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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
900 PM CST Tue Jan 7 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 12/27/24 Tornado Event...

.Perkinston Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   170 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/27/2024
Start Time:             04:10 PM CST
Start Location:         2 WSW Perkinston / Stone County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          30.7778 / -89.172

End Date:               12/27/2024
End Time:               04:13 PM CST
End Location:           1 W Perkinston / Stone County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            30.7846 / -89.1553

Survey Summary:
A brief EF0 tornado began to the southwest of Oak Drive in
adjacent forest where a radar tornado debris signature became
apparent. As the tornado continued northeast, it affected several
homes with damage mostly cosmetic with vinyl siding removed,
minor shingle damage and one home with an east facing window
being broken. Other damage to the adjacent forest included mostly
large tree limbs and treetops being broken off. As the tornado
continued northeast it cross and then paralleled Wire Road W
where several skinny pine trees were either snapped or uprooted
in a weak convergent pattern. The tornado likely lifted just
prior to reaching Cecil Daniels Road based on available Sentinel
satellite imagery. The tornado start and end point may be
adjusted later as higher resolution satellite imagery becomes
available. Special thanks to Stone County EMA for providing
ground photos and drone imagery for this tornado.

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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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