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Public Information Statement 
National Weather Service Jackson MS 
1214 PM CDT Sat May 7 2022

...NWS Damage Survey for 4/17/2022 Severe Weather Event - Update 3...

.UPDATE...Added Bassfield tornado. The tornado count for this event 
is three.

.Bassfield Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-U 
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown 
Path Length /statute/:  0.2  miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   25.0 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/17/2022 
Start Time:             07:20 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 WSW Bassfield / Jefferson Davis County/ MS 
Start Lat/Lon:          31.4949 / -89.7611

End Date:               04/17/2022 
End Time:               07:21 AM CDT
End Location:           1 WSW Bassfield / Jefferson Davis County/ MS
End Lat/Lon:            31.4954 / -89.7578

Survey Summary: A tornado video collected by a storm chaser shows a 
brief tornado. A survey team found no visible damage.



.D'Lo/Mendenhall Straight Line Wind Damage...

Rating:                 TSTM/Wind 
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  3.6 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   2 miles 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/17/2022 
Start Time:             6:57 PM CDT 
Start Location:         1 N D'Lo / Simpson County / MS 
Start Lat/Lon:          31.9964 / -89.9013

End Date:               4/17/2022 
End Time:               7:06 PM CDT 
End Location:           1 ESE Mendenhall / Simpson County / MS 
End Lat/Lon:            31.957 / -89.8605

Survey Summary:
In addition to the EF1 tornado east of Mendenhall, an up to two mile 
wide swath of straight-line wind damage associated with a strong 
rear flank downdraft was surveyed in the D'Lo and Mendenahll areas 
of Simpson County. Residents in the area described an approximately 
5 minute period of high winds and heavy rain as the storm pushed 
through. Several large trees were uprooted or snapped in the swath, 
and a few were snapped at the trunk. Several trees fell onto homes 
and power lines. A few trees fell onto an apartment complex in 
Mendenhall, with the roof sustaining damage. A service station 
canopy along US Highway 49 collapsed into the pumps and convenience 
store. In the corridor of strongest winds, which occurred on the 
north side of downtown Mendenhall, wind speeds were estimated to be 
up to 90 MPH, with tree damage observed on most streets in that 
area. 


.Simpson County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1 
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  0.8 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/17/2022 
Start Time:             7:00 PM CDT 
Start Location:         1E Mendenhall / Simpson County / MS 
Start Lat/Lon:          31.9613 / -89.8453

End Date:               4/17/2022 
End Time:               7:03 PM CDT 
End Location:           2 E Mendenhall / Simpson County / MS 
End Lat/Lon:            31.9544 / -89.8341

Survey Summary:
A brief tornado mowed down mostly hardwood trees on both sides of 
Simpson County Highway 540, just east of Highway 49. A pine was 
snapped on the north side of the road and a large limb was snapped 
and twisted from a hardwood on the south side of the road. The 
tornado was estimated to be a little more than three quarters of a 
mile long, about 75 yards at the widest with maximum wind speeds 
around 95 mph.


.Shady Grove Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.9 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             4/17/2022
Start Time:             8:01 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 N Laurel / Jones County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          31.7763 / -89.1332

End Date:               4/17/2022
End Time:               8:06 PM CDT
End Location:           3 WSW Sandersville / Jones County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            31.7767 / -89.0845

Survey Summary:
This brief tornado touched down in the vicinity of Hoy and Trace
Roads and moved generally east for almost 3 miles. Uprooted trees
and broken limbs were the main damage. Other scattered wind
damage was noted in the area.

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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 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The 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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