Power Outage in Madison, MS

This tornado touched down around the northern reaches of the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County where a TDS was observed on radar. The tornado moved northeast into Madison County and across the Natchez Trace Parkway where a few dozen trees were either snapped or uprooted. A few mobile homes near Rock Road were damaged, and power lines near the Reservoir were damaged. The tornado snapped and uprooted additional trees near the intersection of Whiddon Rd., Ratliff Ferry Rd., and Holmes Hollow Lane. Trees along Allenwood Drive were blown down including some onto power lines. The tornado continued to snap or uproot scattered trees as it moved northeast into the Shoccoe community. It dissipated after it crossed the intersection of Pat Luckett Rd. and Mississippi Highway 16. For the segment of track in Madison County, maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. The total path length was 8.96 miles across the two counties.

This tornado touched down around the northern reaches of the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County where a TDS was observed on radar. The tornado moved northeast into Madison County and across the Natchez Trace Parkway where a few dozen trees were either snapped or uprooted. A few mobile homes near Rock Road were damaged, and power lines near the Reservoir were damaged. The tornado snapped and uprooted additional trees near the intersection of Whiddon Rd., Ratliff Ferry Rd., and Holmes Hollow Lane. Trees along Allenwood Drive were blown down including some onto power lines. The tornado continued to snap or uproot scattered trees as it moved northeast into the Shoccoe community. It dissipated after it crossed the intersection of Pat Luckett Rd. and Mississippi Highway 16. For the segment of track in Madison County, maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. The total path length was 8.96 miles across the two counties.

A tree was blown down on a power line on Pine Knoll Drive.

Several trees were blown down in Madison County, especially between Flora and Lake Caroline, and in the Mississippi Highway 22 area. Some trees were blown down onto power lines.

A power lines was blown down, and blocked the road, on Highway 51 between Gluckstadt and Madison.

A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of damaging winds across central Madison County, with the most intense damage estimated to be from 65 to 70 mph winds in the Deerfield subdivision. In that area, over a dozen large trees were uprooted, some of which fell across streets and one fell onto and punctured the corner of a roof. Several trees fell onto houses in the Way Road area and also in the Twin Harbor area. Elsewhere, several trees and power lines were blown down by the severe winds.

A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of damaging winds across central Madison County, with the most intense damage estimated to be from 65 to 70 mph winds in the Deerfield subdivision. In that area, over a dozen large trees were uprooted, some of which fell across streets and one fell onto and punctured the corner of a roof. Several trees fell onto houses in the Way Road area and also in the Twin Harbor area. Elsewhere, several trees and power lines were blown down by the severe winds.

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.

This mesovortex tornado began just past the Farr Road line to the northwest of Brownsville. The tornado surged southeast along North John Warren Road, Alexander Road, Coxs Ferry Road causing tree damage, including large limbs snapped & uprooting trees. More widespread damage occurred in the Brownsville area near Trotter Road and State Highway 22, where a tornado debris signature was observed on radar and the tornado began to strengthen. A shed was destroyed from falling limbs as well near here. The tornado continued southeast along Lorance Road, McGuffee Road, Clinton Tinnin Road, N Ratliff Road and Pinehaven Drive/Highway 49 N. Winds began to strengthen to a high end EF1, nearly 100mph, in this region, where widespread damage to softwood and hardwood trees occurred. Some trees fell on powerlines and a powerpole was broken near Highway 49 N. The tornado continued at this strength southeast over MacLean Road and along W County Line Road, Billy Bell Road, Natchez Trace Parkway and into NW Jackson bordering the Madison County Line. The tornado uprooted and snapped numerous trees, causing damage residential homes and outbuildings in NW Jackson just before crossing Livingston Road, Lakeover road and Watkins Drive/Hwy 220. The tornado then crossed the densely packed residential areas near Beasley Road and Hanging Moss Road, causing widespread tree and damages to residence and near Callaway High School. Winds were estimated at high end EF1, around 100-110mph, in this area. The tornado then cross N State Street, Briarwood Drive and Interstate 55. A tree fell on an 18 wheeler cab, causing major damage. Peeling of metal siding was observed to a business along Briarwood as well. The tornado continues southeast along Ridgewood Road, Old Canton Road, Westbrook Road and Sedgwick Drive/Harrow Drive. In this area the tornado remained intense EF1 around 90-110mph. Tree damage occurred all through this area and quite a few homes were damaged, some major, from falling trees. One home was split in half from a falling tree in this area. A power pole was snapped in this area, leading to some high end EF1 damage. This tornado continued southeast across the Hinds/Rankin County Line and Pearl River bottom before crossing into portions of northern Flowood. Some large limbs were snapped and a few softwood trees fell into homes in the Laurelwood Subdivision. One home was destroyed and split in half from falling tree. High end EF0 damage around 80-85mph was estimated in this region. The tornado continued southeast before turning east-southeast, crossing Flowood Drive, Lakeland Drive and straddling Luckney Road. Some minor tree damage occurred from falling limbs and small trees, with highest winds around high end EF0. A tree was uprooted along Lakeland Drive and Luckney Road intersection, with a few more down along Luckney and Riverbend Drive and lifted shortly before crossing Highway 471. Maximum estimated winds in Madison County were 104 miles per hour. Maximum estimated winds were 110 miles per hour for the tornado, which occurred in northeast Hinds County. Total path length was 30.70 miles and maximum width was 880 yards, which occurred in Hinds County.

A tree was blown down on the Natchez Trace Parkway and another tree and power line were blown down at Pat Luckett Road and Highway 17.

A tree was blown down on the Natchez Trace Parkway and another tree and power line were blown down at Pat Luckett Road and Highway 17.

Multiple trees were blown down onto power lines in Madison.

A brief EF1 tornado developed during the afternoon of December 29 along Cain Road west of Thomastown, in extreme northeast Madison County and continued into southern Attala County. The tornado uprooted and snapped trees along a path that crossed County Road 4015, 4020, and State Highway 429 before lifting. The strongest damage was along 4020 where the storm took down power lines, uprooted hardwood and softwood trees, destroyed a small outbuilding, as well as a pumphouse. Maximum winds were 105 mph. Total path length was 7.34 miles. Max width was 400 yards in Attala County.

Outflow winds from nearby thunderstorms blew down a power line near the intersection of Gunter Road and Old Natchez Trace.

A power pole was snapped along Highway 51.

Trees and powerlines were blown down along Virlilia Rd north of Flora.

Trees and powerlines were blown down near Old Highway 51 and Oaks Rd.

A tree and power lines were blown down and blocked the intersection of Rocky Hill and Cook Cobb roads.

Trees were blown down, including one on a power line in Camden. Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 43 between Camden and Sharon. Multiple trees were also blown down on Highway 16 and trees were blown down in Sharon.

A tree was blown down onto a power line which then caught on fire.

Two trees were blown down, partially impacting a nearby church. Adjacent power lines were downed as well along with blockage of one lane of traffic.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Cedar Grove Lane near Yandell Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Cedar Hill Road.

Power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down on Madison and St. Charles streets.

Numerous trees were blown down across the northern and western part of the county. A power pole was snapped and power lines were blown down in a few locations.

Power lines were blown down at the intersection of Way Road and Highway 51.

Trees were blown down at the intersection of Highways 16 and 17. A tree also fell on a power line at this location. Another tree fell on the Natchez Trace nearby.

Several trees and powerlines were blown down near Highway 51 and Yandell Road area.

A tree fell on a powerline on North Azalea Drive and power was out in that area. Another tree blocked the road on Madison Avenue near Stonegate Drive. Another tree was blown down and blocked traffic on Rice Road.

Powerlines were blown down just south of Madison.

A large tree and power lines were blown down along Main Street. A couple of other smaller trees and limbs were also blown down.

A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds downed power lines and trees along a path east and southeast of Canton. Specific locations include Barnes Road, Dampeer Road, Highway 43, and Rankin Road.

A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds downed power lines and trees along a path east and southeast of Canton. Specific locations include Barnes Road, Dampeer Road, Highway 43, and Rankin Road.

A tree and power lines were down.

Trees were blown down in Canton and Farmhaven. A tree was blown down on Rice Road and pea to dime size hail fell near Liberty Park. Power was out at traffic lights along Rice Road. Another tree was blown down at the intersection of Old Canton Road and Natchez Trace Parkway. An off duty broadcast meteorologist estimated 60 mph winds in Madison.

A tree was blown onto a power line on Livingston Road.

Five trees were blown down across roads, and one tree was blown onto a house in the city of Madison. A house also sustained damage directly from the wind. Numerous power lines were blown down around the city of Madison and Ridgeland. A fence and numerous large tree limbs were also blown down in Ridgeland.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

High winds associated with a wake low downed numerous trees across the county. Some of the trees fell on roads and power lines. One tree fell on a house near Lake Caroline causing significant damage to the house. The high winds destroyed a barn and caused minor damage to the roof of a house along Old Highway 51. A power pole was knocked down onto Sawbridge Drive at Dinsmore Crossing in Ridgeland. The most intense tree damage occurred across the northern two-thirds of the county.

Large trees were blown down along with power lines at Jones Street and Main Street. There were multiple other reports of trees down around the city of Madison.

Trees were uprooted and numerous power lines were down around Holmes Hollow Lane, Whiddon Road, Saint Catherine Road, and Allenwood Drive. One home experienced damage due to a fallen tree.

A few power lines blown down.

This weak tornado started along Coker Road where it downed several trees along with some large limbs. The tornado also blew down a fence, a power line and caused some minor damage to a barn. At least one home was damaged by a large section of a tree which fell on the corner of the home. The tornado then tracked east northeast across Moss Ridge Road where more trees were downed along with some damage to a few fences. From there, the tornado moved across Lake Lorman and downed more trees and a power line along Lakeshore Drive. The tornado dissipated shortly after this point. This tornado was rated EF0 with maximum winds around 70 mph.

A few dozen trees were blown down through the community of Ridgeland and a few in Madison. Many were blown over power lines.

This tornado touched down just southeast of Brownsville along Lorance Road and traced east across northern Hinds County before moving into southwest Madison County. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path along with several power lines down. Several roads were blocked by downed trees along with Highway 49 just south of Pocahontas. Maximum winds were around 105 mph with a total path length across Hinds and Madison Counties of 12 miles.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across northern and eastern Madison County from around Farmhaven to Camden. Several roads were blocked by the downed trees. Highest wind gusts were around 70 mph.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across Madison.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from near Gluckstadt to near Flora. Wind gusts ranged between 60 and 75 mph.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Flora and Pocahontas and areas just to the east of that.

Several trees and a few power lines were blown down around Canton, a few were also down across area roads.

Several trees and a few power lines were blown down around Canton, a few were also down across area roads.

A tree and a power line were blown down along Stribling Road.

Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down from the north side of Madison eastward toward Twin Harbors and Haley Creek Subdivisions to the western shore of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Five homes were damaged by downed trees along with a few vehicles. Maximum wind gusts with this storm were around 80 mph.

Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down from the north side of Madison eastward toward Twin Harbors and Haley Creek Subdivisions to the western shore of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Five homes were damaged by downed trees along with a few vehicles. Maximum wind gusts with this storm were around 80 mph.

This tornado touched down just southeast of Camden, along Highway 43, and tracked northeast, into western Leake County. Total path length was 7.5 miles with maximum winds around 105 mph. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along with some power lines taken down. A couple chicken were damaged near the Madison/Leake County line.

Significant straight line winds moved across southern Madison County. Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down with some trees down on vehicles. Ten to fifteen homes suffered minor to major damage in the Densmore Subdivision. Wind gusts were estimated between 80 and 90 mph.

Significant straight line winds moved across southern Madison County. Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down with some trees down on vehicles. Ten to fifteen homes suffered minor to major damage in the Densmore Subdivision. Wind gusts were estimated between 80 and 90 mph.

This was the starting point of the Metro Jackson tornado which started along Livingston Road, just north of West County Line Road. Several trees and power lines were taken down at this location as the tornado moved into extreme northern Hinds County.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across Madison.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across Madison.

Several trees and a few power lines were blown down on the Old Natchez Trace just north of the Parkway and others off Rice Road.

A few power lines were blown down on John Day Road.

Several trees and a few power lines were blown down across the county by strong gradient winds behind a strong cold front. The downed lines resulted in numerous power outages across the county.

Numerous large limbs were blown down with several taking down power lines.

Weakening outflow boundary knocked down one tree on a power line in the city of Madison.

Several trees were blown down off Old Canton Road. A few trees were down on power lines and one tree was down on a house.

A few large limbs were blown onto powerlines.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down.

Numerous powerlines and power poles were blown down in the Twelve Oaks subdivision.

A Cessna 172 airplane and a Piper Tri-Pacer airplane were flipped over and seriously damaged from severe thunderstorm winds. Three other small airplanes sustained minor damage. The roof of a nursing home located near the airport sustained damage due to strong winds lifting up a portion of the roof and rolling it up. Several trees and large limbs were blown down in the area near the airport. Elsewhere in the county, a number of trees and power lines were blown down, mainly from Madison to Gluckstadt. Several homes sustained roof damage from fallen trees and large limbs.

Several sheds were destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down and caused damage to a few buildings. Several power lines were blown down.

Many large trees and limbs were blown down in a residential area. At least one house received significant roof damage from a fallen tree. A few power lines were knocked down.

Several power lines were blown down.

As a cold front moved south into the region, the airmass ahead of this was warm and unstable. Storms developed along and ahead of the front and especially from intersecting outflow boundaries and storm mergers. This resulted in some being severe and causing wind damage. Trees and power lines were blown down, but a tornado did occur and cause some structural damage.

Late on the evening of Friday, April 24th into the early morning hours of Saturday, April 25th, a complex of severe thunderstorms pushed eastward across central Mississippi. These storms were produced by a shortwave trough pushing across the Mid South region and were sustained by strong deep layer wind shear. Damaging straight-line wind gusts and a few weak tornadoes occurred along the path of the storms. Several trees and power poles/lines were downed, some onto structures. Notably, an 83 mph wind gust was measured near Onward in Sharkey County. Tornadoes were confirmed in Madison, Neshoba, Kemper and Leake counties. A few areas in the ArkLaMiss Delta also received very heavy rain producing flash flooding.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across western Madison County and along a swath to just north of Canton. Additionally, a few power lines were blown down around Gluckstadt.

During the early morning hours of February 20th, and lasting through early afternoon, portions of the region saw periods of freezing rain. The amount of accumulation varied with only a narrow corridor from Northeast Louisiana to portions of Northeast Mississippi receiving 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of ice accumulation. A large portion of the region did see freezing rain, but for the most part, accumulations of ice stayed below 1/4 of an inch. Across Northeast Louisiana, the core of heaviest freezing rain occurred from Southwest Richland parish across Northern Franklin parish into the west half of Madison parish. Here 1/4 to 0.4 inches of ice occurred and caused bridges and overpasses to freeze over and ice to weigh down trees and power lines. Across Central and Northeast Mississippi, the core of freezing rain was a bit larger and extended from eastern Yazoo to Northeast Winston county. Here 1/4 to 0.6 inches of ice accumulation occurred. Many bridges and overpasses were iced over along with ice on trees and power lines.For the most part, damage remained minimal as the corridor that was affected was rather narrow. Additionally, this ice event occurred during the morning and mid-day hours of a federal holiday, Presidents' Day. Due to the holiday, schools were off and many businesses were closed resulting in much less road traffic than usual.