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This tornado touched down south of Bolton along Houston Road. The tornado quickly intensified as it crossed Raymond-Bolton Road where numerous trees were damaged. Heavy tree damage again was noted as the tornado crossed Airplane and St. Thomas Roads. The roads were blocked by numerous trees and two power poles were snapped along Airplane Road. The tornado then moved to just east of Bolton where it crossed the Bolton Cemetery, where numerous trees were damaged. A home sustained minor roof damage here and a metal tractor shed was destroyed. More trees were downed on the Frontage Roads along I-20 and a large billboard was damaged. The tornado then moved across fields west of West Northside Drive. One mobile home had part of the tin roof torn off. More heavy tree damage was observed on Edwards Road and then again as it crossed Jimmy Williams Road. Here the tornado intensified and reached its widest point. Additional tree damage occurred across Lorance Road and then again across Clinton-Tinnin Road. The tornado downed about 30 large trees across Kennebrew Road as it crossed into southern Madison County. Damage was noted on Shady Grove Road and near the petrified forest area before it moved into Flora. The tornado caused minor structural damage in downtown Flora. It also caused damage to the old water tower in Flora. Tree damage was noted on the north side of Flora as well. The tornado dissipated as it exited the Flora city limits to the north. The total path length was 20.79 miles. The maximum estimated winds were 110 mph, which occurred in Hinds County. The maximum tornado width was one half of a mile(880 yards), which also occurred in Hinds County.
Trees and power lines were blown down around Flora, as well as much of southwestern Madison County.
A couple of trees and a power line were blown down near Flora.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Flora causing power outages. A storage building was onto Highway 49, and several awnings were blown off of buildings. Large trees were blown down along Old Highway 49. Dime sized hail also fell in the area.
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Flora, Mississippi
| City | Flora |
| County | Madison |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 39071 |
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Madison County on the afternoon of May 4th. A focused swath of damaging winds of 60-70mph occurred from Flora to Madison resulting in numerous trees and power lines being downed. Several trees fell on homes, one on a car and a car wash awning was destroyed near Flora.