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November 10-11, 2002 Severe Weather - PNS
Severe Weather Event - November 10-11, 2002
...ALL TIMES AND DAMAGE DESCRIPTIONS IN THIS STATEMENT ARE
PRELIMINARY...
...CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTY...
THIS TORNADO INITIALLY DEVELOPED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARTESIA AT
AROUND 708 PM...AND MOVED 22 MILES NORTHEAST AND MOVED OUT OF
MISSISSIPPI ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEENS ABOUT 730
PM. THE TORNADO WAS 440 YARDS AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE WORST DAMAGE
OCCURRED IN COLUMBUS AROUND 720 PM. MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THE
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN CAMPUS...AND TO MANY HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF COLUMBUS. A NUMBER OF INJURIES
ALSO OCCURRED IN THE COLUMBUS AREA. THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE RATING
FOR THIS TORNADO WAS F3 ON THE FUJITA SCALE.
...NORTHERN WINSTON/NOXUBEE/SOUTHERN LOWNDES COUNTIES...
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED 2 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF
WEBSTER AT 720 PM. IT TRAVELED 12 AND A HALF MILES...EXITING
WINSTON COUNTY 1 MILE SOUTH OF WINSTON AROUND 734 PM. THE TORNADO
TRACKED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST NOXUBEE COUNTY FOR AROUND 7 MILES
AND MOVED INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKTIBBEHA COUNTY AROUND 741 PM. THE
STORM THEN MOVED INTO SOUTHWEST LOWNDES COUNTY 2 MILES WEST OF
CRAWFORD AT APPROXIMATELY 745 PM. THE TORNADO TRACKED THROUGH
LOWNDES COUNTY FOR 27 MILES...EXITING MISSISSIPPI 3 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF NEW HOPE ABOUT 815 PM. ONE FATALITY OCCURRED WITH THIS
STORM NEAR CRAWFORD. THE TORNADO WAS 400 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST
POINT. THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE RATING FOR THIS TORNADO WAS F1 ON THE
FUJITA SCALE.
...LEAKE/ATTALA COUNTIES...
THIS TORNADO APPEARS TO HAVE INITIALLY DEVELOPED NEAR THE
MADISON...ATTALA COUNTY LINE ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMERON JUST
BEFORE 730 PM. THE STORM MOVED EAST NORTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST LEAKE
COUNTY...CAUSING DAMAGE TO A HOME AND A BARN...AND SNAPPING OR
UPROOTING HUNDREDS OF TREES. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED BACK INTO
ATTALA COUNTY BEFORE DISSIPATING ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF KOSCIUSKO AT
AROUND 740 PM. THIS TORNADO WAS ABOUT 1000 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST
POINT...AND ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE
RATING FOR THIS TORNADO WAS F2.
...WINSTON COUNTY...
THIS TORNADO LOOKS TO HAVE INITIALLY DEVELOPED ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH
OF LOUISVILLE AT ABOUT 820 PM. THE TORNADO MOVED EAST
NORTHEAST...COMPLETELY DESTROYING TWO MOBILE HOMES AND DAMAGING
SEVERAL OTHER HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES
EAST OF LOUISVILLE AROUND 840 PM. THIS TORNADO WAS ABOUT 500 YARDS
AT ITS WIDEST POINT...AND ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES.
THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE RATING FOR THIS TORNADO WAS F1.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS OUR PARTNERS IN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THEIR INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE IN
PERFORMING THESE SURVEYS.
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