Sunday, April 15, 2007

Saturday's Storm Reports

Here's a list of severe weather reports from the Newscenter11 area yesterday:

Tornado:
A weak F0 (winds 65-85mph) briefly touched down about nine miles west of Ellisville in Jones County. It was a very brief touchdown and no damage was done.

Hail:
Pea size hail west of Thomastown in Leake County.
Pea size hail in Calhoun in Jones County.
Nickel size hail between Ludlow and Lena in Leake County.
Nickel size hail in Shady Grove Community north of Laurel in Jones County.

Wind:
Trees blown down west of Thomastown in Leake County.
Trees blown down in Buckatunna area in Wayne County.
Numerous trees were blown down also in Wayne County near the state line.
Trees and power lines were blown down about ten miles northwest of Jackson along AL Hwy 69 near Salitpa in Clarke County, Alabama.

Outside of the Newscenter11 area, an EF1 tornado (winds 86-110mph) touched down east of the Sunrise Community in Forrest County, which is about five miles east/southeast of Petal. A home suffered significant damage, while another received minor damage. The tornado also tore down/uprooted several trees and power lines. The highest wind speed with this tornado was estimated at about 90mph.

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