530  
NOUS44 KJAN 132305  
PNSJAN  
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-  
141115-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
505 PM CST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 02/12/25 TORNADO EVENT
 
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAMS FOUND 2 TORNADOES FROM  
YESTERDAY'S STORMS.  
   
COLUMBIA TORNADO
 
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.95 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 70 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 02/12/2025  
START TIME: 04:07 PM CST  
START LOCATION: 2 ESE COLUMBIA / MARION COUNTY / MS  
START LAT/LON: 31.2439 / -89.8054  
 
END DATE: 02/12/2025  
END TIME: 04:10 PM CST  
END LOCATION: 3 ENE COLUMBIA / MARION COUNTY / MS  
END LAT/LON: 31.2625 / -89.7805  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY OF  
COLUMBIA AT THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMBIA PURVIS ROAD AND US  
HIGHWAY 98. THE INITIAL DAMAGE STARTED AT BEACON HARDWARE SUPPLY  
WITH ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHEAST THROUGH THE  
LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY. THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO  
NUMEROUS HOMES, SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE, AND COLLAPSED A FEW  
UNATTACHED SHEDS. THE TORNADO ENDED IN THE WOODS JUST NORTHEAST  
OF LAKEVIEW DRIVE. PEAK WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 85 MPH WITH A  
PEAK WIDTH OF 75 YARDS FOR THE NEARLY 2 MILE TRACK.  
   
DE SOTO TORNADO
 
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.28 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 02/12/2025  
START TIME: 07:22 PM CST  
START LOCATION: 5 NNW SHUBUTA / CLARKE COUNTY / MS  
START LAT/LON: 31.9373 / -88.7315  
 
END DATE: 02/12/2025  
END TIME: 07:25 PM CST  
END LOCATION: 6 S QUITMAN / CLARKE COUNTY / MS  
END LAT/LON: 31.9542 / -88.7226  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
AN EF-0 TORNADO DEVELOPED TO THE WEST OF US HIGHWAY 45 JUST SOUTH  
OF COUNTY ROAD 266 AND MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTY  
ROADS AND THE HIGHWAY. IT BROKE THE TOPS OFF AND LARGE BRANCHES  
FROM TREES ALONG ITS PATH AND THEN DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER IT  
CROSSED THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND COUNTY ROAD 260.  
 

 
 
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE  
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:  
 
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH  
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH  
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH  
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH  
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH  
EF5.....>200 MPH  
 
NOTE:  
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO  
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN  
NWS STORM DATA.  
 

 
 
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