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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Jackson MS

559 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024





...NWS Damage Survey for 05/09/2024 Tornado Event...



.West Bolton Tornado...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph

Path Length /statute/:  3.09 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   105 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/09/2024

Start Time:             10:14 PM CDT

Start Location:         3 W Bolton / Hinds County / MS

Start Lat/Lon:          32.362 / -90.5106



End Date:               05/09/2024

End Time:               10:21 PM CDT

End Location:           1 SSW Bolton / Hinds County / MS

End Lat/Lon:            32.3455 / -90.4627



Survey Summary:

The tornado began near Old Highway 80 near the intersection of

Pleasant Hill Road, where large branches were broken. It then

moved east along I-20, where large softwood tree branches were

broken and uprooted along Hwy 80, where it then crossed I-20 and

continued snapping large tree branches along Frontage Road. The

tornado then moved southeast across a large field, before

dissipating near Champion Hill Road, where softwood tree branches

were broken. 



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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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