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Tornado outbreak of November 29, 2022
The extratropical cyclone responsible for the tornado outbreak over the Southern United States at 13:56 UTC (8:56 a.m. EST) on November 30.
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationNovember 29–30, 2022
Highest winds
Tornadoes
confirmed		15[note 1]
Max. rating1EF1 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2		Ongoing
Largest hailUnknown
Fatalities2
Power outages55,000[2]
Areas affectedSouthern United States

1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

A late-season tornado outbreak in the Southern United States is currently ongoing, which affected the states Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and currently affecting Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. The outbreak is the result of an intense upper-level trough that materialized over the aforementioned states, where increased moisture, atmospheric instability, and elevated wind shear were present, creating conditions highly conductive for supercell thunderstorms. Multiple tornadic storms developed in the risk area, with tornadoes being confirmed in Mississippi and Louisiana. A few of these have been intense, with large, destructive tornadoes prompting the issuance of PDS tornado warnings in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, near the town of Woodlawn, Mississippi and in Washington County, Alabama.

Meteorological synopsis

Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Outlook for November 29, 2022

A significant severe weather event was evident with multiple days in anticipation, as early models suggested the presence of multiple thunderstorm-enhancing atmospheric conditions over the northeast Ark-La-Tex regions, northwest Mississippi, and extreme southwestern Tennessee. On November 24, the Storm Prediction Center identified a "severe" threat for the aforementioned regions, although most of the highest risk was positioned over northern Louisiana.[3] As the days passed, and computer weather prediction models identified multiple thunderstorm-enhancing elements over the area, confidence grew in the probability of a severe weather outbreak occurring. On November 27, the SPC issued a Day 3 level 3/enhanced risk for the area, extending all the way through eastern Arkansas, and into western Tennessee. The outlook suggested that a progressive upper-level trough would pass over eleavated instability in the area, which coupled with a strong 50-70 kt low-level jet, and 400-500 m2/s2 helicity values, would create conditions conductive to supercell thunderstorm development. An additional damaging wind and hail threat was mentioned.[4]

Weather Prediction Center Excessive Rainfall Outlook for November 29, 2022

The threat level was upped to a level 4/moderate risk by the SPC on November 28. The main area of risk was shifted mainly to western Mississippi, extreme southeastern Arkansas, and northeastern Louisiana, where a 15% hatched risk for tornadoes was introduced, indicating the elevated probabilities for strong, long-tracked tornadoes to develop. The outlook highlighted the presence of greater instability than expected, aided by strong wind shear, and steep mid-level lapse rates, would help in the sustainment of supercell structures, enhancing the tornado risk.[5] The next day, at 1300 UTC (8:00 am CDT), the SPC maintained the risk level, with some minor corrections to its coverage and 15% tornado risk placement. This outlook presented the presence of Convective available potential energy (CAPE) values of 1000-2000 J/kg in the area, and with the prevously stated rich moisture, shear, and helicity present in the area, conditions were primed for a tornado outbreak scenario.[6]

As the afternoon advanced, the SPC issued two rare PDS tornado watches encompassing large regions of Louisiana, southeastern Arkansas, and central Mississippi, as atmospheric conditions were very favorable for strong, long-track tornadoes.[7][8] As the first storm popped up in central Mississippi, a powerful supercell developed in the outskirts of the main risk area, in Covington and Jefferson Davis counties, producing a damaging, multi-vortex tornado that tracked near the town of Bassfield, which was devastated by two EF4 tornadoes on April 12, 2020. Multiple other tornadoes were reported from this long-tracked supercell. As the afternoon progressed, multiple supercells developed in the main risk area, entering a highly favorable environment for maturing. A storm that developed in the southern edge of the main risk area produced multiple tornadoes, one of which was a large wedge tornado that injured several people in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, resulting in a PDS tornado warning.

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating
EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 Total
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15[note 1]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, November 29, 2022[note 2]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary
EF? NW of Carmack Attala MS 33°16′12″N 89°41′24″W / 33.2700°N 89.6900°W / 33.2700; -89.6900 (Carmack (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 21:24 [to be determined] [to be determined] Reported tornado.[9]
EF? SW of Tilton Lawrence MS 31°24′00″N 90°03′00″W / 31.4000°N 90.0500°W / 31.4000; -90.0500 (Tilton (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 22:40 [to be determined] [to be determined] Reported tornado with structural damage as well.[9]
EF? SW of Bassfield Jefferson Davis MS 31°28′48″N 89°45′36″W / 31.4800°N 89.7600°W / 31.4800; -89.7600 (Bassfield (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 22:40 [to be determined] [to be determined] Reported tornado.[9]
EF? Foxworth Marion MS 31°13′48″N 89°51′36″W / 31.2300°N 89.8600°W / 31.2300; -89.8600 (Foxtrot (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 23:05 [to be determined] [to be determined] Reported tornado.[9]
EF? Bywy Choctaw MS 33°28′12″N 89°14′24″W / 33.4700°N 89.2400°W / 33.4700; -89.2400 (Bywy (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 23:16 [to be determined] [to be determined] Reported tornado.[9]
EF? SE of Clarks Caldwell LA 31°58′48″N 92°04′12″W / 31.9800°N 92.0700°W / 31.9800; -92.0700 (Clarks (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 00:03 [to be determined] [to be determined] Confirmed via tornado debris signature. Four people were reported to have been injured by the tornado.[9][10]
EF? NE of Sherwood Choctaw MS 33°29′24″N 89°07′48″W / 33.4900°N 89.1300°W / 33.4900; -89.1300 (Sherwood (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 00:30 [to be determined] [to be determined] Tornado reported.[9]
EF? Stringer Jasper MS 31°51′36″N 89°15′36″W / 31.8600°N 89.2600°W / 31.8600; -89.2600 (Stringer (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 00:33 [to be determined] [to be determined] Tree, power line, and damages were reported.[9]
EF? W of Woodlawn Lowndes MS 33°37′12″N 88°19′48″W / 33.6200°N 88.3300°W / 33.6200; -88.3300 (Woodlawn (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 00:36 [to be determined] [to be determined] Property damage and people entrapped in a Malones grocery store were reported.[9]
EF? N of Thomastown Madison LA 32°24′00″N 91°04′48″W / 32.4000°N 91.0800°W / 32.4000; -91.0800 (Thomastown (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 01:32 [to be determined] [to be determined] Tornado reported.[9]
EF1 SE of Eutaw Greene AL 32°51′00″N 87°55′12″W / 32.85000°N 87.9200°W / 32.85000; -87.9200 (Eutaw (November 29, 2022, EF1)) 03:44 [to be determined] [to be determined] An EF1 tornado with wind speeds up to 110 mph caused the damage at the Sagewood Apartment Complex. The survey is still ongoing.[11]
EF? NE of Akron Hale AL 32°54′36″N 87°42′36″W / 32.9100°N 87.7100°W / 32.9100; -87.7100 (Akron (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 04:01 [to be determined] [to be determined] Trees and residence home damage reported.[9]
EF? SSE of Magee Simpson MS 31°51′N 89°43′W / 31.85°N 89.72°W / 31.85; -89.72 (Magee (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 04:52 [to be determined] [to be determined] Reported tornado with downed branches and sheet metal damage.[9]
EF? Fruitdale Washington AL 31°20′N 88°25′W / 31.34°N 88.41°W / 31.34; -88.41 (Fruitdale (November 29, 2022, EF?)) 08:32 [to be determined] [to be determined] Major damage in the Fruitdale community was reported.[9]
EF1 NNE of Boylston Montgomery, Elmore AL 32°27′00″N 86°15′36″W / 32.4500°N 86.2600°W / 32.4500; -86.2600 (Boylston (November 29, 2022, EF1)) 09:19 [to be determined] [to be determined] 2 deaths - An EF1 tornado with wind speeds up to 110 mph caused the damage in and around the Flatwood Community north of Montgomery. The survey is still ongoing.[12]

Preparations

Multiple schools in Mississippi were closed, including Clinton, Natchez, and Vicksburg.[13]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b This is a count of preliminary reports, which may differ from the number of actual tornadoes. There may be multiple reports of single tornadoes.
  2. ^ All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.

References

  1. ^ "At 10:53 PM CST, 3 E Monroe [Ouachita Co, LA] ASOS reports TSTM WND GST of M64 MPH. 56 KT (64 MPH) WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE MONROE REGIONAL AIRPORT". Twitter. Monroe Regional Airport. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "LIVE: Tornado outbreak turns deadly in Alabama". AccuWeather. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Nov 25, 2022 Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Nov 27, 2022 Day 3 Convective Outlook (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Nov 28, 2022 Day 2 Convective Outlook (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Nov 29, 2022 Day 3 Convective Outlook (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Tornado Watch 572 (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Tornado Watch 575 (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SPC Filtered Storm Reports for 11/29/22". Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "4 people seriously hurt and several animals are dead in Caldwell Parish, LA after a violent tornado hits the county. #LAWX @NWSNewOrleans @AlaStormTracker video available at @LiveStormsMedia". Twitter. @MichaelBeardWX. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/NWSBirmingham/status/1597987010731511820
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/NWSBirmingham/status/1597993955748102145
  13. ^ Staff, WLBT com. "LIST: Severe weather threat prompts school closures today". https://www.wlbt.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
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