Tornado (EF3) — Walthall, Mississippi

Event narrative (NOAA)

At 1:24 pm, approximately 45 minutes after a violent EF-4 tornado had passed through the nearby area, yet another tornado would develop in Walthall County, MS near Claude Smith Road. Patchy tree damage was identified on high resolution satellite imagery away from the road over largely inaccessible and uninhabited areas. The tornado gathered strength quickly, just like its predecessor, and began producing an increasingly large and destructive path as it crossed MS Hwy 48 near J. W. Lee Road. The tornado then crossed US Hwy 98 only 2 miles east of where the EF-4 tornado crossed 45 minutes earlier. Video recordings showed a large wedge tornado. The tornado continued to intensify from EF-2 to EF-3 strength as it crossed MS Hwy 583 producing widespread tree damage as well as severe damage to ne

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