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Madison County EF-0 Tornado

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Event Summary
This brief tornado touched down near Nose Road where it knocked down large limbs. From there, the tornado traveled east-northeast across Highway 22, then crossed Old Jackson Road where it broke a door and window glass at a home. It turned northeast as it crossed Soldiers Colony Road and broke out more door and window glass in another home and knocked down two trees. It also caused shingle damage to several homes along the path. The tornado ended just north of Soldiers Colony Road.

Rating:
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EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind: 80 mph
Fatalities/Injuries: none
Damage Path Length: 1.0 mile
Maximum Path Width: 75 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:

3 SW Canton
6:13 pm

Approximate End Point/Time:

2 SW Canton
6:14 pm

Radar Imagery
These images from the Brandon, MS Doppler radar show the storm at 6:13 pm. The image on the left shows 0.5° base reflectivity data, and the image on the right shows 0.5° storm relative velocity data. Click on the thumbnail below for a higher resolution image.

Radar - Madison County Tornado