Event narrative (NOAA)
NWS meteorologists surveyed the damage in southern Tupelo and confirmed a relatively brief but strong EF1 tornado. The damage began along Nixon Drive, with minor roof and tree damage. Several roofs sustained damage along Chickasaw Trail, several trees were downed and a privacy fence was blown over near the North Mississippi Medical Center Women's Hospital. Several vehicles in this area were damaged as well. The damage intensified dramatically at the Legget and Platt warehouse, with likely failure of west-facing garage doors leading to roof uplift and collapse of most exterior walls. Damage here was rated high-end EF1, with winds estimated at 110 mph. Several semi-trailers were shifted in the back parking lot, with one being flipped. After crossing South Green Street, the Cooper Tire facili
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.