Local Storm Report Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
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NWUS54 KJAN 122054
LSRJAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
354 PM CDT MON APR 12 2021
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0804 PM TORNADO 1 NNW KOSCIUSKO 33.07N 89.59W
04/09/2021 ATTALA MS NWS STORM SURVEY
A BRIEF EF1 TORNADO OCCURRED DURING THE
EVENING OF APRIL 9TH IN KOSCIUSKO. THE
TORNADO BEGAN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 12
AND NORTH JACKSON ST WHERE AN AWNING AND
PORTION OF A SIGN WAS BLOWN OFF THE CVS
BUILDING. THE TORNADO QUICKLY REACHED PEAK
INTENSITY AS IT MOVED SOUTHEAST WHERE
SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG KNOX RD,
INCLUDING ONE THAT FELL ONTO AN APARTMENT
BUILDING. THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTHEAST
CROSSING LUCAS ST AND FAIRGROUND ST WHERE
THE MOST CONCENTRATED PATH OF DAMAGE
OCCURRED. HERE, MULTIPLE TREES WERE UPROOTED
ALONG WITH SEVERAL PINE TREES THAT WERE
SNAPPED. SEVERAL HOMES ALSO SUSTAINED ROOF
DAMAGE DUE TO WIND AND FALLING TREES AND
BRANCHES, AND ONE HOME ON LUCAS ST HAD A
PORTION OF ITS ROOF AND INTERIOR CEILING
BLOWN IN AFTER A GABLE. THE TORNADO BEGAN TO
WEAKEN AS IT CROSSED EAST ADAMS ST AND EAST
JEFFERSON ST WHERE MAINLY LARGE TREE
BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED. TWO TREES WERE ALSO
UPROOTED IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO QUICKLY
DISSIPATED AFTER CROSSING EAST JEFFERSON ST
AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE
MINUTE. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND WAS 95 MPH WITH
A LENGTH OF 0.93 MILES AND MAXIMUM WIDTH OF
250 YARDS.
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