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A power pole was blown down near House.

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.

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.

Freezing rain accumulated through the afternoon and evening. Ice amounts of greater than 0.40 inches took down numerous trees, limbs, and power lines across the county including across the Choctaw Reservation. A concentration of heavy tree damage occurred along Mississippi Highway 16 east of Philadelphia to the Kemper County line.

Trees were blown down near the Neshoba County Fairgrounds. Trees and power lines were also blown down around the Hope community.

Trees were blown down near the Neshoba County Fairgrounds. Trees and power lines were also blown down around the Hope community.

The tornado touched down at County Road 717 breaking small to large softwood and hardwood tree limbs. As it moved northeast to County Road 450 it snapped and uprooted several hardwood trees; in addition to peeling portions of a tin roof off a barn. It continued to break off small and large softwood tree limbs as it moved northeast to County Road 725. Once it reached the intersection of County Road 725 and US Highway 486, it was uprooting hardwood trees. Numerous large hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped along US Highway 486; in addition to peeling off portions of a tin roof from a barn. Several softwood trees were uprooted and snapped when it crossed County Road 729, and a downed power-pole was seen nearby likely caused by one of the aforementioned trees falling on top of it. Multiple snapped softwood trees occurred at County Road 1715 as it continued its northeastward trek. Once the tornado intersected Highway 16, large broken softwood tree limbs were noted. It continued to move north of Highway 16, breaking large softwood and hard tree limbs at County Road 749. It lifted at County Road 755, but not before uprooting a few large hardwood and softwood trees. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph. Total path length was 9.13 miles.

The tornado touched down at County Road 717 breaking small to large softwood and hardwood tree limbs. As it moved northeast to County Road 450 it snapped and uprooted several hardwood trees; in addition to peeling portions of a tin roof off a barn. It continued to break off small and large softwood tree limbs as it moved northeast to County Road 725. Once it reached the intersection of County Road 725 and US Highway 486, it was uprooting hardwood trees. Numerous large hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped along US Highway 486; in addition to peeling off portions of a tin roof from a barn. Several softwood trees were uprooted and snapped when it crossed County Road 729, and a downed power-pole was seen nearby likely caused by one of the aforementioned trees falling on top of it. Multiple snapped softwood trees occurred at County Road 1715 as it continued its northeastward trek. Once the tornado intersected Highway 16, large broken softwood tree limbs were noted. It continued to move north of Highway 16, breaking large softwood and hard tree limbs at County Road 749. It lifted at County Road 755, but not before uprooting a few large hardwood and softwood trees. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph. Total path length was 9.13 miles.

This tornado began along Risher Road and tracked just south of east crossing Jolly Road to just past Highway 488 and Turtleneck Road. The tornado continued east into Neshoba County crossing county roads 1119 and 123 before dissipating just east of 123 and north of 404. Many trees were snapped and uprooted, especially along Madden Road along with some power lines down. Maximum estimated winds were 100 mph. Total path length was 4.17 miles.

A tree was blown onto a power line at the intersection of MS Highway 19 and CR 3407.

A tree was blown down on a truck near County Road 616 near the intersection with County Road 551. A tree and power lines were blown down along Jefferson Street in Philadelphia.

A tree was blown down on a truck near County Road 616 near the intersection with County Road 551. A tree and power lines were blown down along Jefferson Street in Philadelphia.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Marty Stuart Drive.

The tornado touched down just southwest of County Road 505. Along this road it snapped a few softwood trees, one of which fell onto a power line. A flag pole was also bent in half. It also caused damage to the skirting of a mobile home of a storm spotter, who observed this tornado. The tornado crossed this road and lifted in a field to the northeast. The maximum estimated wind speed with this tornado was 85 mph.

A tree fell on County Road 402 which blew a transformer causing a power outage.

A tree was blown down and blocked the southbound lane of County Road 505. In addition, a powerline was blown down on County Road 509.

Numerous trees and a few power lines were blown down. A few mobile homes sustained damage to skirting.

Trees were blown down along Highway 427 near the Leake/Neshoba county line. Trees and powerlines were also blown down on County Road 147.

Trees were blown down along Highway 427 near the Leake/Neshoba county line. Trees and powerlines were also blown down on County Road 147.

A power line was blown down near County Roads 505 and 347.

A tree was blown down across Golf Course Road and a vehicle struck the tree. A tree was blown down on Frog Level Road and another was blown down near Holy Cross Catholic Church, which took down three power poles.

A tree was blown down across Golf Course Road and a vehicle struck the tree. A tree was blown down on Frog Level Road and another was blown down near Holy Cross Catholic Church, which took down three power poles.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the eastern side of the county along Highway 16 East. A tree was blown down on Highway 614 just northeast of Philadelphia. Both of these were due to outflow winds.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the eastern side of the county along Highway 16 East. A tree was blown down on Highway 614 just northeast of Philadelphia. Both of these were due to outflow winds.

Power lines were blown down on the Choctaw reservation north of Highway 16.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Blackjack and Goat Ranch Roads near Highway 16.

A large tree fell on a house. The tree took a power line down as well.

A tree was blown down onto a powerline. This caused the powerline to fall across Highway 15 near the intersection of Highway 485.

The roof of a porch was blown some 200 feet where it damaged a power line and power pole. The skirting on a mobile home was also thrown.

Trees were blown down on Highway 19. Trees and power lines were blown down blocking MS Highway 395 near the Winston County line. A tree was on a power line on County Road 747.

Trees were blown down across the county. A tree was blown onto a power line along Road 171 causing power outages in Arlington.

A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds affected areas around ten miles north northwest of Philadelphia. Numerous trees were blown down in this area. There was minor damage to three mobile homes just south of the Winston and Neshoba County line around County Road 187. Trees were blown down along County Road 185 near Arlington. Power outages were observed along County Road 187.

Half of a metal roof was removed from a shed. A power line and a couple trees were also blown down.

Power lines were blown down along County Road 2826 northeast of Philadelphia.

A power line was blown down along County Road 2826 northeast of Philadelphia.

Several trees were blown down around the area. One tree was down on a power line near County Road 705.

The tornado started just west of County Road 450, downing some pine trees. As it crossed County Road 450, it began downing numerous trees, pushed a mobile home over, and damaged the roof of a house. The tornado intensified as it cross MS Highway 491, destroying a large portion of two chicken houses down to the ground, and causing extensive tree damage. The tornado then appeared to weaken slightly as it crossed County Road 729 and then crossed into Kemper County near White Store Road. Numerous trees were snapped, and a home suffered some minor to moderate damage along County Road 729.||The tornado intensified as it approached Little Rock Road and MS Highway 495. The tornado reached an EF-3 intensity at this location, causing extensive structural damage to two frame homes, completely destroying two mobile homes and carrying the remains some distance, snapping several power poles, and causing intense tree damage with some denuded trees. The tornado weakened a bit from here, but continued to cause extensive tree damage and downed power poles and lines as it moved east-northeast. As the tornado crossed Highway 16 for the first time west of De Kalb, it continued to cause EF-2 type damage, destroying several mobile homes, heavily damaging the second story of a frame home, and causing roof damage to other frame homes. Extensive tree and power line damage also occurred in this area.||As the tornado crossed Neely Town Road north of DeKalb it again caused EF-3 type damage, completely destroying a double-wide mobile home and wrapping the frame around trees several hundred yards away and carrying the remnants across a road a considerable distance away, along with intense tree damage including denuded trees, and snapped power poles. It also destroyed another mobile home and caused roof damage to nearby frame homes. It continued east, causing extensive tree damage across MS Highway 39, and then caused EF-3 damage again as it crossed Old DeKalb-Scooba Road. Tree damage was the most impressive of anywhere along the track in this area, with large swaths of area where nearly every tree was snapped and many trees were denuded. Additionally, a frame home suffered heavy damage with the roof mainly gone and some walls heavily damaged, another home had heavy roof damage, and some outbuildings were destroyed. This was also where the tornado reached its maximum width of three-quarters of a mile.||The tornado then weakened somewhat and narrowed as it crossed MS Highway 16 west of Scooba. Numerous trees and a couple of power poles were snapped in this area. The tornado then crossed US Highway 45 south of Scooba where it was relatively narrow but intense with damage on the border of EF-2/EF-3. A large warehouse building was totally destroyed, a pickup truck was moved a considerable distance, intense tree damage occurred with some denuding, and three homes suffered roof damage.||After crossing US Highway 45, the tornado widened again, and caused heavy damage in the area east of Scooba, particularly along MS Highway 16 near Giles Road. The tornado caused heavy roof damage to several homes and intense tree damage, with some denuding of trees occurring again. A number of power poles were snapped in the area as well. The tornado crossed into Alabama along and north of MS Highway 16. Maximum winds were around 140 mph. Path length in Mississippi was 38 miles. Total path length for both MS/AL was 48.5 miles.

Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain fell across the county throughout the day. Bridges iced over across the county starting in the early afternoon. Power outages occurred on the Choctaw Reservation due to ice accumulation. By 9:00pm, 2 inches of snow had accumulated in Philadelphia.

Power lines were blown down in the Tucker Community.

Power lines were blown down along Country Road 412 and Country Road 359.

A few power lines were blown down which caused several power outages across Philadelphia and other parts of northwest Neshoba County.

A few trees were blocking County Road 397 just north of Arlington. A tree was also blocking one lane of Highway 427 and a portion of County Road 123. A few downed trees snapped a power pole on Highway 19 as well.

Trees and power lines were blown down on CR 167.

A porch was torn off of a residence and power lines went down south of Highway 21 in the town of Bond.

A porch was torn off of a residence and power lines went down south of Highway 21 in the town of Bond.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county, especially the western half, as a line of intense thunderstorms moved through. Tree damage was widespread and 2 homes were damaged by fallen trees.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county, especially the western half, as a line of intense thunderstorms moved through. Tree damage was widespread and 2 homes were damaged by fallen trees.

Substantial wind damage occurred across portions of Philadelphia as wind gusts between 70 and 90 mph moved through town. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Nearly 30 homes were damaged by the wind gusts or by downed trees. The majority of the damaged homes were on the southeast side of town along Highway 486. Several vehicles were damaged or destroyed by trees as well as a school bus.

Substantial wind damage occurred across portions of Philadelphia as wind gusts between 70 and 90 mph moved through town. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Nearly 30 homes were damaged by the wind gusts or by downed trees. The majority of the damaged homes were on the southeast side of town along Highway 486. Several vehicles were damaged or destroyed by trees as well as a school bus.

A couple pine trees were snapped and two vehicles were damaged along with some power lines downed. A church had the steeple torn off and shingles removed from the roof. Additionally minor damage occurred to two chicken houses.

A couple pine trees were snapped and two vehicles were damaged along with some power lines downed. A church had the steeple torn off and shingles removed from the roof. Additionally minor damage occurred to two chicken houses.

Several trees were blown down along with a power line.

Several trees were blown down along with a power line.

A few power lines were blown down just west of Philadelphia.

Two trees had their tops broken out with one top taking down a power line. Additionally, one tree was blown down in this same area.

This tornado touched down just north of the McDonald Community and moved northwest for 3 miles. Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down along the path.

This tornado touched down off State Highway 491 and tracked west-northwest for 4 miles. Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down along the path. One mobile home was destroyed and another sustained considerable roof damage from fallen trees.

This strong tornado touched down just south of the House Community and tracked west-northwest for 3 miles. Several hundred trees were uprooted or snapped along the path with a few outbuildings and homes damaged by fallen trees. Additionally, numerous power lines were taken down as the tornado tracked across a few county roads as well as State Highway 492.

The significant downburst continued out of northern Newton county and moved across southern portions of Neshoba county from near Neshoba to around Tucker and Bethsaida. Along the path, dozens of trees were blown down as well as numerous power lines. Near Bethsaida, a barn was destroyed as several trees were blown down onto it. Also in this area, two metal car ports were damaged.

One roof was partially blown off a home and several out buildings and car sheds were destroyed. Another home sustained minor roof damage as some shingles were blown off. Several trees and power lines were also blown down in the area.

This tornado touched down just to the west of Dunn Road, 2 miles southeast of Stallo and tracked northeast for 4 miles. Along Dunn Road, numerous trees were blown down with one abandoned house destroyed by fallen trees. The majority of this tornado track was in the bottom land of the upper Pearl River where a few hundred trees were downed. This tornado then crossed Asa Thomas Road were a few trees and power lines were downed. The tornado dissipated just before the Winston county line 5 miles east of Stallo.

A second, slightly stronger tornado, touched down 1 mile to the east southeast of where the first one dissipated. Damage began and remained on Asa Thomas Road as the tornado moved into Winston county. Severe tree damage occurred along Asa Thomas Road along with several power lines blown down. The tornado was on the ground for 1 mile before moving into southeast Winston county where it stayed on the ground for 21 miles across Winston and western Noxubee counties.

Several power lines were blown down and trees uprooted. Three trees fell across two county roads.

A few power lines were blown down along with numerous large limbs.

A few powerlines were blown down.

Numerous trees and powerlines blown down across the county.

Numerous trees and powerlines blown down.

Numerous powerlines were blown down across the county.

A few trees and large limbs were blown down and caused several power lines to be knocked down.

Several trees were blown down and caused minor damage. Several power lines were blown down.

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

A slow moving cold front combined with an upper level disturbance triggered some severe storms across portions of Central Mississippi. These storms produced severe weather in the form of hail, structural damage as well as blown down power lines and trees.

This tornado touched down off Old Jackson Road near the Kemper/Neshoba county line. The tornado tracked west-northwest and moved into Neshoba county south of DeWeese. The tornado was on the ground for 3 miles across both counties and caused damage to numerous trees and power lines.

This tornado was the third tornado produced by a "Cyclic Supercell" thunderstorm and it cut a path 23 miles across Leake and a small part of West-Central Neshoba county. This tornado first touched down between Lena and Walnut Grove and tracked northeast to where it moved into Neshoba county just east of Edinburg. Along the path, a dozen homes sustained significant roof damage with many shingles and pieces of the roof torn off. Additionally, 6 to 8 sheds were heavily damaged or destroyed. Several hundred trees and many power lines were blown down and damaged along the 23 mile path.