Tornado in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

An F2 tornado caused major damage in the Marion and Dalewood Shore Lake communities, northeast of Meridian. Two houses and thirteen mobile homes were destroyed. Eleven houses and twelve mobile homes received major damage. Thirty-three houses and twenty-two mobile homes received minor damage. Three businesses were destroyed and one business had minor damage. Thousands of trees were blown down or snapped off, and numerous power poles and power lines were also downed. Seventeen people were injured, including one in critical condition.

This tornado touched down just to the northeast of Montrose near County Road 2414, in Jasper County. This tornado tracked across 3 counties before it dissipated just before it reached Meridian. Along the path, it produced major structural roof damage to a church. Shingles and siding were blown off of a house. An outbuilding was destroyed along with damage to a grain silo. Thousands of large softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. In addition, numerous power lines were blown down. This EF2 tornado had a total path length of 23 miles and a width of 0.6 miles. Maximum winds were around 125 mph.

This short lived EF-2 tornado began just south of Center Grove Road where it did minor tree damage, mostly large broken branches and uprooted softwood trees. It quickly intensified as it took a northerly turn, with the worst damage on Shannon Road. There, numerous trees were snapped in a concentrated corridor. Several single family residences sustained roof damage with greater than 20% loss of roofing material. It took a more easterly turn as it approached Highway 19. There, it weakened, but continued to do tree damage. It crossed the state line at Highway 19/10 and continued to do more tree damage in Alabama. Maximum width was estimated at 800 yards and maximum winds at 115 mph.