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A tree fell onto a power line along Gene Monk Road.

A line of severe thunderstorms blew down numerous trees and power lines in a swath across Covington County including the City of Collins. One uprooted tree ruptured a gas line. Another tree was blown down across Mississippi Highway 590.

A line of severe thunderstorms blew down numerous trees and power lines in a swath across Covington County including the City of Collins. One uprooted tree ruptured a gas line. Another tree was blown down across Mississippi Highway 590.

An EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Stroud Road and Burtons Creek Road. It traveled east-southeast along Rock Hill Road and caused significant roof damage to a home before it crossed US Highway 49. Multiple downed trees blocked traffic on Highway 49. The tornado continued eastward from there through fields and low creek areas and then across William Warren Road. It then followed along Hambone Road and Cagle Road before it crossed Salem School Road where additional significant roof damage occurred and a tree was blown down onto a home and some power lines. The tornado crossed US Highway 84 and continued to cause mainly tree damage as it weakened and moved into western Jones County. Throughout the path, it uprooted and snapped numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The estimated maximum wind gust was for the portion of this tornado in Covington County was 110 mph. The total path length was 16.99 miles across the two counties.

An EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Stroud Road and Burtons Creek Road. It traveled east-southeast along Rock Hill Road and caused significant roof damage to a home before it crossed US Highway 49. Multiple downed trees blocked traffic on Highway 49. The tornado continued eastward from there through fields and low creek areas and then across William Warren Road. It then followed along Hambone Road and Cagle Road before it crossed Salem School Road where additional significant roof damage occurred and a tree was blown down onto a home and some power lines. The tornado crossed US Highway 84 and continued to cause mainly tree damage as it weakened and moved into western Jones County. Throughout the path, it uprooted and snapped numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The estimated maximum wind gust was for the portion of this tornado in Covington County was 110 mph. The total path length was 16.99 miles across the two counties.

Tropical storm force wind gusts resulted in downed trees and power lines across the county.

Freezing rain fell across the county. Accumulations of one quarter of an inch occurred across the northwest part of the county. Some sleet also fell but accumulations were light. Ice accumulated on trees and power lines which resulted in power outages across the north.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Blackjack-New Chapel Road near Mike Connor Lake.

During the late evening, a severe thunderstorm was responsible for an extensive swath of significant damage across several counties in the southern portion of the NWS Jackson service area. The main corridor of focused and higher end wind damage was across southern Copiah to far southern Simpson, as well as all of northern sections of Lawrence, Jefferson Davis and Covington counties before dissipating across northwest Jones County. Based on a NWS damage survey of portions of this swath, along with accounts and assessments from local Emergency Managers, significant wind speeds across this swath ranged between 80 and 100 mph. Within the overall swath, there were generally 2 to 3 focused corridors, roughly running from west northwest to east southeast, where the greatest concentration of damage occurred. General dimensions of the swath can be described as roughly 80 miles long with a width of 6 to 8 miles where the greatest concentration of damage occurred. Damage across this large swath were primarily damaged trees and downed power lines. Tree damage was a combination of uprooted and snapped trees and was quite extensive and best characterized by hundreds of thousands of damaged trees. Downed power lines and broken poles were extensive as well across the swath. Additionally, many structures were damaged with degrees of damage from minor to major. All of this was due to a combination of the wind itself causing damage or by downed trees damaging the structure. In Covington County, the strongest hit area included Communities across the north portions of the county which include Dry Creek Lake, south of Jayneville Road around Waterpark Road, and Dry Creek Park Road. Roughly 20 homes sustained structural damage in the area of Sellers Road between and near Salem Church Road and William Warren Road.

During the late evening, a severe thunderstorm was responsible for an extensive swath of significant damage across several counties in the southern portion of the NWS Jackson service area. The main corridor of focused and higher end wind damage was across southern Copiah to far southern Simpson, as well as all of northern sections of Lawrence, Jefferson Davis and Covington counties before dissipating across northwest Jones County. Based on a NWS damage survey of portions of this swath, along with accounts and assessments from local Emergency Managers, significant wind speeds across this swath ranged between 80 and 100 mph. Within the overall swath, there were generally 2 to 3 focused corridors, roughly running from west northwest to east southeast, where the greatest concentration of damage occurred. General dimensions of the swath can be described as roughly 80 miles long with a width of 6 to 8 miles where the greatest concentration of damage occurred. Damage across this large swath were primarily damaged trees and downed power lines. Tree damage was a combination of uprooted and snapped trees and was quite extensive and best characterized by hundreds of thousands of damaged trees. Downed power lines and broken poles were extensive as well across the swath. Additionally, many structures were damaged with degrees of damage from minor to major. All of this was due to a combination of the wind itself causing damage or by downed trees damaging the structure. In Covington County, the strongest hit area included Communities across the north portions of the county which include Dry Creek Lake, south of Jayneville Road around Waterpark Road, and Dry Creek Park Road. Roughly 20 homes sustained structural damage in the area of Sellers Road between and near Salem Church Road and William Warren Road.

This strong tornado traveled over 84 miles through parts of six counties including southern Lawrence, central Jefferson Davis, northern Covington, far northwestern Jones, far southeastern Smith, and Jasper counties. Some of the communities impacted include Oak Vale, the area north of Carson, the north side of Collins, Hot Coffee, Summerland, Stringer, and the west side of Paulding. This tornado is preliminarily rated EF3 with an estimated peak wind of 150 MPH near MS Highway 35 northeast of Carson in Jefferson Davis County. The maximum path width was 1.16 miles also near MS Highway 35 in Jefferson Davis County. No fatalities were reported in this tornado, but there was an undetermined number of injuries. Additional details on the damage path and area of most significant damage follow.|| ||The tornado initially touched down in southeastern Lawrence County 11 miles south of the city of Monticello, causing minor tree damage. The tornado quickly strengthened as it took a northeast track, producing EF1 and EF2 tree damage along Givens Road and Divide Road. From an elevated location on Divide Road, surveyors were able to view extensive tree damage and ground scouring in the inaccessible Pearl River bottom in Lawrence County. This damage was also confirmed by satellite imagery. The tornado destroyed the roof of a home and completely destroyed a metal building structure on Rayborn Lane. The homeowner also stated that a well built log cabin that he owned along the Pearl River was completely destroyed. After crossing the Pearl River, the tornado proceeded to impact areas just east of the river, causing more significant tree damage along River Road and Coon Hunting Road. The tornado completely destroyed several chicken houses and significantly damaged two homes near MS Highway 43 before crossing into Jefferson Davis County. Once in Jefferson Davis County, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along Johnson Road, Palestine Road, and Lily Rose Road. The tornado crossed MS Highway 13 snapping a couple of wooden power poles and causing damage to large sections of the roof of a one- story home. Two mobile homes were destroyed along Greens Creek Road, with additional roof damage to homes as well as snapping and uprooting trees as the tornado progressed northeastward. A mobile home was destroyed along Newman Camp Road.|| ||The intensity of the tornado briefly increased to low end EF3 damage as it moved across Kirkley Lane, where extensive tree damage was noted. Damage to roofs, and the snapping and uprooting of trees continued as the tornado moved northeast. Large sections of a roof were removed from a one-story home on Haynes Gray Road, most walls of an apparently abandoned home were collapsed on SJ Garner Road, and the roof of a well built home was removed along Ross McPhail Road. Along Berry Loop, a mobile home was demolished and several other homes were heavily damaged.|| ||As the tornado neared MS Highway 35 and the Terrell community, it grew wider and stronger. Extensive tree damage and varying degrees of damage occurred to dozens of structures. In this area, multiple mobile homes were completely destroyed on both sides of the highway. A large church made of cinderblocks was leveled here and supportive of EF3 wind speeds near 150 mph. Multiple power lines were downed as well. The tornado reached its widest point in this location at 1.16 miles. EF3 tree damage continued as it crossed East Granby Road near the river as well as a small section when it crossed Three Notch Road. Several mobile homes were destroyed here as well. The tornado weakened a bit after this point, but remained strong as it crossed US 84 and neared US 49. A wide swath of extensive tree damage and downed power lines occurred along the path. A set of chicken houses west of Campbell Faler Road was destroyed, and a mobile home was rolled. As the tornado crossed Old Macintosh and Sunset Roads, more trees were downed along with some damage to structures. After crossing US 49, this strong tornado continued northeast where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and a mobile home was destroyed on Hambone Road.|| ||The tornado continued across northeastern Covington County, crossing MS Highway 532 west of Hot Coffee, causing widespread tree damage and minor roof damage to some residential areas before crossing out of the county. The tornado then moved into northwest Jones and southern Smith County and crossed through the community of Summerland. Widespread tree damage continued through here, with some minor roof damage to residences, which was consistent with high end EF1 damage. A church along Smith County Road 8A had a steeple removed by the winds. The tornado then moved into southwestern Jasper County into the Stringer community. High end EF1 damage occurred in the area, with numerous trees snapped and uprooted in addition to a snapped power pole east of the community. Even though the circulation began to weaken, the tornado continued northeast and produced high end EF1 damage throughout central Jasper County before moving across the western side of Paulding. The tornado weakened in this area, still producing widespread EF0-EF1 tree damage as it crossed MS Highway 503 north of Paulding. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter along County Road 31. The maximum wind speed was 150mph in Jefferson Davis County, but was 140mph in Covington County. The total path length was 83.22 miles.

This strong tornado traveled over 84 miles through parts of six counties including southern Lawrence, central Jefferson Davis, northern Covington, far northwestern Jones, far southeastern Smith, and Jasper counties. Some of the communities impacted include Oak Vale, the area north of Carson, the north side of Collins, Hot Coffee, Summerland, Stringer, and the west side of Paulding. This tornado is preliminarily rated EF3 with an estimated peak wind of 150 MPH near MS Highway 35 northeast of Carson in Jefferson Davis County. The maximum path width was 1.16 miles also near MS Highway 35 in Jefferson Davis County. No fatalities were reported in this tornado, but there was an undetermined number of injuries. Additional details on the damage path and area of most significant damage follow.|| ||The tornado initially touched down in southeastern Lawrence County 11 miles south of the city of Monticello, causing minor tree damage. The tornado quickly strengthened as it took a northeast track, producing EF1 and EF2 tree damage along Givens Road and Divide Road. From an elevated location on Divide Road, surveyors were able to view extensive tree damage and ground scouring in the inaccessible Pearl River bottom in Lawrence County. This damage was also confirmed by satellite imagery. The tornado destroyed the roof of a home and completely destroyed a metal building structure on Rayborn Lane. The homeowner also stated that a well built log cabin that he owned along the Pearl River was completely destroyed. After crossing the Pearl River, the tornado proceeded to impact areas just east of the river, causing more significant tree damage along River Road and Coon Hunting Road. The tornado completely destroyed several chicken houses and significantly damaged two homes near MS Highway 43 before crossing into Jefferson Davis County. Once in Jefferson Davis County, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along Johnson Road, Palestine Road, and Lily Rose Road. The tornado crossed MS Highway 13 snapping a couple of wooden power poles and causing damage to large sections of the roof of a one- story home. Two mobile homes were destroyed along Greens Creek Road, with additional roof damage to homes as well as snapping and uprooting trees as the tornado progressed northeastward. A mobile home was destroyed along Newman Camp Road.|| ||The intensity of the tornado briefly increased to low end EF3 damage as it moved across Kirkley Lane, where extensive tree damage was noted. Damage to roofs, and the snapping and uprooting of trees continued as the tornado moved northeast. Large sections of a roof were removed from a one-story home on Haynes Gray Road, most walls of an apparently abandoned home were collapsed on SJ Garner Road, and the roof of a well built home was removed along Ross McPhail Road. Along Berry Loop, a mobile home was demolished and several other homes were heavily damaged.|| ||As the tornado neared MS Highway 35 and the Terrell community, it grew wider and stronger. Extensive tree damage and varying degrees of damage occurred to dozens of structures. In this area, multiple mobile homes were completely destroyed on both sides of the highway. A large church made of cinderblocks was leveled here and supportive of EF3 wind speeds near 150 mph. Multiple power lines were downed as well. The tornado reached its widest point in this location at 1.16 miles. EF3 tree damage continued as it crossed East Granby Road near the river as well as a small section when it crossed Three Notch Road. Several mobile homes were destroyed here as well. The tornado weakened a bit after this point, but remained strong as it crossed US 84 and neared US 49. A wide swath of extensive tree damage and downed power lines occurred along the path. A set of chicken houses west of Campbell Faler Road was destroyed, and a mobile home was rolled. As the tornado crossed Old Macintosh and Sunset Roads, more trees were downed along with some damage to structures. After crossing US 49, this strong tornado continued northeast where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and a mobile home was destroyed on Hambone Road.|| ||The tornado continued across northeastern Covington County, crossing MS Highway 532 west of Hot Coffee, causing widespread tree damage and minor roof damage to some residential areas before crossing out of the county. The tornado then moved into northwest Jones and southern Smith County and crossed through the community of Summerland. Widespread tree damage continued through here, with some minor roof damage to residences, which was consistent with high end EF1 damage. A church along Smith County Road 8A had a steeple removed by the winds. The tornado then moved into southwestern Jasper County into the Stringer community. High end EF1 damage occurred in the area, with numerous trees snapped and uprooted in addition to a snapped power pole east of the community. Even though the circulation began to weaken, the tornado continued northeast and produced high end EF1 damage throughout central Jasper County before moving across the western side of Paulding. The tornado weakened in this area, still producing widespread EF0-EF1 tree damage as it crossed MS Highway 503 north of Paulding. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter along County Road 31. The maximum wind speed was 150mph in Jefferson Davis County, but was 140mph in Covington County. The total path length was 83.22 miles.

A line of thunderstorms caused scattered wind damage east of Collins including a tree which was blown down at the intersection of US Highway 84 and Providence Church Road, and a power line which was blown down on Willow Grove Church Road.

A line of thunderstorms caused scattered wind damage east of Collins including a tree which was blown down at the intersection of US Highway 84 and Providence Church Road, and a power line which was blown down on Willow Grove Church Road.

A tree was blown down into power lines near Jaynesville Road. A roadway was blocked.

A tree was blown down onto a house and power lines were blown down on Old McIntosh Road.

Power lines were blown down across Highway 49 just north of Seminary.

Heavy snow fell across Covington County, with totals ranging from near 4 inches in Mt. Olive to 7 inches near Seminary. The snow resulted in several traffic accidents, downed tree limbs, and power outages across the county.

A tree was blown down on Highway 588 near the intersection with Highway 84 northeast of Collins. Another tree fell onto powerlines and resulted in power outages in Seminary.

A powerline was blown down in Collins.

A tree was blown down onto a powerline on Highway 35. Another tree was blown down onto a powerline at Highway 37.

A tree and powerlines were blown down on Ramsey McQueen Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Main Street.

This tornado downed numerous large limbs and snapped off the tops of several trees along its path. Two power poles were downed when limbs fell on power lines, taking the poles down. A carport was flipped by the tornado. The estimated peak wind was 75 mph.

This tornado downed numerous large limbs and snapped off the tops of several trees along its path. Two power poles were downed when limbs fell on power lines, taking the poles down. A carport was flipped by the tornado. The estimated peak wind was 75 mph.

Power lines were blown down near Mount Olive.

Trees were blown down along Water Well Road. Trees were blown down along Elm Road and Booth Lane off of Dan Easterling Road. A tree was blown down onto a power line on Burtons Creek Road.

Trees and powerlines were blown down scattered throughout the county.

Power lines were blown down along Mississippi Highway 532 near William Warren Road.

Tree limbs fell onto power lines on Highway 49 north of Collins.

Several trees and power lines were blown down around Hot Coffee.

This tornado touched down just to the west of Sunset-Williamsburg Rd. Several trees were snapped at this location. The tornado moved northeast where it crossed Sunset Rd and Rock Hill Rd. Snapped & uprooted trees were the main damage. As the tornado neared and crossed Highway 49, the intensity increased to a high end EF-1.||Multiple power lines were downed along with numerous trees, two homes had minor damage along Rock Hill Rd. A home had a portion of the roof removed along Highway 49. As the tornado crossed Byrd Town Rd, more high end tree damage occurred with some minor damage to a home and a couple mobile homes. Several sheds and carports were destroyed here as well. The tornado increased in intensity to a low end EF-2 as it crossed George Speed Rd. Here significant tree damage was noted with hundreds of snapped or uprooted pines and hardwoods. A few homes had minor damage as they were on the edges of the tornadic circulation. The tornado weakened some as it moved just north of Jones Chapel Rd and across Highway 532. The tornado increased and reached peak intensity, EF-2 (125 mph), as it crossed Vester Pickering Rd. Three mobile homes were destroyed with one well-built brick home having the roof entirely removed. Heavy tree damaged was noted here with power poles and power lines down. Just to the north of Hot Coffee, a large church was heavily damaged with part of the roof removed and some outer brick fallen off the outer wall. Five other brick buildings had minor/major roof damage along with the windows blown out. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted here and along Highway 35.||The tornado continued to the northeast toward the Leaf River where more trees were snapped and downed. The tornado dissipated just inside Jones County where some trees were damaged. Total path length was 16.5 miles. Maximum winds were around 125 mph.

This tornado touched down just to the west of Sunset-Williamsburg Rd. Several trees were snapped at this location. The tornado moved northeast where it crossed Sunset Rd and Rock Hill Rd. Snapped & uprooted trees were the main damage. As the tornado neared and crossed Highway 49, the intensity increased to a high end EF-1.||Multiple power lines were downed along with numerous trees, two homes had minor damage along Rock Hill Rd. A home had a portion of the roof removed along Highway 49. As the tornado crossed Byrd Town Rd, more high end tree damage occurred with some minor damage to a home and a couple mobile homes. Several sheds and carports were destroyed here as well. The tornado increased in intensity to a low end EF-2 as it crossed George Speed Rd. Here significant tree damage was noted with hundreds of snapped or uprooted pines and hardwoods. A few homes had minor damage as they were on the edges of the tornadic circulation. The tornado weakened some as it moved just north of Jones Chapel Rd and across Highway 532. The tornado increased and reached peak intensity, EF-2 (125 mph), as it crossed Vester Pickering Rd. Three mobile homes were destroyed with one well-built brick home having the roof entirely removed. Heavy tree damaged was noted here with power poles and power lines down. Just to the north of Hot Coffee, a large church was heavily damaged with part of the roof removed and some outer brick fallen off the outer wall. Five other brick buildings had minor/major roof damage along with the windows blown out. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted here and along Highway 35.||The tornado continued to the northeast toward the Leaf River where more trees were snapped and downed. The tornado dissipated just inside Jones County where some trees were damaged. Total path length was 16.5 miles. Maximum winds were around 125 mph.

Gradient winds along a strong cold front had blown down trees and power lines along Highway 588 and near US Highway 84.

Trees and power lines were blown down near William Warren and Earl Stucky Lane.

Power lines were blown down on Highway 49.

Two barns were heavily damaged along the tornado path. One home suffered minor roof and structural damage. A number of trees were snapped and uprooted. A wooden light pole was snapped and a couple of power lines downed. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph.

Two barns were heavily damaged along the tornado path. One home suffered minor roof and structural damage. A number of trees were snapped and uprooted. A wooden light pole was snapped and a couple of power lines downed. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Shady Oak Church Road east of Collins.

Sleet and freezing rain began falling across the county during the early afternoon hours. By the evening up to a quarter inch of ice had accumulated on tree limbs, power lines and other elevated surfaces. Tree limbs were snapping and power fluctuations were occurring just north of Seminary by 6:00pm due to ice accumulation, with additional limbs snapping near Collins around 8:00pm.

Sleet and freezing rain began falling across the county during the early afternoon hours. By the evening up to a quarter inch of ice had accumulated on tree limbs, power lines and other elevated surfaces. Power outages were occurring southeast of Natchez by 6:00pm due to ice accumulation on power lines.

Trees downed onto power lines in the town of Mount Olive.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across county roads northeast of Collins.

Numerous trees were blown down in the Shady Oak Community. Several trees were also down across Highway 84, resulting in the highway being closed for a while. Power lines were blown down as well.

A few power lines and trees were down off of Highway 588.

Trees and power lines were down on a number of streets in Collins.

A tree and a power line were blown down on Highway 49, southeast of Seminary.

Numerous trees and power lines fell across the county. There were also lots of minor roof damage to homes, especially in the Hot Coffee area. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.

Numerous trees and power lines fell across the county. There were also lots of minor roof damage to homes, especially in the Hot Coffee area. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.

Many trees and several power lines were blown down across the central and southern portion of the county. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.

Many trees and several power lines were blown down across the central and southern portion of the county. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the area.

A few power lines were blown down in town. Along Highway 49, a highway sign was blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Seminary.

Scattered trees were blown down across the county as a line of storms move east across the area. Several power lines were also taken down by the downed trees.

Scattered trees were blown down across the county as a line of storms move east across the area. Several power lines were also taken down by the downed trees.

A few trees were blown down on power lines.

A few power lines were blown down.

A few trees and power lines blown down.

A few power lines were blown down on Main Street in Collins.

A few trees were blown down on power lines.

A few powerlines and power poles were blown down, mainly in the northern portion of the county.

One large metal power pole was blown down, and numerous large limbs were blown down across the town.

Several power lines were blown down in the Mount Olive area.

Several trees and power lines were blown down. A tool shed was damaged.

Several trees were blown down. The only significant damage reported was for power lines that were knocked down by fallen trees or large limbs.