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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
559 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for 05/09/2024 Tornado Event...

.West Bolton Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.09 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   105 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/09/2024
Start Time:             10:14 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 W Bolton / Hinds County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          32.362 / -90.5106

End Date:               05/09/2024
End Time:               10:21 PM CDT
End Location:           1 SSW Bolton / Hinds County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            32.3455 / -90.4627

Survey Summary:
The tornado began near Old Highway 80 near the intersection of
Pleasant Hill Road, where large branches were broken. It then
moved east along I-20, where large softwood tree branches were
broken and uprooted along Hwy 80, where it then crossed I-20 and
continued snapping large tree branches along Frontage Road. The
tornado then moved southeast across a large field, before
dissipating near Champion Hill Road, where softwood tree branches
were broken.

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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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AJ/BP