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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
601 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/15/26 TORNADO EVENT
.KOSSUTH, MS TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.58 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/15/2026
START TIME: 08:17 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 NNE KOSSUTH / ALCORN COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 34.8912 / -88.6302
END DATE: 03/15/2026
END TIME: 08:20 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NE KOSSUTH / ALCORN COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 34.9085 / -88.5911
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF1 TORNADO STARTED JUST TO THE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
COUNTY ROAD 636, CAUSING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED EAST ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 602, COUNTY ROAD 616, COUNTY
ROAD 627, AND COUNTY ROAD 628, SNAPPING UPROOTING NUMEROUS TREES,
DOWNING POWERLINES, DAMAGING FENCES, AND CAUSING MINOR ROOF
DAMAGE. CONTINUING EAST ALONG HIGHWAY 2, THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR
DAMAGE TO ROOFS OF SEVERAL HOMES. THE TORNADO THEN INTENSIFIED
CAUSING THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AT A CHURCH, REMOVING PART OF A
ROOF AND BLOWING OUT A FEW WINDOWS. THE TORNADO THEN MADE ITS
FINAL TREK NORTHEAST ALONG COUNTY ROAD 502, CAUSING MINOR ROOF
DAMAGE TO A HOME BEFORE LIFTING OVER OPEN FIELDS.
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.
AEH/MJ
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