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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
458 PM CST Tue Dec 17 2019

...NWS Damage Surveys For 12/17/19 Tornado Event...

.OVERVIEW...
Storms in northeastern Mississippi produced several tornadoes in
Union and Lee Counties.

.Tornado in Union County...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /Statute/:  9.2 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             12/16/2019 
Start Time:             3:41 PM CST
Start Location:         4.5 ESE New Albany / Union County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          34.4639 / -88.9277

End Date:               12/16/2019
End Time:               3:53 PM CST
End Location:           12.7 E New Albany / Union County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            34.5156 / -88.7777

SURVEY SUMMARY: The first damage was observed to trees along Highway
348. The tornado was intermittently on the ground for the first 6 
miles of its track, causing sporadic tree damage. The tornado 
intensified as it crossed County Road 172, with trees uprooted. As
the tornado crossed Highway 9, several structures were damaged
/some by falling trees/ and trees were uprooted or trunks snapped.
The last damage was observed along County Road 174 east of
Highway 9.

.Tornado #1 in Lee County...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /Statute/:  9.3 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/16/2019
Start Time:             3:53 PM CST
Start Location:         3.6 W Guntown / Lee County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          34.4439 / -88.7189

End Date:               12/16/2019
End Time:               4:04 PM CST
End Location:           6.3 ENE Guntown / Lee County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            34.4922 / -88.5642

SURVEY SUMMARY: The first damage was observed to trees along
Euclatubba Road, south of Highway 348. The tornado crossed 348,
damaging additional trees. The first structural damage occurred to
homes along County Road 833. The tornado then moved into a residential
area. Numerous homes suffered roof and window damage, and a few had
garage doors blown out. Two homes suffered nearly complete roof
removal. The tornado destroyed a church of metal construction along
Mitchell St., crossed Highway 45, and caused additional tree damage,
crossing Pratts Road about 3 miles east of 45. The tornado damaged a
silo, a home, and a storage shed along Highway 370, and caused
additional tree damage before dissipating in northeastern Lee County.

.Tornado #2 in Lee County...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    70 mph
Path Length /Statute/:  2.2 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   80 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/16/2019
Start Time:             3:55 PM CST
Start Location:         2.7 SE Guntown / Lee County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          34.4141 / -88.6267

End Date:               12/16/2019
End Time:               3:59 PM CST
End Location:           3.6 E Guntown / Lee County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            34.4329 / -88.5948

SURVEY SUMMARY: This brief, weak tornado damaged trees just north
of the Natchez Trace Parkway to the southeast of Guntown.

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: Information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Woodall/Wright