Power Outage in Gloster, MS

The county suffered widespread tree damage with mostly minor to moderate damage to homes and other structures as Ida���s center moved through the county. A few homes suffered major damage due to falling trees. Several roads, including some state highways, were blocked by downed trees or other debris. At the peak approximately 54% of the county was without power.

Delta produced tropical storm force winds with peak gusts estimated in the 50 to 60 |mph range, resulting in mostly minor impacts to the county. Several trees and some power lines were downed. At the peak, roughly half of the county was without power.

The Amite County Emergency Manager reported 7 inches of snow at Liberty. There was also a public report of 7.2 inches of snow 10 miles north of Liberty. Accumulation of wet snow caused small and medium sized tree branches to snap, which fell on power lines resulting in some power outages.

Reports of sleet accumulations approaching an inch were received from the Liberty area. There was a light coating of ice on limbs and power lines.

The tornado first touched down south of Highway 24, just east of the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 24 on the south side of Centreville. Initially, numerous soft wood trees and a few hard woods were snapped and uprooted, and a few power poles lost their crossmembers. The tornado quickly moved to the east-northeast across Highway 24 uprooting another 6 to 10 trees, one of which clipped a house, bringing down much of the east facing wall. The tornado was 170-200 yards wide at this point and continued into the town of Centreville. A tire service station lost most of its canopy with the columns still standing, and the Centreville Head Start lost its metal awning.||The tornado crossed Fort Street with many more trees coming down, one on top of a car. Also along Fort Street, a single-wide mobile home lost most of its exterior walls. On East Howard Street, another tree fell into a house, pinning and injuring a lady. The tornado continued to the east-northeast, leading to another area of significant tree damage, uprooting and snapping numerous hard woods. A residence had minor structural damage leading to the carport partially collapsing. The tornado moved along Highway 48 for about another mile causing light tree damage before lifting. Times were based on radar and eyewitness reports. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 105 mph.

Icing impacting bridges in Liberty and Gloster. Ice accumulating on power lines and trees.

Four inches of snow reported in the Busy Corner and Smithdale communities. Approximately 100 customers lost power due to snow-laden tree limbs falling on power lines.