Lowndes County Tornado - October 23, 2007

Lowndes County Tornado - October 23, 2007

EF-1

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed storm damage in far northeastern Lowndes County. It has been determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with estimated maximum winds around 100 mph.

A tornado touched down just west of Caffey Road, near Robinsons Lake, at approximately 135 AM. The tornado tracked northeast for 3.25 miles, crossed US Highway 80, and lifted after crossing County Road 37 around 140 AM. The tornado damage path was 100 yards wide at its widest point. The most concentrated damage occurred at Mt Olive Church and the Auxiliary Mt Olive Church on Frederick Douglass Road. A wing of the auxiliary church had its entire roof blown off. Multiple trees were blown down in this same area. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect from 100 AM valid until 145 AM and a Tornado Warning was in effect from 139 AM valid until 215 AM. A Tornado Watch was in effect from 1114 PM CDT until 400 AM CDT.

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Chopped debris	Mt Olive Church damage
Auxiliary Mt Olive Church	Wing of church roof removed
More church damage	Shed damage
Large branches down	More limbs
Church damage debris	Small debris from church
Roof destroyed	Closeup of roof
US Storm Reports for October 22nd/23rd	Tornado Damage Path
Day 2 Convective Outlook for October 22nd/23rd	Day 1 Convective Outlook for October22nd/23rd
Surface Analysis 7 AM October 22nd	500 MB Analysis 7 AM October 22nd