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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
428 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/25/24 Tornado Event...

.Kickapoo Road Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.52 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   880 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/25/2024
Start Time:             09:08 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NW Clinton / Hinds County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          32.3757 / -90.3705

End Date:               03/25/2024
End Time:               09:16 PM CDT
End Location:           6 W Ridgeland / Madison County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            32.4318 / -90.2406

Survey Summary:
This tornado started near West Northside Drive where it snapped a
couple of trees. The tornado then traveled northeast and Crossed
Clinton-Tinnin Road and then Kickapoo Road, where the tornado
continued to snap and uproot several trees along the way. The
tornado then crossed Pinehaven Drive and Highway 49 snapping and
uprooting a few more trees. The tornado ended just east of
Maclean Road where it snapped and uprooted trees, along with one
tree falling on a home causing some roof damage. Max estimated
winds were 100 mph. Estimated width was one half mile.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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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