A warm front lifted slowly through North Mississippi during the early evening of April 27, 2014. The airmass south of the warm front was very unstable and a couple of supercells developed along the warm front over Northwest Mississippi with damaging winds and large hail. The warm front lifted north of North Mississippi leaving a very unstable airmass behind.  A sutble upper level disturbance triggered thunderstorm developoment during the early morning hours of April 28, 2014. These thunderstorms eventually developed into a mesoscale convective system that tracked across much of Northwest Mississippi with a few reports of large hail and damaging winds. Later that same day an approaching cold front combined with a potent upper level disturbance to trigger supercells across Northeast Mississippi. This resulted in a strong tornado that tracked near Tupelo, Mississippi and several reports of large hail.

Tornado in PRENTISS, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 14:19:00 to 28-APR-14 14:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAZELDELL
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado tracked from Itawamba County into Prentiss County and quickly lifted in a rural area resulting in minimal additional damage.

Hail in CALHOUN, MISSISSIPPI
From 27-APR-14 13:20:00 to 27-APR-14 13:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: CALHOUN CITY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Nickel size hail fell from Calhoun City to Vardaman.

Hail in LEE, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 14:00:00 to 28-APR-14 14:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: (TUP)LEMONS ARPT TUP
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in ITAWAMBA, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 14:02:00 to 28-APR-14 14:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: CENTERVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 3.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado moved from Lee County into Northwest Itawamba County. The tornado tracked across rural parts of Itawamba County before moving into Prentiss County. Ten homes were destroyed in Itawamba County while 29 homes suffered major damage. 107 other homes had minor damage. 14 mobile homes were destroyed and 17 had major damage. 30 other mobile homes suffered minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 05:30:00 to 28-APR-14 05:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROBINSONSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds knocked down a few trees and large tree limbs across Northern Tunica County resulting in several power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 06:15:00 to 28-APR-14 06:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC GHEE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Straight line winds knocked down a few trees and ripped siding off a structure.

Hail in CALHOUN, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 13:27:00 to 28-APR-14 13:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: CALHOUN CITY
Magnitude: 1.25 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CALHOUN, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 13:20:00 to 28-APR-14 13:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: PITTSBORO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Flash Flood in DE SOTO, MISSISSIPPI
From 27-APR-14 13:30:00 to 27-APR-14 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: HERNANDO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy rain caused flash flooding across parts of De Soto County. A few roads were closed for a short period of time.

Hail in CHICKASAW, MISSISSIPPI
From 27-APR-14 13:36:00 to 27-APR-14 13:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: THORN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in QUITMAN, MISSISSIPPI
From 27-APR-14 16:30:00 to 27-APR-14 16:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAMBERT
Magnitude: 1.75 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Golf ball size hail fell in Lambert and Marks.

Tornado in LEE, MISSISSIPPI
From 28-APR-14 13:38:00 to 28-APR-14 14:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: BISSELL
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 15.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down near the Pontotoc County line west of Tupelo. The tornado strengthened as it moved into Tupelo reaching a peak intensity along Clayton Avenue and Country Club Road and in the commercial area along North Gloster from Hillcrest Drive to North Green Street. The Joyner Elementary School and Maintenance Shop suffered major damage. Maximum winds were estimated at 150 mph. A woman was killed when her vehicle hydroplaned and hit a tree during the storm. The tornado continued northeast and caused significant damage near Elvis Presley Lake including toppling a 400 foot communication tower. 84 homes were destroyed in Lee County while 169 homes suffered major damage. 351 other homes had minor damage. Six mobile homes were destroyed. Nine mobile homes had major damage while 6 others had minor damage. 17 businesses were destroyed while 9 suffered major damage. The tornado then tracked into Itawamba County.

Hail in COAHOMA, MISSISSIPPI
From 27-APR-14 16:31:00 to 27-APR-14 16:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSDALE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in QUITMAN, MISSISSIPPI
From 27-APR-14 16:37:00 to 27-APR-14 16:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARKS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Straight line winds knocked down a tree and power line at Riverside Drive in Marks.

Hail in DE SOTO, MISSISSIPPI
From 27-APR-14 18:30:00 to 27-APR-14 18:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: HERNANDO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of McIngvale Road and Middle Buster Road in Hernando.