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Kiln, MS Tornado - April 10, 2024

Rating:	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	85 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	2.79 miles
Maximum Path Width:	150 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 miles NNW of Kiln, MS at 1031 AM CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	2 mile NE of Kiln, MS at 1034 AM CDT

A National Weather Service Damage Assessment Team has surveyed the storm damage in Kiln, MS. It has been determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Damage estimates were consistent with winds of 100 mph.

High resolution satellite imagery aided in identifying yet another embedded tornado that trailed the parent mesovortex that tracked through the area. More localized tree damage in addition to an evident damage path on NDVI differencing helped to confirm the existence of this tornado which tracked from Firetower Road east-southeastward to Old Joe Moran Road. The end point is estimated per satellite imagery which occurred over inaccessible rural lands.

Surveyed damage track in Kiln, MS

Damaged Trees

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