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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1252 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for May 18 2025 DeSoto County Tornado...

.DeSoto County...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.42 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/18/2025
Start Time:             10:26 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 E Hernando / DeSoto County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          34.8296 / -89.9603

End Date:               05/18/2025
End Time:               10:27 PM CDT
End Location:           2 E Hernando / DeSoto County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            34.8304 / -89.9532

Survey Summary:
A short-lived and narrow EF1 tornado with 95 mph winds touched
down on Thousand Oaks Drive between Oak Bridge Drive and Jaybird
Road. Damage consisted of uprooted and snapped trees in this area.
The tornado dissipated east of Jaybird.

Outside of this tornado track, widespread straight line winds with
estimated speeds of 80 to 85 mph occurred elsewhere across parts
of Hernando.


&&

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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