Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 18.26 Miles
-- Width 880 Yards
State MISSISSIPPI
County/Area CLAIBORNE
WFO JAN
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2017-04-30 06:30 CST-6
Begin Location 2N GORDON
Begin Lat/Lon 31.9338/-90.9845
End Date 2017-04-30 06:52 CST-6
End Location 3W REGANTON
End Lat/Lon 32.151/-90.807
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 500.00K
Crop Damage 150.00K
Episode Narrative During the early morning hours of April 30th, a squall line of severe thunderstorms developed across central Louisiana and pushed eastward across the ArkLaMiss. The line intensified as it approached the Mississippi River and caused wind damage and tornadoes. As the convective system evolved into Mississippi, numerous tornadoes developed along the advancing line, with the most prolific damage occurring along the track of a large meso-scale convective vortex (MCV). This feature tracked roughly from Claiborne County through western Hinds/Madison, eastern Yazoo, eastern Holmes, southeastern Carroll, Montgomery, and northwestern Webster counties. This corridor is where the most significant damage occurred, as well as one fatality. Flash flooding, hail, and other wind damage occurred as these storms moved through.
Event Narrative This tornado touched down on the southeast side of Port Gibson, near the Natchez Trace Parkway. As the tornado tracked north-northeast, it snapped hardwood trees and uprooted numerous trees. One tree fell on a house on Smith Street, which caused roof damage. The tornado then tracked toward the northeast, crossing the Natchez Trace Parkway and Highway 18. Here it continued to snap or uproot trees and also caused roof damage to a structure. An extensive area of trees were snapped or blown down just before it crossed the Natchez Trace corridor a second time. After crossing the Natchez Trace Parkway again, it continued to snap and blow down numerous trees. As the tornado tracked northeast, it crossed Old Port Gibson Road, Hankinson Road, and Moulder Road where it continued to snap or uproot numerous trees. The tornado finally lifted near Fisher Ferry Road in southern Warren County. A tornado debris signature was noted on radar during this tornado. The total path length of this tornado was 20.03 miles and the estimated maximum wind speed was 115 mph, which occurred in Claiborne County.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 1 1 16.300M 3.260M
LINWOOD ADAMS CO. MS 04/30/2017 05:14 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 400.00K 0.00K
JOHNSVILLE ADAMS CO. MS 04/30/2017 05:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
CHURCH HILL JEFFERSON CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
NATIONAL CEMETERY WARREN CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:24 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
PERTH JEFFERSON CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:24 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 250.00K 110.00K
GORDON CLAIBORNE CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:30 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 500.00K 150.00K
PEYTON CLAIBORNE CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:37 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
CONN COPIAH CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
GRANGE HALL WARREN CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:52 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
ELDORADO YAZOO CO. MS 04/30/2017 06:58 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
GALLATIN COPIAH CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:01 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
UTICA HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:06 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 64 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
ADAMS HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:10 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 115.00K 0.00K
BROOKHAVEN LINCOLN CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 54 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
SMITHS HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:14 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
BOVINA WARREN CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:15 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
THOMPSON HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:18 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
RAYMOND HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:22 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 200.00K 0.00K
MT BEULAH HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:23 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 95.00K 0.00K
TERRY HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:23 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 70.00K 0.00K
RAYMOND WILLIAMS ARP HINDS CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:28 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
FLORENCE RANKIN CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:33 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
MANSDALE MADISON CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:36 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
FLORA MADISON CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:41 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
LANGFORD RANKIN CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:43 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 54 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
FLORA MADISON CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:50 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 40.00K 0.00K
BENTONIA YAZOO CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:51 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
DOVER YAZOO CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:54 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 2.300M 200.00K
FLORA LANE ARPT MADISON CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:54 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
GULDE RANKIN CO. MS 04/30/2017 07:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
CEDARS WARREN CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 7.00K 0.00K
LINWOOD YAZOO CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:06 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 130.00K 0.00K
FORDYKE YAZOO CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:16 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 300.00K 150.00K
ANDING YAZOO CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:22 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 11.00K 0.00K
PICKENS HOLMES CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:23 CST-6 Tornado EF2 1 0 3.500M 700.00K
GOODMAN HOLMES CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 83 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
PULASKI SCOTT CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
VALLEY HILL CARROLL CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 62 kts. MG 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
BOWLING GREEN HOLMES CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:38 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
PIKETOWN SCOTT CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:41 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
HOFFMAN HOLMES CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:42 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
POSSUMNECK ATTALA CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:42 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 60.00K 0.00K
SHANNON ADAMS CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
MC ADAMS ATTALA CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
WILTSHIRE CARROLL CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:47 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
WILTSHIRE CARROLL CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 54 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
BEATTY CARROLL CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:51 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 40.00K 0.00K
CONEHATTA NEWTON CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
VAIDEN CARROLL CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:58 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 650.00K 400.00K
KOKOMO MARION CO. MS 04/30/2017 08:59 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 7.00K 0.00K
VAIDEN CARROLL CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:03 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
FOLTZ MONTGOMERY CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
KILMICHAEL MONTGOMERY CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:06 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 1.500M 600.00K
GRENADA GRENADA CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:11 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 8.00K 0.00K
KILMICHAEL MONTGOMERY CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:11 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 4.000M 500.00K
MINERVA MONTGOMERY CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:13 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 40.00K 0.00K
LODI MONTGOMERY CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:14 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 60.00K 200.00K
MINERVA MONTGOMERY CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
MC DONALD NESHOBA CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:17 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
EMBRY WEBSTER CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:18 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 30.00K 150.00K
PELLEZ WEBSTER CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:18 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 15.00K 100.00K
CADARETTA WEBSTER CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:28 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
MAYBANK FORREST CO. MS 04/30/2017 09:49 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 8.00K 0.00K
SHUQUALAK NOXUBEE CO. MS 04/30/2017 10:09 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 64 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
WAHALAK KEMPER CO. MS 04/30/2017 10:11 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 63 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
SCOOBA KEMPER CO. MS 04/30/2017 10:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 63 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
PETAL FORREST CO. MS 04/30/2017 10:25 CST-6 Lightning 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
LAUREL JONES CO. MS 04/30/2017 10:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
NEW HOPE LOWNDES CO. MS 04/30/2017 10:37 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 375.00K 0.00K
TERRELL JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. MS 04/30/2017 10:37 CST-6 Lightning 0 1 25.00K 0.00K
WARDWELL STATION LAMAR CO. MS 04/30/2017 11:46 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
LAUREL JONES CO. MS 04/30/2017 11:50 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 8.00K 0.00K
HATTIESBURG FORREST CO. MS 04/30/2017 19:08 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
WARDWELL STATION LAMAR CO. MS 04/30/2017 19:09 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELWOOD CLARKE CO. MS 04/30/2017 21:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
QUITMAN CLARKE CO. MS 04/30/2017 21:55 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
BONHOMIE FORREST CO. MS 04/30/2017 22:09 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
Totals: 1 1 16.300M 3.260M