Power Outage in Enterprise, MS

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.

Power lines were damaged due to trees that were blown down near Enterprise. Trees were also blown down along Highway 11 just north of town.

A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds affected areas from Enterprise to Stonewall to Quitman. Power outages were reported all across the county from wind damage. Trees were blown down in some areas.

A few trees were blown down and downed some power lines.

The tornado first touched down in the Enterprise community in Western Union County near County Road 46 where a couple of sheds were destroyed and trees were uprooted. The intensifying tornado moved northeast causing damage to the roofs and exterior walls of several homes. The tornado was at its most powerful as it crossed State Highway 30. A gas station canopy and sign along with several large buildings were damaged. One large metal building suffered moderate damage. There was roof damage to a church and the steeple was knocked down. Many trees were knocked down and several power poles were snapped. A large bus was flipped on to its side. The tornado lifted near County Road 51 or about 2 miles northeast of Enterprise. There was minor damage in this area with several large trees uprooted and minor roof damage to a home. Along the entire track about 20 homes suffered at least some damage.

Several trees and power lines were blown down around Enterprise.

A tree and a power line were blown down near the Clarkdale community.