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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
529 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JANUARY 9TH, 2026
..KNOXO MS, TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.11 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 01/09/2026
START TIME: 06:22 AM CST
START LOCATION: 4 WNW DEXTER / WALTHALL COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 31.1084 / -90.0465
END DATE: 01/09/2026
END TIME: 06:33 AM CST
END LOCATION: 5 NNW DEXTER / WALTHALL COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 31.1566 / -90.0062
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHWEST OF FORDSVILLE ROAD
EAST OF TYLERTOWN, MS. THE WORST DAMAGE DAMAGE WAS SEEN JUST
NORTHEAST OF THE TOUCHDOWN POINT WITH LIGHT DAMAGE TO A ROOF AND
AN AREA OF TREE DAMAGE WITH MULTIPLE UPROOTED TREES. LIGHT TREE
DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THE PATH UNTIL IT CROSSED INTO MARION
COUNTY WHERE THE ROOF OF A RESTAURANT WAS DAMAGED ON HIGHWAY 98.
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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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