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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1228 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE 4/22-23/2020 TORNADO EVENT - Update 
#5... 

.UPDATE...Based on new information from satellite data, it has
been determined that two separate tornadoes impacted southern
Catahoula and Concordia parishes.

.RED RIVER TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0.68 mile
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/22/2020
Start Time:             10:06 PM CDT
Start Location:         9 WSW Acme / Catahoula Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          31.2412 / -91.9671

End Date:               4/22/2020
End Time:               10:18 PM CDT
End Location:           2 WNW Acme / Catahoula Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            31.2899 / -91.8528

Summary: The tornado began in far southern Catahoula Parish near
the Red River Lock. It traveled along the Catahoula Parish/ 
Avoyelles Parish border, where a tornadic debris signature was 
noted. It then crossed the Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge 
before crossing back into far southeastern Catahoula Parish where
it ended.

.ACME TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1/2 mile
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/22/2020
Start Time:             10:17 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 WNW Acme / Catahoula Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          31.2927 / -91.8805

End Date:               4/22/2020
End Time:               10:25 PM CDT
End Location:           3 N Acme / Concordia Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            31.3286 / -91.8279

Summary: This tornado began in far southeastern Catahoula Parish
south of Larto Lake. It snapped several hardwood trees along
Moody Road before crossing the Black River into Concordia Parish.
Here it continued to snap hardwood trees along the banks of the
river as well as when it crossed Red River Levee Road and
Louisiana Highway 909. A mobile home also suffered minor roof
damage, siding damage and loss of a metal awning. The tornado
moved across a field before it ended along Louisiana Highway 129.

.MONTEREY TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.95 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1230.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/23/2020
Start Time:             1:56 AM CDT
Start Location:         1 NNE Florence / Rankin County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          32.1738 / -90.1159

End Date:               4/23/2020
End Time:               2:17 AM CDT
End Location:           7 SE Brandon / Rankin County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            32.2037 / -89.9212

Summary: This tornado touched down to the northeast of Highway
49 in Florence. It began down just to the west of Briarhill Road
and south of Gunter Road, where a tornado debris signature was
observed by radar. In this area, many large limbs were snapped
and some trees were uprooted along Gunter Road. It continued
northeast before crossing Monterey Road, where a tree fell on a
power line. It then took a more easterly turn over Highway
469 before crossing Basswood Lane and again over Monterey Road.
It continued across a wooded area before causing some high end
EF0 tree damage along Star Road. The tornado continued eastward
over the Robinhood subdivision where numerous large limbs were
snapped and trees were uprooted. A few trees fell on power lines,
breaking a couple of power poles. In addition, rear-flank
downdraft straight-line winds, around 75-85 mph ahead and south
of the tornadic circulation, caused widespread wind damage. In
this area, numerous trees were downed and large limbs broken. The
tornado then crossed the area of Shell Oil Road, Cannon Road and
Highway 18, causing minor EF0 tree damage, with a tree downed
right along the highway. The tornado then crossed east of Highway
18, over Morrow Road, where minor tree damage occurred. The
tornado lifted shortly thereafter crossing Morrow Road, where
only minor straight-line wind damage was observed to a few trees
along Johns Shiloh Road and Shiloh Road.

.NW MARION COUNTY TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/23/2020
Start Time:             3:57 AM CDT
Start Location:         7 NE Salem / Marion County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          31.318 / -90.037

End Date:               4/23/2020
End Time:               4:04 AM CDT
End Location:           7 WNW Columbia / Marion County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            31.3208 / -89.9271

Summary: An EF-0 tornado touched down along Morgantown Road just
east of the Walthall County Line where a few large limbs were
broken and a tree was uprooted in a field. It continued east
through the Holly Springs community and uprooted or snapped the
tops off of several trees along a narrow path. Several trees fell
near a home on Molly Road. The widest area of damage occurred
along Holly Springs Road near where several trees fell near a
home and Holly Springs Baptist Church. It continued east toward
MS Highway 587 where it blew a few trees down and snapped a few
large limbs near a home. It dissipated shortly after crossing the
highway.

.NORTHERN JONES COUNTY TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    112 mph
Path Length /statute/:  16.94 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1.5 miles
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/23/2020
Start Time:             4:12 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 ENE Soso / Jones County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          31.7604 / -89.2255

End Date:               4/23/2020
End Time:               4:26 AM CDT
End Location:           4 W Eucutta / Jones County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            31.8141 / -88.9447

Summary: The storm moved across northern Jones County, where it
briefly intensified to an EF-2 tornado. At its widest, the storm 
stretched nearly 1.5 miles. The tornado developed northeast of 
Soso, just east of the Amy community. The tornado tracked over 
areas recently devastated by tornadoes on Easter, so it was 
difficult to identify new damage in some areas. Scattered to 
numerous trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado moved east
across northern Jones County toward Sandersville. The storm 
intensified briefly to a low EF-2 along Lake Como Road, where the 
southern half of a chicken house was completely destroyed. 
Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in the area. There was 
some structural damage caused by trees falling on houses. The most
widespread damage extended from Shady Grove to Sharon, where 
swaths of trees were mowed down, snapped and uprooted. Downed 
power lines blocked several roads. Several homes were damaged or 
destroyed by falling trees. The storm moved through Sandersville, 
where more trees were snapped and uprooted. The storm continued to
move through heavily wooded areas north and east of Sandersville 
causing damage along the Jasper County line and near the Wayne 
County line. This is a preliminary survey and additional 
information may be added or changed.


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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