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311 NOUS44 KJAN 170253 PNSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 171500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 953 PM CDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 13-14, 2018 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #6... .UPDATE... Added Winston County EF1, Lamar County EF1, and Columbus straight- line wind damage. .RICHLAND PARISH / RAYVILLE TORNADO... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.28 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/13/2018 Start Time: 9:00 PM CDT Start Location: 4 WSW Rayville / Richland Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.4512 / -91.8276 End Date: 4/13/2018 End Time: 9:06 PM CDT End Location: 2 WNW Rayville / Richland Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.4822 / -91.787 Summary: This weak tornado began along Venable Road near Old River Road causing mostly minor tree damage. It continued northeast crossing I-20 at the Bouef River, snapping several large tree branches at the Bouef River Country Club. The tornado lifted as it crossed US 80 just west of Rayville, again snapping several large tree branches along Lewis Road and Insurance Road. .MOREHOUSE / WEST CARROL PARISH TORNADO... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.9 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/13/2018 Start Time: 9:46 PM CDT CDT Start Location: 10 W Pioneer / Morehouse Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.7593 / -91.607 End Date: 4/13/2018 End Time: 9:50 PM CDT CDT End Location: 10 WNW Pioneer / West Carrol Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.786 / -91.5993 Summary: This tornado began in open fields just west of the Bouef River and tracked northward across LA Highway 2, where it removed portions of the metal roof of an unoccupied building. The tornado continued northward along the Beouf River on the Morehouse and West Carrol Parish line just west of Benton Rd before ending shortly thereafter. Multiple trees were uprooted and trees and large tree branches were snapped along the path. .SOUTHWEST ASHLEY COUNTY TORNADO... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.73 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 2:42 AM CDT Start Location: 8 SSW Crossett / Ashley County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.017 / -92.0066 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 2:47 AM CDT End Location: 7 S Crossett / Ashley County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.0325 / -91.9634 Summary: This tornado originated in a flooded lowland over the Casey Jones Wildlife Management Area. The beginning point is estimated due to a lack of road access. The tornado tracked eastward across Ashley County roads 211, 703, 205, 3, 201, 202, and 2. Along its path, the tornado produced prolific tree damage, with many large uprooted and some snapped trees. A few homes were damaged by falling trees, some significantly, and a few also sustained shingle damage. The tornado ended in a wooded area north of Ashley Co Rd 2 and south of Ashley Co Rd 229. .WEST CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY TORNADO... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.16 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 2:53 AM CDT Start Location: 4 E Crossett / Ashley County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.1205 / -91.8961 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 2:58 AM CDT End Location: 6 SSW Hamburg / Ashley County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.1358 / -91.8286 Summary: The tornado began near the intersection of Ashley Co Rd 7 E and Ashley Co Rd 7 S and tracked east northeastward. It reached peak intensity as it moved across Ashley Co Rd 23, where a significant number of trees were uprooted and a few were snapped. The tornado then began to roughly parallel US 82 from Ashley Co Rd 149 eastward to Ashley Co Rd 24. It lifted near Hanks Creek just north of US 82 before reaching US 425. There was also some structural damage to small sheds along the path. .MOREHOUSE PARISH TORNADO... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.19 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 3:21 AM CDT CDT Start Location: 4 E Mer Rouge / Morehouse Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.7693 / -91.7307 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 3:25 AM CDT CDT End Location: 7 E Mer Rouge / Morehouse Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.7765 / -91.6766 Summary: This tornado began along Atwell Ln just north of LA Highway 2, blowing down a fence and blowing a small shed across the road. Large tree branches were also downed in this area. The tornado continued eastward parallel and just north of Highway 2, crossing Johnson School Rd and Rush Harrison Rd at Bayou Bonne Idee. On Johnson School Rd, a mobile home sustained roof and skirting damage and a small shed was destroyed. On Rush Harrison Rd, the front of a farm outbuilding was pushed in and there was substantial loss of roof panels. Larger trees were snapped and uprooted in this area as well. Additional trees were snapped or uprooted between Rush Harrison Rd and Highway 2, then the tornado crossed Merton Bowe Rd. Here, a couple of homes sustained roof damage and a shed was damaged. The tornado lifted over open fields north of Highway 2. .MONTROSE / NORTHEAST ASHLEY AND WESTERN CHICOT COUNTY TORNADO... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.93 miles Path Width /maximum/: 700 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 3:22 AM CDT Start Location: 2 NNE Portland / Ashley County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.267 / -91.5019 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 3:34 AM CDT End Location: 5 W Lake Village / Chicot County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.3225 / -91.3681 Summary: The tornado began along US 165 between Portland and Montrose, where a few older utility poles were damaged and moved northwest across open fields, damaging additional utility poles along Ashley Co Rd 54. The tornado crossed US 82 near the Ashley/Chicot Co line. At this location, the top of a silo was removed and the structure was bent, two homes sustained exterior damage with one losing a large amount of roofing material, a travel trailer was destroyed, and a couple business sustained relatively minor structural damage. The tornado reached its peak intensity near this location, where two sets of wooden transmission poles were snapped. There was also considerable tree damage in the area. The tornado continued across Shelton Turner Rd, where a home and mobile home sustained damage. The tornado crossed AR Highway 293, Slaughter Rd, Beavers Rd, and Lingo Rd before lifting in west central Chicot County. .WEST CARROLL PARISH TORNADO #2... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.39 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 3:33 AM CDT CDT Start Location: 9 WNW Pioneer / West Carroll Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.8095 / -91.5677 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 3:36 AM CDT CDT End Location: 7 WNW Forest / West Carroll Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.8155 / -91.5274 Summary: The tornado began west of LA Highway 585 south of Bonner Rd, where the roof of a barn was damaged and multiple trees were damaged. It continued eastward, roughly paralleling Bonner Rd and reached its peak intensity near the Bonner Rd and Peterson Rd intersection, where it destroyed a storage shed and scattered pieces of it over 1/3 mile downwind to Warren Rd. Another small storage shed was turned on its side and leaned against a mobile home at this location. The tornado then lifted along Mt Zion Rd just north of Bonner Rd. .WEST CARROLL PARISH TORNADO #3... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.38 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 3:36 AM CDT CDT Start Location: 7 WNW Pioneer / West Carroll Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.8616 / -91.5219 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 3:42 AM CDT CDT End Location: 4 WSW Oak Grove / West Carroll Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.8443 / -91.4485 Summary: The tornado began north of Roundhill Rd, snapping and uprooting multiple trees. It continued eastward across Morgan Rd and Tackett Rd, damaging additional trees. It then crossed LA Highway 878 at the intersection with Grubbs Rd and Walters Rd, where a mobile home sustained roof damage. It then crossed Bienz Rd twice, lifting in a wooded area just north of the road. .RANKIN COUNTY / FLOWOOD TORNADO... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.15 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 7:44 AM CDT Start Location: 1 N Flowood / Rankin County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.3341 / -90.1065 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 7:55 AM CDT End Location: 5 N Brandon / Rankin County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.3608 / -90.007 Summary: This tornado began near Jackson Preparatory School along Lakeland Drive and subsequently tracked east-northeast just north of the Lakeland Drive on its roughly 6 mile path length through west- central and into central Rankin County. Most of the damage was limited to trees with the most significant tree damage involving snapped and uprooted hardwood trees, yielding a low end EF-1 designation. There was scattered minor structural damage, mainly to roofs, as large limbs and trees fell upon residences. A few businesses also sustained minor structural damage due directly to winds near the intersection of Grants Ferry Road and Lakeland Drive. Along a portion of the tornado's path through Flowood and Millcreek communities the track showed evidence of skipping and producing very limited damage. .WINSTON COUNTY TORNADO... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.8 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 9:23 AM CDT Start Location: 3 SW Noxapater / Winston County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.9569 / -89.1021 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 9:25 AM CDT End Location: 3 SW Noxapater / Winston County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.9631 / -89.0902 Summary: The tornado began southwest of Roberts Rd and traveled northeast. Along its path, some tin was ripped off of a large shed and several trees were snapped or uprooted. As the tornado crossed Roberts Rd, it ripped off part of the roof of a home. Several more large trees were uprooted or snapped in this area. The tornado continued northeast into a wooded area where the end point had to be estimated. .LAMAR COUNTY TORNADO... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.19 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 10:06 AM CDT Start Location: 13 ESE Columbia / Lamar County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.1644 / -89.6325 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 10:15 AM CDT End Location: 9 WNW Purvis / Lamar County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.2116 / -89.5457 Summary: The tornado began near Johnson Road and Luther Saucier Road, snapping a few softwood trees and uprooting some hardwood trees. It then continued northeast, causing tree damage across Caney Church Road and Purvis to Columbia Road. It then crossed near the south and east side of Big Bay Lake, once again causing sporadic tree damage. The tornado lifted near Purvis Oloh Road. .LAUDERDALE COUNTY / MERIDIAN TORNADO... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.55 miles Path Width /maximum/: 780 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 2 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 10:43 AM CDT Start Location: 2 SSW Meridian / Lauderdale County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.3558 / -88.7321 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 10:53 AM CDT End Location: 2 ENE Marion / Lauderdale County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.435 / -88.6209 Summary: This tornado developed just to the north of I-20 along Highway 19 N. It crossed through downtown Meridian, causing tree damage to much of the area. It caused structural damage to a few buildings along 14th Street, including roof and facade damage. The tornado reached its strongest intensity of EF2 strength as it neared 23rd Street. Here it snapped a couple of power poles, along with multiple hardwood and softwood trees. In addition, it tore the roof off of an apartment building and a portion of a building at Magnolia Middle School. Video evidence also indicated the tornado tore the roof off of a home near Grandview Avenue along with the loss of some exterior walls. The tornado continued to track northeast and generally followed Highway 45. Damage mainly consisted of trees being snapped or uprooted. Some of these trees fell onto homes. The tornado lifted near Willowlake Road. .COLUMBUS THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE... Peak Wind /E/: 65 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.3 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 4/14/2018 Start Time: 10:44 AM CDT Start Location: 2 WNW Columbus / Lowndes County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.5169 / -88.4446 End Date: 4/14/2018 End Time: 10:45 AM CDT End Location: 2 NW Columbus / Lowndes County / MS End_Lat/Lon: 33.5221 / -88.4239 Summary: Several trees were snapped or uprooted across northern portions of the city of Columbus in a corridor extending from along Lincoln Road, across US Highway 82 to along Willowbrook Road just north of US Highway 82. Some homes and other buildings were damaged by fallen trees, and some businesses sustained minor damage, particularly to signs. The NWS survey team was unable to find sufficient conclusive evidence that this damage was the result of a tornado. 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. $$ DB/BB/JC/TW/DC/DL/CME/AW/BP/JE