Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Smith/Jasper/Newton County Tornado

Event Summary

The tornado initially touched down 2 miles southeast of Mize and moved northeast through the Sylvarena community. The tornado then moved into Jasper County at 12:44 am 2 miles north of the Ted community. It continued across the northwest corner of Jasper County through Bienville National Forest and crossed into Newton County four miles northwest of Baxter at 1:03 am. The tornado lifted on the southern city limits of Newton at 1:14 am.

This was an extremely large and intense tornado that fortunately moved through mainly uninhabited areas. In Smith County, 15 people were injured within Sylvarena. Over 90 homes were destroyed and 1 large church was demolished. Within Jasper County, 3 houses and 4 mobile homes were destroyed and 21 houses and 2 mobile homes were damaged. In Newton County, 6 homes were damaged, 1 mobile home was destroyed, and 1 commercial building was destroyed. Timber loss was well into the millions of dollars, mainly through the Bienville National Forest.

Rating:	F4
Estimated Maximum Wind:	NA
Casualties:	Deaths: 0 \| Injuries: 20
Damage Path Length:	40 miles
Maximum Path Width:	1 mile
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 SE Mize 12:14 am
Approximate End Point/Time:	Newton 1:14 am

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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

NWS Jackson, MS--November 21-22, 1992 Tornado Outbreak