Power Outage in Forest, MS

A tornado started at Mississippi Highway 43 South in Rankin County where it uprooted some trees and continued eastward. As it crossed Noblin Bridge Road, the tornado increased intensity and destroyed a small outbuilding and caused additional tree damage. The tornado then continued east into southwestern Scott County. As it crossed Line Creek Road, the tornado reached it's peak intensity with an estimated peak wind gust of 105 mph and width of 670 yards. At this point, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, and power lines were blown down. The tornado continued across Mississippi Highway 13 and damaged more trees before it began to weaken. A small farm building was damaged with its tin roof torn off along Stage Road. The tornado continued to weaken and then dissipated between Stage Rd and Mississippi Highway 481. The total path length across both counties was 9.89 miles.

An EF-1 tornado tracked south of Pulaski to near Homewood, beginning east of Bienville National Forest Road 538. The greatest damage occurred near the intersection of Springfield Road and Garner Road, where several trees were uprooted including one that fell onto a carport and RV. The tornado continued eastward across MS Highway 481, Smith Road, and Old Forest Road, producing mainly minor tree damage and blowing down a few power lines. It ended just east of Morton-Marathon Road. A tornadic debris signature was detected by radar with this tornado. The maximum estimated wind gust was 100 mph.

An EF-1 tornado began near Zion Church Road, uprooted trees in the area, and continued east across Hopewell Road and McLauren Road. It damaged the roof of an outbuilding as it crossed Robert Moore Road, then blew down trees and power lines across MS Highway 501 where the tornado began to widen. A tree was blown down onto a home near this area as well. The tornado reached its greatest intensity as it crossed Sherman Hill Road, snapping a higher percentage of trees in this area. The tornado then weakened and lifted west of Mudline Road. A tornadic debris signature was detected by radar with this tornado. The estimated maximum wind gust was 110 mph.

An EF-1 tornado began near Zion Church Road, uprooted trees in the area, and continued east across Hopewell Road and McLauren Road. It damaged the roof of an outbuilding as it crossed Robert Moore Road, then blew down trees and power lines across MS Highway 501 where the tornado began to widen. A tree was blown down onto a home near this area as well. The tornado reached its greatest intensity as it crossed Sherman Hill Road, snapping a higher percentage of trees in this area. The tornado then weakened and lifted west of Mudline Road. A tornadic debris signature was detected by radar with this tornado. The estimated maximum wind gust was 110 mph.

Trees were blown down onto power lines in the Forkville community.

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

Ice accumulations of around 0.25 inches broke tree limbs across the county, some of which fell onto and downed power lines. Some power outages occurred.

A mixture of freezing rain and sleet fell across the county. Accumulations of one quarter of an inch of ice occurred especially in the southeast half of the county. Ice accumulated on trees and power lines. Numerous limbs broke and some trees were brought down from the weight of the ice and the influence of winds. This resulted in power outages. A large shed/canopy collapsed due to the heavy ice accumulation and it landed on a utility vehicle. Heavy sleet accumulated in the county as well with amounts around one and a half to two inches.

This tornado developed on the north side of Morton in the vicinity of the elementary school and moved in a more northerly direction. It quickly grew large as it moved into the Farris Circle and Woodview Street area. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along with many power lines down. Dozens of homes were damaged by the wind and fallen trees. This strong tornado continued to quickly intensify and its reached peak intensity along Oakdale Avenue and Dummy Line Road. Here, roughly 7 homes had the roof removed and the tree damage was intense and focused. Shortly after passing through Dummy Line Road, the tornado weakened quickly and narrowed while also shifting it heading to East-Northeast. At this time, it also It moved into the Bienville National Forrest crossing Road 508 F where a few dozen trees were snapped and uprooted. It crossed Hillsboro Road and dissipated along Clifton Road where minor tree damage was noted. Maximum estimated winds 132 MPH.

Trees were blown down in Forest, with some on power lines.

Powerlines were blown down along Highway 21 North.

This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph.

This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph.

This tornado touched down just west of Baker Road where several trees were uprooted. The tornado continued into Scott County and impacted a couple of residences at Line Prairie and D. Williams roads. It was at this location where a mobile home was rolled and destroyed. Power poles were left standing and some tin was removed from the roof of another home along with some damage to the shed. Several trees were downed in this area as well. The tornado crossed Highway 481 where an old unused chicken house was heavily damaged. The tornado continued to the northeast and downed numerous trees along Airport Road. The tornado dissipated just after it crossed Highway 13 in Forkville. The estimated maximum wind speed was 110 mph.

This tornado touched down just west of Baker Road where several trees were uprooted. The tornado continued into Scott County and impacted a couple of residences at Line Prairie and D. Williams roads. It was at this location where a mobile home was rolled and destroyed. Power poles were left standing and some tin was removed from the roof of another home along with some damage to the shed. Several trees were downed in this area as well. The tornado crossed Highway 481 where an old unused chicken house was heavily damaged. The tornado continued to the northeast and downed numerous trees along Airport Road. The tornado dissipated just after it crossed Highway 13 in Forkville. The estimated maximum wind speed was 110 mph.

Multiple trees were blown down across the county between mid afternoon of the 29th and mid day on the 30th. During the overnight hours, a tree fell on a mobile home in Forest, destroying the home. No injuries occurred. By early morning, roughly 25% of the residents in the county were without power due to fallen power lines.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Denson Road, Measels Road, and Fairchilds Road.

A few trees were blown down on power lines south of Lena.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the north portion of the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the north portion of the county.

The tornado started in the Bienville National Forest, just to the southwest of Federal Road 508A. As it crossed the road, it snapped and uprooted large numbers of pine trees. This was where the tornado reached its maximum intensity, EF-1 with 100 mph winds, and width of 400 yards. The tornado continued northeast, crossing Clifton Road. The tornado was narrower and somewhat weaker here, but was still topping numerous pine trees and uprooting several hardwood trees. The tornado then continued northeast and crossed Clifton-Hillsboro Road. Numerous trees were downed near a home along this road, and fences were damaged in a field behind the home. Several large pine trees were downed across the road, and power lines were downed as well. The tornado continued northeast as it weakened, downing a few trees and damaging a carport before diminishing at Hillsboro-Ludlow Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the Branch Community on Line Prairie Road off Highway 481. Additional trees were blown just north of Morton along Highway 13.

Sleet began to mix with rain around 715 in the Morton and Forest communities. Light rain, sleet and then snow continued for the next few hours before completely changing over to snow around 945. Light to moderate snow would continue to fall for over 2 hours with accumulations approaching 2 inches right around 12pm. Heavy snow then began with accumulations quickly piling up. By 1245 an observation just to the southwest of Morton reached 5 inches in snow accumulation. Moderate to Heavy snow would continue through 230 across portions of the county. By 130 the southwestern half of the county had reported close to 5 inches in many locations but the northeastern half had just started to get into the more moderate to heavy snow. This caused communities like Hillsboro and Sebastopol to go from just over an inch around 145 to up to 6 inches by 230pm. At that time the intensity of the snow decreased and all winter precipitation had moved out of the county by 330pm. Numerous trees, tree branches and powerlines came down due to the heavy wet snow.

Hundreds of trees and many power lines were blown down across the northwest portion of Scott County, generally around Ludlow and toward Forkville. Many trees were down across area roads along with some power lines. The most concentrated damage was across this portion of the county.

Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down across the eastern half of Scott County as an intense line of storms moved through the area. Wind gusts ranged from 60 to 75 mph which downed many trees and power lines across area roads. In Forest, 1 tree damaged a home and another damaged a car. Across the county, nearly 85 percent of all roads had at least 1 tree downed across it.

Hundreds of trees and many power lines were blown down across the central and southwest portion of Scott County. Many trees were blown down across area roads along with some power lines. Across the county, nearly 85 percent of all roads had at least 1 tree downed across it.

One large limb took down a power line at the intersection of Second Avenue and Woodland Drive.

A large tree and a power line were blown down.

Numerous trees were blown down all around Forest. A few power lines were blown down as well.

Several trees were blown down across roads along with several power lines down. Additionally, a shed was destroyed.

Several trees were blown down across roads along with several power lines down. Additionally, a shed was destroyed.

An intense downburst occurred along Harrison Road and heavily damaged one home and downed several trees and power lines.

Several trees and power lines were blown down along Ephesus Road.

Several trees were blown down along with a few power lines. Damage occurred at the intersection of Highway 501 and Sherman Hill Road.

Strong gradient winds ahead of a squall line caused damage around Ludlow and portions of northwest Scott County. Winds were estimated around 47 kts (54 mph) and caused several trees to get blown down along with a few power lines. Additionally, some shingles were blown off a building in Forest.

Numerous large limbs were blown down on powerlines.

Scattered reports of large tree limbs blown down onto powerlines.

A few powerlines were blown down.

Several trees and powerlines were blown down.

Several powerlines and power poles were blown down.

Many trees and some power lines were blown down in central and northern portions of the county.

Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down in rural southern portions of the county.

Many trees were blown down and caused some damage. A number of power lines were blown down.