Tornado Survey From Yesterday

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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

621 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/03/2025 Tornado Event...

.Cooks Landing Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph

Path Length /statute/:  16.75 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   425 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/03/2025

Start Time:             04:55 PM CDT

Start Location:         4 NNE Burnsville / Tishomingo County / MS

Start Lat/Lon:          34.8983 / -88.2859

End Date:               04/03/2025

End Time:               05:08 PM CDT

End Location:           1 S Walnut Grove / Hardin County / TN

End Lat/Lon:            35.0404 / -88.0507

Survey Summary:

An NWS storm survey team determined that a tornado touched down 

in Tishomingo County, MS just east of Highway 365 on County Road 

280. Damage to tree limbs and a few uprooted trees were noted. The

tornado progressed to the northeast, crossing Highway 25 and 

entering JP Coleman State Park. Snapped limbs and uprooted small 

trees were noted along a narrow path as the tornado approached the

Tennessee River. The tornado then entered Lauderdale County, AL 

where it intensified into an EF-1. Drone imagery courtesy of 

Lauderdale County EMA showed large swaths of tree damage through 

far northwestern Lauderdale County, typically not accessible 

through traditional road networks. The damage continued along 

portions of County Road 3, at which point it was at its widest. As

the tornado tracked toward the Tennessee state line, it was still

uprooting and snapping several large trees. Fortunately, no 

structures were in the path of the tornado so no structural damage

was assessed on this survey. Additional areas of tree damage were

noted across the state line into Hardin County, Tennessee. 

Subsequent damage surveys and supplementary satellite imagery will

help determine an accurate end point of the tornado after it 

extended into Tennessee. Thank you to Lauderdale County EMA and 

Tishomingo County EMA for their help. 

Saari/Magee

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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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