NWS Jackson, MS February 21, 2013 Tornado Event

Jefferson Davis County Tornado

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Event Summary

The tornado started along Smith Lane just north of Stowey Parkman Road. The tornado moved northeast, snapping and uprooting a number of trees and causing some minor damage to structures as it passed across Wiley Dyess Road and TW Bass Road. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it moved along and across Green Creek Road and Carson-Bunker Hill Road. Here two well built brick frame homes were heavily damaged, power poles were snapped, a well built farm building was destroyed, another outbuilding was destroyed, extensive tree damage occurred and several other homes and buildings suffered minor to moderate damage. The tornado weakened and crossed Hunnicut Road snapping a few trees where it crossed the road and dissipated before reaching State Highway 42 west of Bassfield.

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-2
Estimated Maximum Wind:	120 mph
Casualties:	0 deaths; 0 injuries
Damage Path Length:	6.3 miles
Maximum Path Width:	400 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	7.2 SW Bassfield 10:31 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	2 W Bassfield 10:41 pm