NWS Jackson, MS- April 15, 2011 Severe Weather Outbreak Jasper County Tornado

Jasper County Tornado

Event Summary

This tornado moved along Jasper County Highway 1519 downing trees along its path. A second tornado moved just north of this location around two hours later causing overlapping damage. One home had a tree downed with this tornado and another with the second storm.

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	90 mph
Fatalities/Injuries:	none
Damage Path Length:	1.5 miles
Maximum Path Width:	1/4 mile
Approximate Start Point/Time:	3.5 NE Bay Springs 3:04pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	5 NE Bay Springs 3:06pm

Radar Imagery
These images from the Brandon, MS Doppler radar show the tornadic thunderstorm at 3:05pm as the tornado passed northeast of Bay Springs. The image on the left shows 0.5° base reflectivity data, and the image on the right shows 0.5° storm relative velocity data. Click on the thumbnail below for a higher resolution image.