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Chronology of Events Associated with Main Supercell Storm They are listed as follows: 4:09 pm - Tornado Warning issued for Morehouse Parish, LA valid until 5:15 pm 4:23 pm - Tornado reported on ground near Bastrop in Morehouse Parish by the Sheriff's Office (NWS survey team later could not find a tornado track), trees blown down 4:23 pm - Severe Weather Statement issued containing report at Bastrop 4:41 pm - Tornado Warning issued for West Carroll and East Carroll parishes in Louisiana, valid until 5:30 pm 4:45 pm - F1 Tornado touched down in East Carroll Parish (not reported to NWS until 9:45 pm) 4:50 pm - Tornado or funnel cloud reportedly near Goodwill in West Carrol Parish at 4:45 pm ( probably was actually earlier than time reported) 4:59 pm - Severe Weather Statement issued containing report near Goodwill 5:10 pm - Dime size hail reported in West Carroll Parish (from a storm forming on the supercell's flanking line) 5:12 pm - Tornado Warning issued for Sharkey and northern Issaquena counties of Mississippi, valid until 6:15 pm 5:39 pm - Severe Weather Statement issued, giving location of tornado in Sharkey County as indicated by radar 5:42 pm - Wind damage occurred in Rolling Fork in Sharkey County (not reported to NWS during the event) 5:55 pm - Tornado Warning issued for Humphreys County, valid until 7 pm 6:11 pm - Tornado Warning issued for Holmes County, valid until 7:15 pm 6:13 pm - Significant wind and hail damage in Belzoni, in Humphreys County(not reported to NWS until 6:45 pm) 6:30 pm - F3 tornado touched down in Holmes County, reached Tchula around 6:35 pm (not reported to NWS until 7:55 pm) 6:42 pm - Severe Weather Statement issued, giving towns in path of the tornado indicated by radar over Holmes County. 6:47 pm - Tornado Warning issued for Carroll, Montgomery, and northern Attala counties, valid until 7:45 pm 7:00 pm - F1 tornado touched down in northwest Attala County, moved into Montgomery County shortly thereafter(discovered by NWS survey crews the following day) 7:05 pm - Dime sized hail reported 3 miles north of Vaiden, in Carroll County 7:12 pm - Tornado Warning issued for Webster and northern Choctaw counties, valid until 8 pm 7:30 pm - Tornado Warning expanded to include all of Choctaw County, valid until 8:30 pm 7:35 pm - Golf ball size hail reported in French Camp, in Choctaw County 7:40 pm - Funnel cloud reported just northwest of Ackerman, in Choctaw County 7:46 pm - Tornado Warnig issued for Oktibbeha County, valid until 8:30 pm 7:48 pm - Nickel sized hail reported just north of Ackerman, in Chockaw County 8:03 pm - Severe Weather Statement issued giving location of possible tornado in Oktibbeha County Return to Tchula Outbreak Page

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