National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across
Northwestern Lowndes County. It was determined that the damage
was the result of a tornado that has been rated F1 on the Fujita Scale.
The tornado first touched down near Mount Gillard Church...near the
Intersection of highway 80 and County Road17...around 645 Am CDT.
It stayed on the ground for only about one and one half minutes
...before lifting around 647 AM CDT. The total path length was 1.5 miles
with a width of 50 yards at its widest point. This path was parallel to
County Road 17...with most of the damage on the Northwest side of the
road.
This tornado...with winds of around 100 mph...resulted in dozens of
trees being uprooted or snapped...2 mobile homes severe
damaged...3 homes with minor damage...and one home with severe roof
damage. The side of one of the mobile homes was breached by an
unidentified piece of debris...resulting in a 7 foot by 3 foot
hole. The most substantial damage to a home consisted of
approximately one third of the roof being blown off...which resulted
in the partial collapse of an exterior wall. One middle aged man was
injured in this home but did not seek medical treatment.
Watches/Warnings:
Tornado watch number 215 was in effect from 500 AM Until 1200 PM CDT.
A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect from 636 AM until 715 AM.
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