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990 NOUS44 KJAN 170228 PNSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 160800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 826 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...Public Information Statement... ...NWS Damage Survey For 01/11/2020 Tornado Event - Update #7... .Update... The purpose of this update was to add the latest confirmed tornado in Bolivar county, and to complete the list of all the twelve tornadoes that where confirmed. No other surveys are anticipated at this time. .West Crossett Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 108 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.47 miles Path Width /maximum/: 650.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 02:45 AM CST Start Location: 3 NW West Crossett / Ashley County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.1768 / -92.0576 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 02:52 AM CST End Location: 3 WNW North Crossett / Ashley County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.1856 / -91.9813 Summary: This tornado started in the swamp area on the eastern side of Felsenthal NWR and tracked roughly due east and dissipated just after crossing Hancock Rd. At the start, a few trees were damaged and that continued as the tornado tracked along Ashley 299 Rd. Some trees were uprooted along this part of the path. The tornado intensified as it neared Ashley 14 Rd and widened. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. Several outbuildings were damaged along with other minor damage to some homes with shingles off. Along a portion of Ashley 14 Rd, heavy tree damage was noted along with several homes having trees on them. Numerous power lines were down as well. The tornado then weakened some with mostly minor type tree damage. Intensity increased again as it crossed Hancock Rd. Here Beulahland Church sustained moderate roof damage along with two other homes having roof damage. Several power lines and poles were down as well. The tornado quickly dissipated just east of Hancock Road. .Milo Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 9.38 miles Path Width /maximum/: 800.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 02:54 AM CST Start Location: 6 NNW North Crossett / Ashley County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.2576 / -91.9609 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 03:04 AM CST End Location: 2 NNW Hamburg / Ashley County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.256 / -91.8033 Summary: This tornado started just west of Highway 133 near Ashley 181 Rd and traveled roughly eastward to just east of Highway 425 where it dissipated N of Hamburg. At the start, scattered trees were damaged. As the tornado approached Highway 133, intensity increased and more were snapped and uprooted. A few power lines were down as well. Along Highway 133, two areas of focused damage were noted. One area had a few dozen trees uprooted and one large tree was on a mobile home. The other area was at the Trinity Church, here some roof damage occurred to the main building and the covered walkway was blown away. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along Ashley 497 Rd and the Egypt Church building sustained damage. The large front covering was destroyed and the roof has some damage. Along Ashley 470 Rd, heavy tree damage was noted along with several power lines down. Some homes had minor roof damage here as well as along Ashley 471 Rd. Uprooted and snapped trees continued along the path. As the the tornado crossed Highway 189, a strong surge was noted on the N side of the path where a focused corridor of trees were damaged. Here a couple trees were down on a mobile home. On the southern side of the path, at the intersection of Ashley 492 Rd, several homes sustained roof damage with tin and insulation thrown. Trees were down here as well. The tornado continued across a wooded area where it crossed Ashley 491 Rd, then Highway 425 before dissipating just east of Highway 425. There was 1 indirect injury which occurred during clean up after the tornado. .North Crossett Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 10.38 miles Path Width /maximum/: 800.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 02:55 AM CST Start Location: 1 NW North Crossett / Ashley County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.1761 / -91.9441 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 03:08 AM CST End Location: 3 SE Hamburg / Ashley County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.1835 / -91.766 Summary: This tornado started just off Highway 133 and continued just east of north where it dissipated just before reaching Highway 8, SE of Hamburg. At the start, just a few trees were uprooted, some of which took a power line down along Highway 133. The tornado increased in intensity and width as it crossed Binnis Loop Rd. More trees were uprooted or snapped and a couple homes sustained some roof damage. One large shed was destroyed with fragments of the roof thrown across the road. The tornado traveled along Highway 52 for quite a while. Along this part of the path, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. Some power lines and poles were down as well. Quite a bit of uprooted trees were noted on the S side of the country club. The tornado moved over the airport where one large hangar had roof damage and the back wall had panels blown out. As the tornado neared Highway 425, the center was to the north side of Highway 52 and continued to snap and uproot trees. As it crossed Highway 425, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Moving ENE, the tornado began to weaken and dissipated just after crossing Ashley 312 Rd. .Snyder Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph Path Length /statute/: 20.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1000.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 03:07 AM CST Start Location: 3 NE Hamburg / Ashley County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.2638 / -91.7598 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 03:28 AM CST End Location: 5 E Montrose / Chicot County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.3087 / -91.4088 Summary: This tornado started just NE of Hamburg along Ashley 70 Rd and tracked roughly 20 miles to just east of Montrose. Thousands of trees were uprooted and snapped along the path along with numerous power lines and poles downed. Some of the heaviest damage was to a mobile home just off Ashley 129 Rd. The home was thrown 15 to 20 feet and destroyed. Another mobile home was destroyed along Ashley 128 Rd. The tornado then crossed Highway 82 near Ashley 301 Rd. Power poles were broken here and a tractor shed was heavily damaged. From this point, the tornado mostly paralleled Highway 82 or tracked along it. Many power lines were down along with poles. Just east of Ashley 912 Rd, one wooden high tension segment had the top broken out. In the Synder community, some homes sustained roof damage and had trees down on them. North of Highway 82, near Horseshoe Lake, lots of hardwood trees were heavily damaged and there were 3 segments of the wooden high tension poles and lines taken out. The tornado continued roughly along Highway 82 toward Montrose. The strongest core of the tornado remained north of the highway and downed 2 more wooden high tension segments before Montrose and 2 more just N of town just west of Highway 165. In the town of Montrose, numerous trees were damaged along with many homes having some degree of roof damage or a handful more with a tree on the home. Just east of Montrose, near the Chicot county line and N of Highway 82, a metal high tension pole segment was taken down which supported the highest wind estimate of 130 mph. The tornado dissipated near county road 293 on the N side of Highway 82. .Chicot/Washington County Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 127 mph Path Length /statute/: 17.81 miles Path Width /maximum/: 850.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 03:33 AM CST Start Location: 2 WNW Lake Village / Chicot County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.3349 / -91.3129 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 03:53 AM CST End Location: 2 W Metcalfe / Washington County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.4551 / -91.0448 Summary: This tornado began on the southeast side of the Lake Village Municipal Airport on Airport Road where it rolled and almost destroyed a manufactured home. It is at Airport Road where one injury was reported due to a tree falling on a home. It then moved east-northeast to US Highway 278, breaking 8 to 10 wooden electrical poles. It moved to the northeast of the Lake Village community where it continued to knock down wooden electrical poles and began to uproot and snap large branches from softwood trees along North Lakeshore Drive and along the shore of Lake Chicot. The Lake Village Country Club along North Lakeshore Drive took damage to its roof on the backside. In addition, on the backside of the Country Club, a nearby forested area had multiple snapped large hardwood tree limbs in addition to the tin roof of a metal storage building peeled completely off. Also along North Lakeshore Drive, multiple trees were uprooted and snapped at a trailer park, where one trailer was blown across the street to near the bottom of Lake Chicot. As the tornado continued to track northeast, it moved along AR Highway 144, uprooting trees and snapping large hardwood limbs. Five electrical power poles were downed along Highway 144, as well as another trailer getting rolled to near the bottom of Lake Chicot. The tornado continued to snap large limbs and uproot hardwood trees as it moved across Pecan Ridge Drive. The tornado continued to just north of Levee Road where it lifted, but not before a few uprooting hardwood trees and snapping small to medium sized limbs. It is important to note that a large swath of severe wind speeds resulted in widespread downed trees on Lakehall Road, Sunnyside Road, Stuart Island Road and at the Lake Chicot State Park. Several of these trees fell on power lines causing outages to a large portion of the Lake Village community. This tornado then continued east- northeast across the MS River to across Lake Ferguson in Washington County, where the second floor was blown off of a lake house on South Ferguson Road. In addition, a high concentration of snapped and uprooted hardwood trees was noted on the backside of the lakehouse on South Ferguson Road, thus resulting in the upgraded EF-2 rating. It continued to move east to Highway 1 North where it snapped small to large hardwood tree limbs before dissipating. .Chicot County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 99 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.17 miles Path Width /maximum/: 15.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 03:36 AM CST Start Location: 1 S Lake Village / Chicot County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.3027 / -91.2845 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 03:36 AM CST End Location: 1 S Lake Village / Chicot County / AR End Lat/Lon: 33.3023 / -91.2816 Summary: A brief tornado developed near US Highway 65/US Highway 278 near Arkansas Highway 159. It collapsed the center of a metal building where only one side and the front of the building were left standing. On the backside, a shed was completely destroyed. The tornado then moved east across the Highway to the Delta Spindle Building, a metal warehouse building. Here, some windows were blown out and portions of its tin roof were peeled off and blew into the tree line on the backside of the business. In addition, the tornado broke a wooden power line in the parking lot of the Delta Spindle Building before lifting. .Duncan/Bolivar County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.19 miles Path Width /maximum/: 880.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 04:02 AM CST Start Location: 6 W Duncan / Bolivar County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 34.0377 / -90.8624 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 04:05 AM CST End Location: 4 WNW Duncan / Bolivar County / MS End Lat/Lon: 34.0818 / -90.8124 Summary: This tornado started near Levee Road where it snapped a couple of trees. The tornado crossed Highway 1 and continued northeast crossing Round Lake Road, where it snapped and uprooted several trees near a home. The tornado moved northeast across some farmland snapping a few more trees. The tornado crossed Sandy Ridge Road where it caused roof damage to several homes, along with snapping and uprooting several trees. The tornado ended just northeast of Odell Road, where it downed 3 power poles and knocked over a pivot. .Winstonville Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.55 miles Path Width /maximum/: 270.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 04:07 AM CST Start Location: 1 SE Winstonville / Bolivar County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.8988 / -90.7434 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 04:10 AM CST End Location: 2 NNE Mound Bayou / Bolivar County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.9105 / -90.7013 Summary: An EF1 tornado occurred in northern Bolivar County north of Mound Bayou. The tornado snapped trees and powerlines along old US-61 before tracking northwest and snapping more trees and powerlines on Moody Rd south of Winstonville. .Cleveland/Bolivar County... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 134 mph Path Length /statute/: 23.43 miles Path Width /maximum/: 2600.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 4 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 04:11 AM CST Start Location: 3 WNW Benoit / Bolivar County / AR Start Lat/Lon: 33.6662 / -91.0604 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 03:48 AM CST End Location: 2 NE Renova / Bolivar County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.8076 / -90.6907 Summary: An EF-2 tornado touched down in Bolivar County near the Mississippi River. Tree damage could be seen from atop the levee just west of Benoit. The tornado tracked through farmland just north of Benoit where it knocked down trees and powerlines. It also damaged heavy farm equipment and destroyed a farm equipment shelter, ripping and tossing it s concrete anchors over 100 yards. The tornado then crossed HWY 1 where it destroyed some large grain bins and snapped numerous power poles. The tornado proceeded into the Dahomey NWR where it knocked down trees and power poles. The most substantial damage was noted as the tornado crossed HWY 8 between Pace and Cleveland. It snapped 40+wooden power poles along Hwy 8. The tornado uprooted and snapped trees and damaged some well built homes in the area NW of Cleveland. This is also the area where the tornado snapped several concrete power poles. Several mobile homes were destroyed along South Bayou Rd, injuring 3 people. More mobile homes were destroyed on McCain Rd, injuring 1. The tornado proceeded to cross US 61 where it snapped more power poles and damaged homes near Tolliver Rd. It also damaged some steel power trusses and a business along HWY 61 in Renova. The tornado lifted east of US 61 before crossing into Sunflower County. .Rome/Parchman Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.53 miles Path Width /maximum/: 2000.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 04:18 AM CST Start Location: 7 N Drew / Sunflower County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.9183 / -90.5201 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 04:25 AM CST End Location: 3 SSW Tutwiler / Sunflower County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.9796 / -90.4579 Summary: An EF 2 tornado touched down in northern Sunflower County on the grounds of Mississippi State Penitentiary. It caused minor damage on the penitentiary grounds before tracking NE towards Rome, MS. The tornado damaged or destroyed several homes and businesses in Rome including the Rome Post Office. It also snapped several wood power poles along US 49W. The tornado is expected to have lifted as it approached the Sunflower/Tallahatchie/Coahoma border. .Drew Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.52 miles Path Width /maximum/: 850.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 04:19 AM CST Start Location: 2 WNW Drew / Sunflower County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.8224 / -90.5682 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 04:26 AM CST End Location: 5 NNE Drew / Sunflower County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.8749 / -90.4978 Summary: An EF2 tornado touched down in Sunflower County, just west of Drew, MS. The first damage was noted on Savell and Lombardy Roads where it knocked down trees and powerlines. The tornado completely destroyed a mobile home on Tharp Rd, tossing its contents and the undercarriage. The tornado continued NE and crossed US 49 where it snapped several wood power poles. The tornado lifted soon thereafter. .Forest Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 65 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.95 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/11/2020 Start Time: 09:33 AM CST Start Location: 1 NNW Forest / Scott County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.3707 / -89.4785 End Date: 01/11/2020 End Time: 09:37 AM CST End Location: 3 NNE Forest / Scott County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.3988 / -89.4403 Summary: This weak tornado began on the northeast side of the city of Forest at Hillsboro Street, where it snapped numerous small to medium softwood tree limbs. It then moved northeast to Northside Drive, continuing to snap a few small softwood tree limbs. The tornado crossed Mississippi Highway 21 where further snapping of small softwood tree limbs occurred near the intersection of Ephesus Road and Culpepper Road. It lifted after crossing Culpepper Road after causing minor roof damage to a small barn. 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 event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ AW