A line of storms moved through Mississippi on the evening of December 23rd and into the early morning hours on December 24th. These storms produced damaging winds and tornadoes across southern Mississippi.

Tornado in JEFFERSON DAVIS, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 00:25:00 to 24-DEC-20 00:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: PRENTISS
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado began in a wooded area along Highway 84 near Prentiss. The tornado snapped several trees between Highway 42 and Highway 13 near Highway 84. Near the intersection of highways 13 and 84, the roof was peeled off of a small shed. The storm intensified briefly and snapped numerous trees and limbs behind a church on the north side of Highway 84. Several limbs and small trees were broken near the Country Club. The tornado continued to travel north northeast, where it uprooted and snapped a few more trees and peeled a small section of metal roofing off a shed before dissipating. The maximum estimated wind speed was 85 mph.

Tornado in COVINGTON, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 01:02:00 to 24-DEC-20 01:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITH
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 18.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado developed north of the Hot Coffee community and tracked across Gilmore Road, Lily Valley Church Road, Oakahay Creek Road, Curtis Knight Road, and Ben Stroud Road before lifting just east of Robert Barnes Drive. Along the path, a few trees were snapped or uprooted, two residences sustained shingle damage, and a fence was blown down. Maximum estimated winds were 90 miles per hour.

Tornado in JASPER, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 01:17:00 to 24-DEC-20 01:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: STRINGER
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This EF0 tornado tracked just north of Stringer, crossing CR 102, MS Highway 15, and CR 173 before ending just east of CR 17. Along the path, a few trees were snapped, large tree limbs were blown down, and shingles were blown off of two homes. Maximum estimated winds were 80 miles per hour.

Tornado in JASPER, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 01:26:00 to 24-DEC-20 01:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: WALDRUP
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado began just behind a home near the intersection of Highway 2333 and Highway 28. The roof was ripped off of a garage, a glass door was forced off the hinges and the front brick exterior wall was heavily damaged. The rear wall was leaning inward. On Highway 28, an old gas station roof was damaged when shingles were blown off. There was some evidence of the roof lifting. Several large trees were uprooted or snapped. Along Highway 528, for about a mile, there were several more large limbs snapped. Near the town of Waldrup, around Highways 29 and 528, several sheds had tin peeled back from the roof and there were a few limbs snapped. There were uprooted or snapped trees in a nearby wooded area. The debris had been cleared, but a large pile of tin and wood supported earlier reports of significant damage to a chicken house. A few more trees were downed on CR 528-14 before the tornado dissipated in a wooded area.  The highest estimated winds were 95 mph.

Tornado in MADISON, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 22:40:00 to 23-DEC-20 22:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAY
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This brief tornado developed just east of I-55 where it downed a few trees and where a tornadic debris signature was apparent on radar. It continued east across an open field, uprooted a tree and snapped another as it crossed Banks Road. Finally, it snapped several small tree limbs and dissipated after crossing Way Road. Maximum estimated wind speed was 80 miles per hour.

Tornado in FRANKLIN, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:24:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC CALL CREEK
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began near the Homochitto River, and quickly reached its greatest intensity as it crossed Burch Herring Road and Neal Posey Road in the Homochitto National Forest. Here it snapped and uprooted numerous trees. It continued east across McCall Creek Road and lifted near the intersection of Shucktown Road and Dennis Smith Road, where it uprooted additional trees along the path. Maximum estimated winds were 105 miles per hour.

Tornado in LINCOLN, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:36:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: VAUGHN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began along Toy Drive just south of Bouie Mill Road, and tracked east southeast across Paxton Lane and near Arthur Drive before it lifted along Jackson Liberty Drive. Multiple trees were uprooted along the path with the greatest damage concentrated on Paxton Lane. Maximum estimated winds were 85 miles per hour.

Tornado in LINCOLN, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:41:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: VAUGHN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 18.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado developed near the Loyd Star community, just east of Jackson Liberty Drive and south of MS Highway 550. Here a couple of outbuildings were damaged with tin blown downwind into a field. The tornado continued east southeast, roughly paralleling Highway 550, and downed several trees and large tree limbs along its path. The skirting of a mobile home was damaged along Lyndie Trail and outbuildings sustained damaged along Sams Road and Highway 550. The tornado ended shortly after downing trees on Weeks Lane. Maximum estimated winds were 80 miles per hour.

Thunderstorm Wind in COPIAH, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:50:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: WESSON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Several trees were blown down in the Wesson area.

Tornado in LINCOLN, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:51:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEW SIGHT
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 12.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began between Old Highway 51 and Highway 51 north of Montgomery, where it snapped a few trees. The tornado continued east southeast and crossed Old Highway 51 where it it snapped and uprooted numerous trees. The track continued and crossed Clear Branch Lane, snapping and uprooting trees along the way. The tornado was at its strongest point when it crossed Furrs Mill Drive with winds of 110 mph. The tornado ended east of Furrs Mill Drive where it snapped a few more trees along the way.

Thunderstorm Wind in SIMPSON, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 00:42:00 to 24-DEC-20 00:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: MAGEE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tree was blown over along Laurel Drive in Magee.

Thunderstorm Wind in COVINGTON, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 00:46:00 to 24-DEC-20 00:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARBO
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Six chicken houses sustained roof damage along Sunset Road.

Tornado in SMITH, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 01:07:00 to 24-DEC-20 01:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLORSVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This EF0 tornado began in downtown Taylorsville where a utility pole was downed and sheet metal was wrapped onto the pole. It continued east, paralleling Eaton Street, where
additional trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued across MS Highway 531 and along SC Road 4, where it snapped and uprooted additional trees before lifting. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 85 miles per hour.

Thunderstorm Wind in COVINGTON, MISSISSIPPI
From 24-DEC-20 00:55:00 to 24-DEC-20 00:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITH
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A camp house was destroyed along Highway 532 off of Camp House Road.

Tornado in LINCOLN, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:32:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILLIAMS
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began near the intersection of Choctaw Road and Lela Smith Road where a few tree limbs were downed. It then proceeded east and downed multiple trees along Zetus Road and Bluebird Trail. A mobile home also sustained roof damage along Bluebird Trail. The tornado ended before reaching Toy Drive.  Maximum estimated winds were 85 miles per hour. Total tornado path length was 1.72 miles.

Tornado in YAZOO, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 22:26:00 to 23-DEC-20 22:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: SCOTLAND FORK
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado downed multiple trees in wooded areas south of Campbell Road and quickly lifted before reaching Campbell Spur. A tornadic debris signature was noted on radar. Maximum estimated winds were 80 miles per hour.

Tornado in FRANKLIN, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:17:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: EDDICETON
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began in a wooded area along North Dry Creek. It moved east southeast across New Hope Road in the New Hope community, where it snapped and uprooted several trees along its path. The tornado ended shortly thereafter in the Homochitto National Forest. Maximum estimated winds were 95 miles per hour.

Tornado in FRANKLIN, MISSISSIPPI
From 23-DEC-20 23:31:00 to 23-DEC-20 23:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUCIEN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began near the intersection of Choctaw Road and Lela Smith Road where a few tree limbs were downed. It then proceeded east and downed multiple trees along Zetus Road and Bluebird Trail. A mobile home also sustained roof damage along Bluebird Trail. The tornado ended before reaching Toy Drive. Maximum estimated wind speed was 75 miles per hour in Franklin County. Total path length was 1.72 miles and width of 200 yards.