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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
210 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 6/18/26 STONE COUNTY MS TORNADO EVENT
.WHITES CROSSING TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.00 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/18/2026
START TIME: 08:10 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 W BIG LEVEL / STONE COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 30.8164 / -89.0901
END DATE: 06/18/2026
END TIME: 08:18 AM CDT
END LOCATION: WHITES CROSSING / STONE COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 30.8527 / -89.0397
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION
OF KING BEE RD AND TEN MILE CHURCH RD. THE TORNADO UPROOTED TREES
AT A RESIDENCE AT SPIERS RD AND KING BEE RD. THE TORNADO
INTENSIFIED AND LIKELY REACHED ITS MAXIMUM INTENSITY AS IT MOVED
NORTHEAST TOWARD FLINT CREEK ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED
AND UPROOTED. IN ADDITION, THE ROOF WAS TORN OFF OF A RESIDENCE
AND A MOBILE HOME, AND ROOF DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO SEVERAL SHEDS
AND STORAGE BUILDINGS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND WEAKENED
AS IT CROSSED JOHN WILLIS RD. THE TORNADO BRIEFLY INTENSIFIED AGAIN
TO EF-1 STRENGTH AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 26 WHERE SEVERAL TREES WERE
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. THE TORNADO WEAKENED AND LIFTED AS IT CROSSED
BIG FOUR RD NORTH OF HIGHWAY 26.
ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRACK ARE POSSIBLE IN THE COMING DAYS,
ESPECIALLY TO THE BEGINNING AND ENDING POINTS, AS WE CONDUCT ADDITIONAL
ANALYSIS.
WE EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO THE STONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY.
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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