Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Smithville, MS EF-5 Tornado

Tornado Track Maps:

Here is the map for the entire tornado track:

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Here is the map for the local portion of the tornado track:

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Survey Results:

...PRELIMINARY EF-5 DAMAGE TORNADO IN MONROE AND ITAWAMBA COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

* BASED UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY WHICH DEPICTED TREE
  SCARS /KNOCKED DOWN BY THE TORNADO/ AND OTHER GROUND SURVEY EVIDENCE...
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MEMPHIS IN COORDINATION WITH THE 
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CONNECTED THE SMITHVILLE 
  MS AND SHOTTSVILLE AL TORNADO DAMAGE SEGMENTS. THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION 
  STATEMENT PROVIDES UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE SECTION OF THE SEGMENT FROM
  SMITHVILLE MS TO NEAR SHOTTSVILLE AL.

* COUNTY/COUNTIES: MONROE...ITAWAMBA

* LOCATION/TIME OF EVENT: SMITHVILLE AT 344 PM CDT ON APRIL 27 2011

* BEGINNING POINT: 34.0455, -88.44497

* ENDING POINT: 34.3129, -87.9231

* RATING: EF-5

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 205 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 35.1 MILES /CONTINUES INTO SHOTTSVILLE ALABAMA SEGMENT/

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 3/4 MILE /WIDENED TO MATCH SHOTTSVILLE TORNADO SEGMENT/

* FATALITIES: 15

* INJURIES: 40

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: 18 HOMES DESTROYED...2 BUSINESSES /POST OFFICE AND
  POLICE STATION/ DESTROYED...8 HOMES WITH MAJOR DAMAGE...7 BUSINESSES
  WITH MAJOR DAMAGE...44 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE...AND WATER SYSTEM DESTROYED.
  MOST TREES EITHER SNAPPED OR TWISTED AND DEBARKED. MOST THE HOMES DESTROYED
  WERE WELL BUILT...TWO STORIES...LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD AND BOLTED DOWN TO
  THEIR FOUNDATIONS. AN 1965 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK PARKED IN FRONT ONE OF THE
  DESTROYED HOMES HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. ALL APPLIANCES AND PLUMBING FIXTURES IN
  THE MOST EXTREME DAMAGE PATH WERE SHREDDED OR MISSING.

Click here to see the portion of the track in the area served by NWS Birmingham, AL.

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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - Smithville, MS Tornado