Power Outage in Macon, MS

Several trees were uprooted or snapped, and large tree branches were blown down around the Togo Road area north of Mississippi Highway 388. One tree fell into power lines along Togo Road.

A tornado developed near Burnside in Neshoba County within the wetlands surrounding the Pearl River. It uprooted and snapped numerous trees and power lines as it moved northeast. A home along Mississippi Highway 573 lost a portion of its roofing tin. The tornado crossed southeastern Winston County. It reached maximum intensity as it crossed from Neshoba County with estimated maximum wind gusts of 110 mph. Numerous large trees in mixed forest were uprooted or snapped, and multiple power poles were blown down. Several trees fell onto homes, vehicles, and outbuildings. As the tornado crossed MS Highway 397 near Vernon, it destroyed an awning at a convenience store and damaged a gas station canopy. The tornado continued to blow down trees and power lines and crossed into western Noxubee County. It crossed over MS Highway 490 and continued to uproot a few trees near Brushfork Road. Shingle damage and minor roof damage occurred at a home in the area as the tornado dissipated. The total path length across the three counties was 25.29 miles.

This tornado began just north of MS Highway 14, where some minor tree damage occurred. It continued northeast before crossing Douglass Road, where minor tree damage occurred including uprooting and snapping many trees, before crossing into an area of chicken houses. One chicken house collapsed with minor tree damage and tin strewn in the treeline just to the northeast. It then crossed B&D Road, where a small storage outbuilding was completely destroyed, a chicken house had loss of tin roofing and increasing tree damage occurred. It then continued northeast across Prairie Point Road. A tornado debris signature was evident on radar just northeast of B&D Road and just south of Prairie Point Road. The tornado became nearly the widest at this point,|around a quarter of a mile wide. Three power poles were snapped, and tree damage intensified. In this area, the tornado increased to EF-2 intensity. Many softwood trees were snapped nearly halfway down the trunks. A residential home roof uplift occurred, with a large portion of the roof missing and the eastern wall removed. A tin metal storage building s wall panels were removed. Just northeast of this building, another open metal storage building was completely destroyed. At this area of the home and|open metal storage building, moderate EF-2 damage was observed, and the highest rating of around 130-135 mph was assigned. Some concrete pillars were moved, with one completely removed and missing. These concrete pillars were rebared into a steel plate a few feet below ground. The tornado then crossed Howard Hill Road, Buggs Ferry Road, and Hummer Loop where minor tree damage occurred. A mobile home was rolled on Fox Chase Road, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in this area, and minor shingle damage occurred to a home. When crossing a field just southwest of Tom Bennett Road, two farming irrigation pivots were overturned in a nearby field. A storage outbuilding was destroyed and loss of tin occurred just northeast of this location. EF-2 damage occurred to a mobile home that was rolled and destroyed,|with debris strewn all over the area. Two occupants of the mobile home were thrown a considerable distance into a nearby forested area, causing some unknown injuries. A mobile home just north on Tom Bennett Road had minor roof damage, and an uprooted tree fell on top of it. The tornado began to weaken and narrow before crossing Sandyland Road, where minor tree damage occurred. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter before crossing the Alabama state line.

This tornado began just north of MS Highway 14, where some minor tree damage occurred. It continued northeast before crossing Douglass Road, where minor tree damage occurred including uprooting and snapping many trees, before crossing into an area of chicken houses. One chicken house collapsed with minor tree damage and tin strewn in the treeline just to the northeast. It then crossed B&D Road, where a small storage outbuilding was completely destroyed, a chicken house had loss of tin roofing and increasing tree damage occurred. It then continued northeast across Prairie Point Road. A tornado debris signature was evident on radar just northeast of B&D Road and just south of Prairie Point Road. The tornado became nearly the widest at this point,|around a quarter of a mile wide. Three power poles were snapped, and tree damage intensified. In this area, the tornado increased to EF-2 intensity. Many softwood trees were snapped nearly halfway down the trunks. A residential home roof uplift occurred, with a large portion of the roof missing and the eastern wall removed. A tin metal storage building s wall panels were removed. Just northeast of this building, another open metal storage building was completely destroyed. At this area of the home and|open metal storage building, moderate EF-2 damage was observed, and the highest rating of around 130-135 mph was assigned. Some concrete pillars were moved, with one completely removed and missing. These concrete pillars were rebared into a steel plate a few feet below ground. The tornado then crossed Howard Hill Road, Buggs Ferry Road, and Hummer Loop where minor tree damage occurred. A mobile home was rolled on Fox Chase Road, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in this area, and minor shingle damage occurred to a home. When crossing a field just southwest of Tom Bennett Road, two farming irrigation pivots were overturned in a nearby field. A storage outbuilding was destroyed and loss of tin occurred just northeast of this location. EF-2 damage occurred to a mobile home that was rolled and destroyed,|with debris strewn all over the area. Two occupants of the mobile home were thrown a considerable distance into a nearby forested area, causing some unknown injuries. A mobile home just north on Tom Bennett Road had minor roof damage, and an uprooted tree fell on top of it. The tornado began to weaken and narrow before crossing Sandyland Road, where minor tree damage occurred. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter before crossing the Alabama state line.

This tornado began in a wooded area just west of Highway 45 and quickly crossed the highway where large limbs were downed onto power lines. The tornado continued northeast crossing through a small neighborhood on the southeast side of Macon. Here, additional large limbs were snapped on Hall Road, Cheatham Road and Allen Bend Road. Another large limb was also downed across Highway 14. The tornado continued northeast through mainly open farmland before reaching Prairie Point Road. Several large limbs were snapped here along with damage to a relatively newly constructed storage shed. The tornado briefly intensified to EF-1 strength with 105mph winds as it crossed Deerbrook Road snapping approximately nine power poles. The tornado weakened and dissipated by the time it reached Gillespie Road where only minor damage to a carport was noted.

Trees and power lines were blown down on the northeast side of Macon.

Downed trees and power lines were widespread across the county due to ice accumulations of between 0.25 to 0.50 inches. All the trees at the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge were coated with 0.50 inches of ice, and numerous tree tops broke off due to the weight.

Freezing rain fell across the county. It resulted in one quarter to one half of an inch of ice accumulation, with the highest in the southern and eastern part of the county. This resulted in icing on trees and branches breaking from the weight of the ice. One large branch fell onto a car near Shuqualak. Where the highest ice accumulation occurred, numerous trees and power lines were brought down from the weight of the ice.

This tornado touched down on Prairie Point Road where some trees had large limbs broken along with a few pine trees snapped. The tornado moved in a northern direction and caused a bit more minor tree damage along Buggs Ferry Road. After moving through open fields, the tornado then crossed Boswell Road. Here several trees were damaged with some snapped and a few uprooted. The tornado then moved along a portion of Magnolia Road. Here, two homes sustained roof damage. One shed was heavily damaged with the roof off and some walls down. Another large shed had minor |siding damaged. Two power poles were down along with multiple trees snapped or had limbs torn off. Tin debris was thrown across the field here as well as on the north side of Baldwyn Road where it lifted. The maximum estimated winds were 95 mph.

This tornado touched down on Prairie Point Road where some trees had large limbs broken along with a few pine trees snapped. The tornado moved in a northern direction and caused a bit more minor tree damage along Buggs Ferry Road. After moving through open fields, the tornado then crossed Boswell Road. Here several trees were damaged with some snapped and a few uprooted. The tornado then moved along a portion of Magnolia Road. Here, two homes sustained roof damage. One shed was heavily damaged with the roof off and some walls down. Another large shed had minor |siding damaged. Two power poles were down along with multiple trees snapped or had limbs torn off. Tin debris was thrown across the field here as well as on the north side of Baldwyn Road where it lifted. The maximum estimated winds were 95 mph.

The tornado touched down north of Macon, west of US 45, along Joes Creek where it caused minor tree damage. It tracked northeast towards Macon Lynn Creek Road where it uprooted and snapped several trees. It continued to track over Buggs Ferry Road where it damaged a metal building and several power poles. As it tracked over US 45 it snapped 6 metal high tension electrical poles, damaged a home, and snapped and uprooted several trees. The EF-2 tornado continued to track near Magnolia Drive, where it snapped several trees and damaged 4 chicken houses. It weakened and lifted as it approached Baldwyn Road. The maximum estimated wind speed was 125 mph.

The tornado touched down north of Macon, west of US 45, along Joes Creek where it caused minor tree damage. It tracked northeast towards Macon Lynn Creek Road where it uprooted and snapped several trees. It continued to track over Buggs Ferry Road where it damaged a metal building and several power poles. As it tracked over US 45 it snapped 6 metal high tension electrical poles, damaged a home, and snapped and uprooted several trees. The EF-2 tornado continued to track near Magnolia Drive, where it snapped several trees and damaged 4 chicken houses. It weakened and lifted as it approached Baldwyn Road. The maximum estimated wind speed was 125 mph.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

This tornado touched down on C McDonald Rd and tracked northeast into Noxubee County. Multiple trees were blown down just after touchdown and as it crossed Jr Boy Goodin Rd. One home had a large tree on it, two mobile homes had skirting blown out and a large tractor shed was demolished. The tornado peaked as it crossed Ebenezer Church Rd. Here a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. One mobile home was heavily damaged and some power lines were down. The tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area and moved into Noxubee County. A tornadic debris signature was noted during this time. Several trees were snapped as it crossed Butler Rd. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. Total path length of the tornado was 4.6 miles. Maximum path width was 170 yards, which occurred in Winston County.

This tornado touched down on C McDonald Rd and tracked northeast into Noxubee County. Multiple trees were blown down just after touchdown and as it crossed Jr Boy Goodin Rd. One home had a large tree on it, two mobile homes had skirting blown out and a large tractor shed was demolished. The tornado peaked as it crossed Ebenezer Church Rd. Here a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. One mobile home was heavily damaged and some power lines were down. The tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area and moved into Noxubee County. A tornadic debris signature was noted during this time. Several trees were snapped as it crossed Butler Rd. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. Total path length of the tornado was 4.6 miles. Maximum path width was 170 yards, which occurred in Winston County.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 14 between the city limits and the Winston County line.

This tornado touched down and crossed Graham Road and downed several trees. The tornado then tracked through a wooded area and crossed Highway 16 on the west side of Scooba. Here more trees were snapped or uprooted along with a few power poles that were pushed over. The tornado impacted the west side of Scooba and the western part of East Mississippi Community College. Here the baseball field fence was torn down along with some of the field buildings damaged. Two mobile buildings were heavily damaged in this area. Numerous trees were damaged along with a couple homes with minor roof damage. The tornado then crossed Highway 45 where more trees were snapped. The tornado reached its peak intensity as it approached and crossed Old Highway 45 Road. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path and one well-built barn was totally destroyed. There was also a grove of pine trees that sustained extensive damage where roughly 85% were snapped leaving very little standing. At this location, there was evidence of multiple vortices. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Millington Road, heavily damaging trees. At the end of Mosley Road, a home sustained some minor roof damage. Here an exterior wood built carport was totally destroyed along with a sizeable metal shed. The tornado damaged a few other metal sheds here along with damaging more trees as it moved into a wooded area. The tornado continued moving through the wooded area in far northern Kemper County and then tracked into southeast Noxubee County. Tree damage was noted at the end of White Horse Road. The tornado dissipated in the wooded area in the Noxubee river bottom. Peak EF2 winds were around 115 mph, which occurred in Kemper County. Maximum winds in Noxubee County were 75mph. Total path length was 18.5 miles. Maximum path width was 300 yards.

At least 10 utility poles were snapped, along with numerous trees and some additional power lines down.

Trees and power lines were down and some chicken barns were damaged.

This tornado first touched down in southwest Kemper County and tracked north-northeast through much of Kemper and Noxubee Counties, and then into Pickens County Alabama. The most intense damage occurred in five locations along the path. The first was damage to a steel frame commercial building along highway 493 just north of Moscow. The second was a frame home that was completely destroyed along Highway 16 several miles west of De Kalb. The third was an extensive area of damage just west and northwest of Shuqualak that included a destroyed home as well as significant damage to several other homes and power poles. The fourth was high tension power poles that were bent along Highway 45 just north of Shuqualak. The fifth area was just west of Prairie Point where a tower was bent all the way to the ground.||Along the rest of the tornado path, thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted, numerous power poles were snapped, many homes sustained roof and wall damage, numerous barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed, and a few vehicles were smashed or overturned. This tornado had a total track length of 68.4 miles across Mississippi and a portion of Alabama. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 145 mph.

A power pole was blown down behind the jail in Macon.

This tornado touched down in the Wahalak Community near Hwy 45 in Kemper County, it then track into Noxubee County in the Jenkins Quarters area and moved across Field Rd before moving into the Noxubee River bottom. Trees were snapped in this area. The tornado emerged from the river bottom along Paulette Rd in the Cooksville Community. Here EF-2 intensity was observed as hundreds of trees sere snapped and uprooted along with part of the roof taken off a church and windows blown out of a house. Power lines were down as well in this area. The tornado then crossed Cooksville Rd and continued to cause extensive tree damage along with many power lines blown down. A few homes in this area suffered minor damage as well. The tornado then crossed into AL, in the far southwest part of Pickens County, as an EF-2, and tracked to the Dancy, AL Community along Hwy 17. The tornado weakened in Dancy, but still was quite wide and downing trees/limbs along damaging a old shed. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. The path length across MS was 12.5 miles. The total path length across MS/AL was 34.5 miles.

This tornado touched down in the Wahalak Community near Hwy 45 in Kemper County, it then track into Noxubee County in the Jenkins Quarters area and moved across Field Rd before moving into the Noxubee River bottom. Trees were snapped in this area. The tornado emerged from the river bottom along Paulette Rd in the Cooksville Community. Here EF-2 intensity was observed as hundreds of trees sere snapped and uprooted along with part of the roof taken off a church and windows blown out of a house. Power lines were down as well in this area. The tornado then crossed Cooksville Rd and continued to cause extensive tree damage along with many power lines blown down. A few homes in this area suffered minor damage as well. The tornado then crossed into AL, in the far southwest part of Pickens County, as an EF-2, and tracked to the Dancy, AL Community along Hwy 17. The tornado weakened in Dancy, but still was quite wide and downing trees/limbs along damaging a old shed. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. The path length across MS was 12.5 miles. The total path length across MS/AL was 34.5 miles.

Initial damage was numerous snapped hard and softwood trees along E. Spann Road. The tornado moved northeast and caused significant damage to a dairy farm on Paulette Road. Numerous buildings were destroyed including a barn, a milk house, a silo, and a mobile home. The tornado also uprooted large trees and snapped several power poles. A horse trailer tumbled for approximately 100 yards. Debris was scattered approximately one mile to the northeast. The tornado continued on and destroyed a metal farm building and an office off of Stan Tabor Road and also pushed an 18 wheeler approximately 25 yards. The second story of a home was destroyed along with a metal building just off of Hwy 14. Numerous trees were snapped at this location with one tree being completely debarked.||The tornado continued on and destroyed some metal buildings at a pig farm and also overturned a pivot. A barn was destroyed along with roof damage to a home along Stoke Williams Road. The tornado ended near Koehn Road where a few trees were snapped. The tornado was rated EF-3 based on the damage to the dairy farm and the metal building off of Stan Tabor Road. The remainder of the damage was generally EF-1 in nature. Maximum winds were around 140 mph.

Initial damage was numerous snapped hard and softwood trees along E. Spann Road. The tornado moved northeast and caused significant damage to a dairy farm on Paulette Road. Numerous buildings were destroyed including a barn, a milk house, a silo, and a mobile home. The tornado also uprooted large trees and snapped several power poles. A horse trailer tumbled for approximately 100 yards. Debris was scattered approximately one mile to the northeast. The tornado continued on and destroyed a metal farm building and an office off of Stan Tabor Road and also pushed an 18 wheeler approximately 25 yards. The second story of a home was destroyed along with a metal building just off of Hwy 14. Numerous trees were snapped at this location with one tree being completely debarked.||The tornado continued on and destroyed some metal buildings at a pig farm and also overturned a pivot. A barn was destroyed along with roof damage to a home along Stoke Williams Road. The tornado ended near Koehn Road where a few trees were snapped. The tornado was rated EF-3 based on the damage to the dairy farm and the metal building off of Stan Tabor Road. The remainder of the damage was generally EF-1 in nature. Maximum winds were around 140 mph.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down across the central portion of the county with several down across Highway 14 west of Macon. A hog barn lost its roof just north of Macon.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down across the central portion of the county with several down across Highway 14 west of Macon. A hog barn lost its roof just north of Macon.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down across the southern portion of the county with several down on area roads. A chicken house lost part of its roof south of Macon.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down across the southern portion of the county with several down on area roads. A chicken house lost part of its roof south of Macon.

A swath of 70 to 80 mph winds occurred from an intense thunderstorm which moved south across central Noxubee County from near Brooksville to Macon. Numerous trees along with several power lines and power poles were blown down along the path and around Macon. Several homes and businesses suffered roof damage and a few business sings were blown down as well. One home sustained roof damage from a fallen tree along Piney Woods Road.

This tornado briefly touched down in an open field just west of Deerbrook Road. It crossed Deerbrook Road and took down 5 power poles. Two were snapped and the others downed from the 2 that were snapped.

This tornado briefly touched down in an open field just west of Deerbrook Road. It crossed Deerbrook Road and took down 5 power poles. Two were snapped and the others downed from the 2 that were snapped.

Many trees and several power lines were blown down. Just north of Macon, one building had its roof pealed off.

This tornado touched down 1 mile south of were the Neshoba, Winston, Noxubee 21 mile track tornado ended. The first half of the track remained in a pine forest before moving out and across open farm land. In the pine forest, a few hundred trees were snapped and uprooted. Across the open farm land, numerous trees were blown down along with a few power lines. The tornado dissipated 3 miles southwest of Macon.

This tornado touched down in an open field 5 miles northeast of Macon and tracked east northeast for 5 miles. This tornado snapped and downed numerous trees on the edges of several fields. On Deerbrook Lane a grain silo was dented and had the roof torn off. Several power lines were also blown down here. The tornado continued to the northeast and dissipated in an open field 10 miles northeast of Macon.

One power line was blown down.

A few trees were blown down on power lines.

Several powerlines were blown down along with a few trees.

A few powerlines were down due to large limbs falling over the lines.

Several powerlines blown down.

A few powerlines were blown down.

Several powerlines were blown down across the area.

Several trees blew down onto power lines.

A barn was destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down and caused damage to houses and other buildings. Many power lines were blown down or knocked down by fallen trees and limbs. Several roofs of homes and other buildings were damaged by the wind.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.