NWS Jackson MS March 21, 2012 Severe Weather and Heavy Rain

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March 21, 2012 Warren County Tornado

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Event Summary

This tornado touched down near the Army Corps of Engineers Experimental Station where it peeled part of a metal roof off a building and overturned a trailer. The tornado then moved along Porters Chapel Road, where it knocked down trees and overturned a single wide mobile home. The tornado then weakened, but knocked down a few more trees in the Lakewood subdivision. It lifted as it left the subdivision.

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	90 mph
Casualties:	None
Damage Path Length:	1.75 miles
Maximum Path Width:	100 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 Miles SSE of Vicksburg 11:11 am 3/21/12
Approximate End Point/Time:	1.5 Miles E of Vicksburg 11:13 am 3/21/12

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