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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1239 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 02/05/2020 - 02/06/2020 TORNADO EVENT...

.Yazoo County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    93 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.17 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/05/2020
Start Time:             03:28 PM CST
Start Location:         4 WNW Bentonia / Yazoo County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          32.6797 / -90.4403

End Date:               02/05/2020
End Time:               03:40 PM CST
End Location:           7 NNE Bentonia / Yazoo County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            32.7374 / -90.3186

Summary: This storm tracked through mostly rural and wooded areas
of Yazoo County. The tornado touched down near Anding Oil City
Road. The tornado was at its strongest first along Anding Oil
City Road before crossing Old Anding Road and moved northeast
over Old MS 49 before crossing Highway 49. When crossing
Fletchers Chapel Road, it destroyed a shed and caused minor
shingle damage to a residential home. It then continued across
Neely, Kirk and Old Dover Road, causing tree damage, including
uprooted and snapped trees. The tornado again intensified back up
to the strongest as it crossed Old Dover Road. The tornado
weakened before lifting near the intersection of Paradise and
Green Road, causing some minor tree damage. A majority of the
damage noted was numerous uprooted and snapped trees all along
the path.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 TO 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 TO 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 TO 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 TO 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 TO 200mph
EF5...Violent...>200mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS 
Storm Data. 

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