage, especially across the city of Cleveland and surrounding communities. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, part of a roof was blown off an apartment building, an awning was blown off a gas station and several homes had trees fall onto them.

A line of severe thunderstorms with 60-70mph winds moved through Bolivar County on the afternoon of May 4th. These winds resulted in a swath of extensive wind damage, especially across the city of Cleveland and surrounding communities. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, part of a roof was blown off an apartment building, an awning was blown off a gas station and several homes had trees fall onto them.

Power lines were blown down.

Light icing began overnight with light accumulations on elevated surfaces. Three power lines were brought down near Merigold due to limbs falling from trees. A total of one quarter of an inch of ice accumulated on mainly elevated surfaces in the northern part of the county.

Light icing began overnight with light accumulations on elevated surfaces. Reports of 3 downed powerlines north of Cleveland, due to limbs falling from trees. A total of .25 inches of ice fell on mainly elevated surfaces.

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.

This tornado started near Levee Road where it snapped a couple of trees. The tornado crossed Highway 1 and continued northeast crossing Round Lake Road, where it snapped and uprooted several trees near a home. The tornado moved northeast across some farmland snapping a few more trees. The tornado crossed Sandy Ridge Road where it caused roof damage to several homes, along with snapping and uprooting several trees. The tornado ended just northeast of Odell Road, where it downed three power poles and knocked over a pivot. The estimate peak wind was 100 mph.

This tornado started near Levee Road where it snapped a couple of trees. The tornado crossed Highway 1 and continued northeast crossing Round Lake Road, where it snapped and uprooted several trees near a home. The tornado moved northeast across some farmland snapping a few more trees. The tornado crossed Sandy Ridge Road where it caused roof damage to several homes, along with snapping and uprooting several trees. The tornado ended just northeast of Odell Road, where it downed three power poles and knocked over a pivot. The estimate peak wind was 100 mph.

An EF-2 tornado touched down in Bolivar County near the Mississippi River. Tree damage could be seen from atop the levee just west of Benoit. The tornado tracked through farmland just north of Benoit where it knocked down trees and power lines. It also damaged heavy farm equipment and destroyed a farm equipment shelter, ripping and tossing its concrete anchors over 100 yards. The tornado then crossed Highway 1, where it destroyed some large grain bins and snapped numerous power poles. The tornado proceeded into the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge where it knocked down trees and power poles. The most substantial damage was noted as the tornado crossed Highway 8 between Pace and Cleveland. It snapped more than 40 wooden power poles along Highway 8. The tornado uprooted and snapped trees and damaged some well built homes in the area northwest of Cleveland. This is also the area where the tornado snapped several concrete power poles. Several mobile homes were destroyed along South Bayou Road, injuring three people. More mobile homes were destroyed on McCain Road, injuring one person. The tornado proceeded to cross US 61 where it snapped more power poles and damaged homes near Tolliver Road. It also damaged some steel power trusses and a business along US 61 in Renova. The tornado lifted east of US 61 before crossing into Sunflower County. Maximum peak winds were estimated around 130 mph.

Numerous trees were blown down as well as some power lines in Cleveland. Sporadic trees were blown down in the county. About ten power poles were snapped due to estimated winds of 80 to 90mph. The roof of an airport hangar was damaged along with the hangar door.

Numerous trees were blown down as well as some power lines in Cleveland. Sporadic trees were blown down in the county. About ten power poles were snapped due to estimated winds of 80 to 90mph. The roof of an airport hangar was damaged along with the hangar door.

A swath of 80-90mph wind came through Rosedale. A tree fell through the roof of school building. Bleachers were flipped and displaced at the high school. Several large limbs fell on a car. Several power poles were snapped and trees were blown down in and around Rosedale. The roof was peeled off of several businesses in downtown Rosedale.

A swath of 80-95 mph winds occurred in south Bolivar county along Hwy 450. Here roughly 10 power poles were snapped. The only homestead around had minor roof damage and all the trees on the property were uprooted, snapped or had some sort of limb damage. Trees and large limbs were also blown down between Lamont and Scott.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Bolivar County. A 58mph wind gust was measured at Cleveland Municipal Airport.

A swath of wind crossed the county and caused damage in Cleveland. One tree was blown down onto a fence in Cleveland. Trees and power poles were also blown down in Cleveland on Laughlin Road, Yale Street, Memorial Drive, and Moore Avenue. There was roof damage to Country Village Apartments on Yale Street.

This tornado began about a mile east of US Highway 61 and moved northeast, downing trees and power lines along the path. The tornado continued into Coahoma County producing more significant damage farther northeast resulting in an overall EF-3 rating.

This tornado began about a mile east of US Highway 61 and moved northeast, downing trees and power lines along the path. The tornado continued into Coahoma County producing more significant damage farther northeast resulting in an overall EF-3 rating.

Some power lines were blown down northeast of Rosedale.

Power lines downed along Highway 1.

Some power lines were down.

A long track tornado touched down along Highway 65 in Chicot County, Arkansas, where numerous power poles were snapped and two eighteen wheelers flipped over causing 2 minor injuries. Damage occurred to several homes and farm buildings and heavy roof damage occurred to the Yellow Bend Port facility. This tornado was initially in Chicot County, moved into Desha County, and then moved back into Chicot County. The tornado then crossed the Mississippi River into Bolivar County, Mississippi. The tornado was rated EF-1 in Chicot County and was given an overall rating of EF-2 due to damage in Mississippi.||In Bolivar County, Mississippi, numerous power poles were snapped. A well built tractor shed was destroyed and several farm buildings were damaged. This tornado remained in Bolivar County after it crossed into Mississippi. It did not cross back into Desha County, Arkansas a second time. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 115 MPH with a total path length of 41 miles in Chicot, Desha, and Bolivar counties.

A tree was blown down on the Delta State University campus. A few power lines were blown down across the county.

The tornado started along Evans Road west-southwest of the Skene community. As it moved northeast, it crossed Highway 448 and Shaw-Skene Road, causing minor roof damage to a few homes, removing part of an awning from a home, snapped some large limbs and small trees, and knocked down a few wooden power poles. The tornado reached its maximum strength as it crossed Cleveland Crossing Road, knocking down several power poles, downing some traffic signs and dropping roofing debris near the road. The tornado continued northeast, causing some shingle damage to a couple of homes along Highway 8 and snapped some large limbs. The tornado appeared to dissipate near this point just south of the Cleveland Municipal Airport. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph.

The tornado started along Evans Road west-southwest of the Skene community. As it moved northeast, it crossed Highway 448 and Shaw-Skene Road, causing minor roof damage to a few homes, removing part of an awning from a home, snapped some large limbs and small trees, and knocked down a few wooden power poles. The tornado reached its maximum strength as it crossed Cleveland Crossing Road, knocking down several power poles, downing some traffic signs and dropping roofing debris near the road. The tornado continued northeast, causing some shingle damage to a couple of homes along Highway 8 and snapped some large limbs. The tornado appeared to dissipate near this point just south of the Cleveland Municipal Airport. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph.

Ice accumulated on bridges and elevated surfaces like trees and power lines across northern portions of the county.

Ice accumulated between one-quarter and three-eighths of an inch on trees and power lines.

Concentrated damage occurred along a short path length northeast of Shelby. One mobile home was destroyed with heavy damage occurring to a few other homes and buildings. A radio tower was snapped and a grain silo was destroyed. In addition, several sheds were destroyed and multiple power poles snapped. Maximum winds were estimated at 115 miles per hour.

Four mobile homes were destroyed including eight with major damage. A number of other homes had heavy damage along the path, two metal frame buildings were destroyed, and several power poles were snapped. A 200 foot radio tower was blown down and mangled, a grain bin was blown away, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Maximum wind speeds were around 120 mph.

It was estimated that 60 to 70 mph winds were occurring in Cleveland. Power outages occurred around town.

The tornado started out producing a relatively narrow path of tree damage along Township Road. It moved southeast through the Stanton subdivision, heavily damaging four trailer homes and caused minor to moderate damage to several other homes and outbuildings. It continued to move southeast causing tree damage, and widened as it moved into the northwest side of the city of Cleveland. As the tornado moved through the north side of Cleveland, it snapped and uprooted numerous trees, blew the signs out of several restaurants and stores, blew the doors out of the automotive area of a department store, and blew out a wall and a large part of a roof of another commercial building. Several homes suffered shingle damage and power lines were downed. The tornado then turned more eastward, continuing to cause tree damage as it moved along and just north of State Highway 8 east of Cleveland. Additional power lines were downed and a few more homes suffered minor roof damage due to wind or branches falling on them. As the tornado crossed into Sunflower County it moved more southeast again. It snapped several wooden power poles along and just south of Highway 8 along Mallette-Jones Road, along with destroying a greenhouse type structure and causing some roof damage to a frame home. The tornado continued to cause tree damage in a relatively narrow path as it crossed Walker Road, and then dissipated before reaching Lusk Road. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph.

The tornado started out producing a relatively narrow path of tree damage along Township Road. It moved southeast through the Stanton subdivision, heavily damaging four trailer homes and caused minor to moderate damage to several other homes and outbuildings. It continued to move southeast causing tree damage, and widened as it moved into the northwest side of the city of Cleveland. As the tornado moved through the north side of Cleveland, it snapped and uprooted numerous trees, blew the signs out of several restaurants and stores, blew the doors out of the automotive area of a department store, and blew out a wall and a large part of a roof of another commercial building. Several homes suffered shingle damage and power lines were downed. The tornado then turned more eastward, continuing to cause tree damage as it moved along and just north of State Highway 8 east of Cleveland. Additional power lines were downed and a few more homes suffered minor roof damage due to wind or branches falling on them. As the tornado crossed into Sunflower County it moved more southeast again. It snapped several wooden power poles along and just south of Highway 8 along Mallette-Jones Road, along with destroying a greenhouse type structure and causing some roof damage to a frame home. The tornado continued to cause tree damage in a relatively narrow path as it crossed Walker Road, and then dissipated before reaching Lusk Road. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph.

The tornado started just west of County Road 450, downing some pine trees. As it crossed County Road 450, it began downing numerous trees, pushed a mobile home over, and damaged the roof of a house. The tornado intensified as it cross MS Highway 491, destroying a large portion of two chicken houses down to the ground, and causing extensive tree damage. The tornado then appeared to weaken slightly as it crossed County Road 729 and then crossed into Kemper County near White Store Road. Numerous trees were snapped, and a home suffered some minor to moderate damage along County Road 729.||The tornado intensified as it approached Little Rock Road and MS Highway 495. The tornado reached an EF-3 intensity at this location, causing extensive structural damage to two frame homes, completely destroying two mobile homes and carrying the remains some distance, snapping several power poles, and causing intense tree damage with some denuded trees. The tornado weakened a bit from here, but continued to cause extensive tree damage and downed power poles and lines as it moved east-northeast. As the tornado crossed Highway 16 for the first time west of De Kalb, it continued to cause EF-2 type damage, destroying several mobile homes, heavily damaging the second story of a frame home, and causing roof damage to other frame homes. Extensive tree and power line damage also occurred in this area.||As the tornado crossed Neely Town Road north of DeKalb it again caused EF-3 type damage, completely destroying a double-wide mobile home and wrapping the frame around trees several hundred yards away and carrying the remnants across a road a considerable distance away, along with intense tree damage including denuded trees, and snapped power poles. It also destroyed another mobile home and caused roof damage to nearby frame homes. It continued east, causing extensive tree damage across MS Highway 39, and then caused EF-3 damage again as it crossed Old DeKalb-Scooba Road. Tree damage was the most impressive of anywhere along the track in this area, with large swaths of area where nearly every tree was snapped and many trees were denuded. Additionally, a frame home suffered heavy damage with the roof mainly gone and some walls heavily damaged, another home had heavy roof damage, and some outbuildings were destroyed. This was also where the tornado reached its maximum width of three-quarters of a mile.||The tornado then weakened somewhat and narrowed as it crossed MS Highway 16 west of Scooba. Numerous trees and a couple of power poles were snapped in this area. The tornado then crossed US Highway 45 south of Scooba where it was relatively narrow but intense with damage on the border of EF-2/EF-3. A large warehouse building was totally destroyed, a pickup truck was moved a considerable distance, intense tree damage occurred with some denuding, and three homes suffered roof damage.||After crossing US Highway 45, the tornado widened again, and caused heavy damage in the area east of Scooba, particularly along MS Highway 16 near Giles Road. The tornado caused heavy roof damage to several homes and intense tree damage, with some denuding of trees occurring again. A number of power poles were snapped in the area as well. The tornado crossed into Alabama along and north of MS Highway 16. Additionally, this tornado caused extensive timber damage across Kemper County. Roughly 3200 acres of pines and hardwood trees were damaged. Maximum winds were around 140 mph. Path length in Mississippi was 38 miles. Total path length for both MS/AL was 48.5 miles.

A few power lines and power poles were blown down around Cleveland.

A roof sustained damaged and some trees and power lines were blown down across Cleveland. Winds occurred from a gravity wave feature as a large moderate rain shield was moving through the area.

A few power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down around Cleveland and just outside of town. In Cleveland, one vehicle was destroyed by a fallen tree. Along Shaw-Skene Road, just southwest of Cleveland, the roof was blown off a building.

Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down around Cleveland and just outside of town. In Cleveland, one vehicle was destroyed by a fallen tree. Along Shaw-Skene Road, just southwest of Cleveland, the roof was blown off a building.

Numerous hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the path along with some power lines snapped in one location. Maximum winds were around 105 mph.

Numerous hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the path along with some power lines snapped in one location. Maximum winds were around 105 mph.

Strong gradient winds occurred behind a strong cold front and caused damage across portions of the county. In the Bolivar Community, a mobile home had a large portion of the roof taken off. In Benoit, the rear of the gin was torn off and blown onto Highway 1. Other instances across the county saw several trees and power lines get taken down with some trees causing damage to homes and businesses.

Around one quarter inch of ice accumulated slowly through the day with icing being worst across area roads. Accidents were plentiful across the county with some icing in trees and on power lines.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Numerous power outages resulted from the damage.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Cleveland to Shelby.

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

Several powerlines blown down across the northern portion of the county.

A few powerlines were blown down.

Additional light ice accumulation, the 2nd night, caused a few more trees and powerlines to be knocked down.

Freezing rain caused 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice to cover trees and powerlines. This ice accumulation caused numerous trees and powerlines to be knocked down.

A supercell thunderstorm moved out of Chicot County Arkansas into northern Washington County, Mississippi. The storm produced a violent tornado that touced down 2.5 miles southwest of Winterville, or along the northern edge of Lake Ferguson. The tornado had a width of up to one half mile and moved through the town of Winterville, causing extensive damage. It then continued northeast into southern Bolivar county about 2 miles northeast of Winterville. The total path length in Washington County was 4.8 miles. The tornado entered southern Bolivar County about 3.5 miles southwest of Stringtown. It travelled northeast 25.5 miles through mostly rural areas of Bolivar County and lifted one mile southeast of Mound Bayou. In Washington County, the tornado caused 12 injuries, mainly in the community of Winterville. In Bolivar County, 36 people were injured, including one 7 year old boy who was critically injured. In Washinton County, a total of six houses, five mobile homes, and two businesses were totally destroyed. Additionally, extensive damage was done to 34 houses and six businesses. Minor damage occurred to over 30 houses and several mobile homes. Total damage to the county was estimated to be around $3.5 million. In Bolivar County, the tornado destroyed ten houses, two mobile homes, and four businesses. Extensive damage occurred to 21 houses, one mobile home, and one business. Minor damage occurred to over 20 houses and around 20 mobile homes. The tornado caused extensive damage to the Bolivar County Detention Center, and hit an electric power substation. The substation was totally destroyed it. At the substation, the tornado blew over a tranformer that weighed approximately 25 tons, and slid another transformer sideways three feet. Total damage in Bolivar County was estimated at around $6 million.

Several power lines and a transformer were damaged by this small tornado as it stayed on the ground for a few minutes.

High winds from a strong outflow boundary well ahead of a line of thunderstorms produced scattered damage in the county. A window was blown out of a shop in downtown Cleveland, several roofs received some damage, and some power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Several trucks were flipped over. A number of buildings received major roof damage.

Significant hail damage, from wind driven hail up to the size of tennis balls, occurred across southeast Bolivar County and then northern Sunflower County as a left moving supercell thunderstorm tracked across the region. This storm originated in Chicot County Arkansas and moved northeast into Washington County, near Greenville, and then intensified as it moved into southeast Bolivar county. This storm produced large amounts of quarter to golf ball sized hail across Bolivar County with the areas from Shaw to Boyle to Cleveland being the hardest hit. Additionally, this storm produced damaging winds which downed several power lines and numerous trees around Cleveland. A few homes sustained roof damage and had windows blown out, one tree destroyed a car and several transformers were blown out. As this moved into Sunflower County, it actually became stronger. Hail between golf ball and tennis ball sized fell from just west of Drew to Parchman. Here the most significant hail damage occurred from wind driven large hail. Over two dozen homes in the town of Parchman sustained significant damage from the large hail with over 60 homes across the northern part of the county sustaining damage. Windows were blown out, siding was demolished as hail punctured large holes in the siding, and roofs were damaged. Homes were not the only property impacted, dozens of vehicles were dented or had windows cracked from the hail. Additionally, damaging winds accompanied the storm and downed numerous trees and power lines.

Freezing rain began falling during the morning hours of the 18th and light icing occurred for several hours across a portion of the Mississippi Delta region. By late morning and around noon, ice accumulations reached 1/4 inch across northern portions of Bolivar county and extreme northern portions of Sunflower county. Many bridges in this area were iced over along with icing on trees and power lines. The ice accumulation ended before much damage occurred and at its greatest was generally around 1/4 inch before evaporating and melting some during the evening.

This tornado touched down off Highway 442 near the Sunflower/Bolivar county line and tracked northwest to around the Boyle Community. As the tornado moved into Bolivar county it crossed Sawmill and Sandpit Roads. The tornado continued moving northwest toward Boyle where it dissipated just northwest of town. Along the path, numerous trees and power lines were damaged or torn down. Additionally, several mobile homes were damaged along with farm equipment. The total path length across Sunflower and Bolivar counties was 10 miles.

This tornado touched down between Cleveland and Ruleville about 3 miles southeast of Dockery in Western Sunflower county. The tornado then tracked northwest into Bolivar county just east of Cleveland and then toward Merigold where it dissipated. As the tornado approached Cleveland it remained over open farm land and caused damage to trees and power lines. The tornado became more intense just east and northeast of Cleveland. Here the most significant damage occurred which was within a swath of nearly 2 miles that extended from the northeast outskirts of Cleveland to the Renova Community. A couple of buildings were severely damage with one commercial storage building totally destroyed. Three mobile homes were destroyed and 5 other homes sustained heavy damage. Three sheds were destroyed and numerous large trees and power poles were taken down. A mid-sized storage tank was thrown 1/4 of a mile into a field and 3 bicycle frames were thrown 1/4 to 1/2 a mile away. The tornado weakened as it moved toward Merigold and dissipated about 1 mile west of Town off Pemble Road. The total path length across Sunflower and Bolivar counties was 13 miles with a maximum width of 200 yards and maximum rating of F2. Additionally, this tornado developed from the same parent storm which produced the Belzoni tornado.