Mobile/Pensacola
Weather Forecast Office
Piave, MS EF-1 Tornado
February 10, 2020
Summary of all Local Storm Reports (LSRs) on April 12th, as well as all the LSRs across the region for this event.
...NWS Damage Survey For 02/10/20 Greene County Mississippi Tornado Event... .Piave Mississippi Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.20 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: FEB 10 2020 Start Time: 608 PM CST Start Location: 2.5 miles northwest of Piave, MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.4082/-88.7851 End Date: FEB 10 2020 End Time: 610 PM CST End Location: 2.3 miles north-northwest of Piave, MS End Lat/Lon: 31.4195/-88.7697 Survey summary: Tornado touched down just east of Old Ditch Rd causing numerous snapped softwood pines. As the tornado progressed northeast, width increased to approximately 200 yards with a clear convergent pattern of snapped softwoods. As the tornado approached Piave Church Rd, it appears to have weakened causing several uprooted hardwoods and a few snapped to uprooted softwoods. A few homes had minor roof damage likely by the outer circulation and RFD. The tornado shortly lifted after crossing Piave Church Rd but not before uprooting a couple more hardwoods and removing a tin roof from a mobile home porch. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories. EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph
Acknowledgements: Page created by Jason Beaman (Warning Coordination Meteorologist). Updated by Michael Mugrage (Forecaster).
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