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2020 Bassfield–Soso tornado
Clockwise from top: One of the only shots of the tornado at peak width near Soso. A well-built cabin swept clean at high-end EF4 strength.Satellite imagery of the scar left behind by the tornado. Violent tree damage northeast of Bassfield. Radar Imagery of the Bassfield-Soso tornado, with the right panel showcasing a very intense velocity couplet and a debris ball on the left panel.
Meteorological history
FormedApril 12, 2020, 4:12  am. CDT (UTC−05:00)
DissipatedApril 12, 2020, 5:28  am. CDT (UTC−05:00)
Duration1 hour 16 minutes
EF4 tornado
on the Enhanced Fujita scale
Highest winds190 mph (310 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities8
Injuries99
Damage$73 million (2020 USD)
Areas affectedBassfield, Seminary, Soso, Moss, and Pachuta
Part of the 2020 Easter tornado outbreak and tornadoes of 2020

The 2020 Bassfield–Soso tornado was an enormous and powerful high-end EF4 tornado that struck the southeastern parts of Bassfield and directly struck the communities of Soso, Moss, and Pachuta, Mississippi, as well as rural areas near Seminary and Heidelberg, Mississippi, causing eight fatalities and injuring 99 people along its 67.43 mi (108.52 km), with losses up to $73 million.[1] The tornado was apart of the massive and historic 2020 Easter tornado outbreak, which produced 141 tornadoes, and was the third violent tornadoes of the 2020 tornado season.

The tornado first touched down south of Bassfield, quickly intensifying to EF2 strength, multiple trees were snapped and uprooted. Soon the tornado attained EF3 status, obliterating a few mobile homes east of the town. The tornado became violent, several trees were snapped and debarked near the Cantwell Mill area. A CMU block restaurant was swept clean off its foundation, half of the fatalities from the tornado came from location. The tornado peaked at 190 mph (310 km/h), sweeping away a well-built cabin north of Graves Keys Road near Cantwell Mill and mangling a truck beyond recognition. The tornado continued northeast, inflicting extreme forestry damage and severely damaging numerous homes before weakening to low-end EF3 damage. In Covington County, the tornado continued to bulldoze numerous trees, briefly intensifying to low-end EF4 strength near Seminary. For the remainder of the path through the county, intense tree damage and widespread damage to homes were noted

The tornado moved into Jones County through the northwestern side of the county, inflicting more widespread tree damage and structural damage to homes at EF3 intensity before striking the small town of Soso. Heavy damage was evident as a gas station was nearly leveled, the town's first Baptist church, post office, grocery store, and fire station were damaged heavily. The tornado briefly weakened back to EF2 strength before crossing into Jasper County. Immediately strengthening back to Ef4 intensity as it impacts the small community of Moss, causing widespread devastation as the town's church and several homes received major to complete destruction. After moving forward, the tornado weakened rapidly to low-end EF2 intensity after passing east of Heidelberg. The tornado struck the town of Pachuta as a weakening EF1 before dissipating north of town. The tornado had a peak width of 2.25 mi (3,960 yd), becoming the largest tornado in Mississippi history and the third-largest tornado on record, surpassing the Trousdale EF3 tornado and only behind the 2004 Hallam tornado and 2013 El Reno tornado.[2][3]

Meteorological background

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Day 1 Moderate Risk issued for most Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama, accompanying a 15# tornado risk.

The first indications of organized severe weather came on April 8, when the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlined 15% probabilities for severe weather within 25 mi (40 km) of a point from central Texas eastward into the Florida Panhandle and eastern Georgia valid for April 11–12.[4] These threat areas were later refined with the introduction of a day-3 moderate risk, the fourth of five threat levels, across northeastern Louisiana through central Alabama on April 10.[5] Historically, the SPC issues one day-3 moderate risk every year, and half of those over the previous decade were later upgraded to High risk, the highest threat level.[6] Over subsequent days, a significant mid-level shortwave trough progressed eastward across the United States. By the pre-dawn hours of April 12, mid-level cooling associated with the feature overspread the Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, and much of central Texas. Accordingly, an intense line of severe thunderstorms developed along a dry line while vigorous convective development formed farther east.[7] These thunderstorms were initially isolated in nature but soon coalesced into a mesoscale convective system as they encountered an enhanced corridor of warm air streaming northward, as well as very strong wind shear. These initial storms produced scattered weak tornadoes in Texas during the early stages of the outbreak.[8][9]

Mesoscale Discussion 360 on the Bassfield tornado outling a specific corridor of a possible violent tornado ongoing.

This storm complex progressed across northern Louisiana through the late morning and early afternoon hours, and embedded circulations within the line began producing strong tornadoes, contributing to multiple tornado debris signatures visible on radar.[10] The first strong tornado as well as the first one to cause casualties was in Desoto Parish, where an EF2 tornado destroyed manufactured homes and damaged trees and homes, injuring two people. The first intense and notable tornado was an EF3 tornado that triggered a tornado emergency as it moved through downtown Monroe, and damaging or destroying numerous homes, but there were no casualties. To the north, a second EF3 tornado near Sterlington caused extensive tree damage.[11] In advance of the line, a lifting warm front aided in the formation of a very moist, highly unstable, and highly sheared environment across northeastern Louisiana and much of Mississippi.[12] Accordingly, the SPC issued a particularly dangerous situation tornado watch into the late evening hours.[13]

A weather balloon launch from Jackson, Mississippi, at 18:00 UTC revealed the presence of a capping inversion across the region. This cap was expected to weaken across central Mississippi,.[14] At the same time, forecasters expressed more uncertainty about its longevity across southern Mississippi and Louisiana.[15] As a small area of low pressure progressed across northwestern Mississippi, it caused surface winds to turn out of the east-southeast, enhancing the potential for tornadoes. As a cluster of storms across central Mississippi progressed toward the northeast, it began to reintensify and develop embedded supercell characteristics with an attendant threat of strong tornadoes.[16]

Tornado track

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Jefferson Davis County

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Path of the Bassfield tornado near Cantwell Mills
Key
  EF0 65–85 mph
  EF1 86–110 mph
  EF2 111–135 mph
  EF3 136–165 mph
  EF4 166–190 mph
⎯ Center of the tornado

The supercell responsible for producing the violent Hope, Mississippi tornado quickly recycled and dropped the Bassfield tornado. A tornado emergency was still ongoing for Bassfield as a result of the Hope, Mississippi tornado.[17] The tornado touched down few miles south of Bassfield. First crossing Bassfield Cemetery Road, a couple of softwood trees were uprooted at EF1 intensity. The tornado continued to uproot and inflict minor damage as it crossed Bass Road. The tornado soon intensified to low-end EF2 strength as it crossed Ray Hathorn Road, snapping multiple softwood trees and downing many more.[18] The tornado, now 1,400 yd (1,300 m) wide, crossed State Highway 42, intensifying to mid-range EF2 strength; one home suffered severe roof damage, with large sections of it ripped off. Another home nearby received significant roof damage, with estimated wind speeds reaching 122 mph (196 km/h). Numerous softwood trees nearby were snapped or uprooted.[18] At the Jefferson Thompson Complex, multiple sports facilities were destroyed by the tornado, with several fences and signs damaged.[19][18] The tornado crossed Hosey Mikell Road, greatly strengthening to low-end EF3 intensity, a mobile home was obliterated by the tornado and scattering the debris field over 300 yd (270 m) downstream.[18][20] Along Harper Road, a softwood tree was significantly snapped at 114 mph (183 km/h) and an outbuilding was demolished. The tornado moved further northeast intensifying further to mid-range EF3 intensity, numerous softwood trees were snapped and debarked in large quantities.[18] Crossing Pitts Lane, the tornado significantly strengthened to low-end EF4 intensity. Hardwood trees were violently debarked and razed at 167 mph (269 km/h). Softwood trees nearby were snapped. More prolific tree damage was inflicted upon softwood trees. Multiple of which were snapped and severely debarked.[18]

Mama D's Cafe swept away by the Bassfield tornado at high-end EF3 intensity. Four fatalities were recorded in this location.

The tornado remained violent, numerous hardwood and softwood trees along Reese Road were heavily debarked and snapped, with majority of all trees in the path being inflicted.[18] A mobile home along the road was destroyed and another home nearby sustained significant roof damage. At around this time, the tornado was already 1,790 yd (1,640 m). The tornado crossed Harper Road near an intersection between Graves Keys Road and C.T Prince Lane, continuing to inflict extreme forestry damage. Mama D's Cafe along the intersection was completely swept off its foundation at 165 mph (266 km/h), four fatalities were recorded inside the business.[21][20] A manufactured home along William Harper Road was demolished with its undercarriage wrapped around a tree. A one-story home near suffered severe exterior damage to its walls.[18] Another mobile home was blown down along Graves Keys Road and Fannie's fish house along the road had its entire roof ripped off with its concrete walls still remaining intact. Mechanical engineer Ethan Moriarty calculated an uplift force of 45,900 lbs (23 tons) was needed to rip off the roof based off the pressure between the inside of the structure and the outside pressure.[22] More extreme tree damage continued afterwards, several hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and heavily debarked at low-end EF4 intensity.[18]

A wooden-cabin swept clean off of their foundation near Cantwell Mill at high-end EF4 intensity.

The tornado crossed Claude Booth Road, inflicting more violent tree damage and destroying a farm building. South of West Bowie Creek and north of Graves Keys Road, the tornado abruptly intensified to high-end EF4 strength with estimated windspeeds up to 190 mph (310 km/h). A well-anchored wooden cabin was obliterated and swept clean at high-end EF4 intensity, with the metal roof being completely stripped away. Despite how well-built the home was, high-end EF4 rating was kept minor issue with the anchor bolts and the plumbing not being stripped away, along with the suspicion a truck slammed into the home, comprising the structure.[18][22] A truck parked near the home was lofted and thrown 300 yd (270 m) into a field, becoming mangled beyond recognition.[23] Trees near the cabin were partially debarked.[18] Continuing northeast, the tornado grew to 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide, continuing to inflict violent debark and snap hardwood and softwood trees.[20] The tornado crossed Good Hope Road, severely debarking several hardwood trees with snapping and debarking numerous softwood trees. Around this area, farmers reported sixty cattle were killed by the tornado.[24][25] The tornado was lofting debris over 25,000 ft and close to 27,000 ft.[26]

On Willie Fortenberry Road, many vehicles were thrown considerable distances and were damaged, with numerous trees were torn down and pointed in the direction opposite to the tornado's movement path. A brick home along the road suffered their exterior walls collapsing, injuring one occupant inside.[18][20] On Davis Road, a one-story home suffered major damage to its interior and exterior walls. The tornado crossed King Road; multiple hardwood trees were debarked at or near violent intensity, a home along the road received significant roof damage. The tornado significantly weakened to low-end EF3 strength as trees were slightly debarked and homes nearby sustained moderate to severe damage. The tornado soon exited Jefferson Davis county into Covington County.

Covington County

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Track and intensity map of an EF4 tornado west of Seminary, Mississippi.
Key
  EF0 65–85 mph
  EF1 86–110 mph
  EF2 111–135 mph
  EF3 136–165 mph
  EF4 166–190 mph
⎯ Center of the tornado

As the tornado continued into Covington County, the National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi issued a tornado emergency for Covington, Jones, Jasper, and Smith counties at 5:01 PM (CST).[27] At the same time, the Storm Prediction Center issued a rare meso-gamma discussion for the tornado, citing that the tornado had potential peak winds of up to 170-205 mph with high confidence of this tornado being violent.[28] The tornado maintained low-end EF3 intensity, snapping and debarking several softwood trees along Seminary Mike Connor Road. A home along Stevie Sanford Road received significant damage to their exterior walls. The tornado paralleled Robert McGowan Road, along the road; multiple more softwood trees were slightly debarked and snapped and home experience losses to their exterior walls.[18] The tornado crossed over McDonald Chapel Road; obliterating a mobile home, collapsing homes and leaving their interior walls standing, throwing a vehicle, and prolifically debarking more softwood and hardwood trees.[18]

The tornado slightly intensify to 150 mph (240 km/h), a home along Hughes Road suffered major damage, along the road, numerous chicken homes were demolished and a mobile home was rolled over.[23] The tornado became violent again, striking a small neighborhood along Cold Springs Road. A home on the road collapsed at low-end EF4 intensity. More trees were snapped and debarked, a mobile home nearby was destroyed. At this point, the tornado reached a record-breaking 3,960 yd (3,620 m). The tornado crossed U.S. Route 49 northwest of Seminary, weakening back to low-end EF3 intensity and shrinking back to 1.7 mi (2.7 km). A metal building system was heavily damaged.[29] Along the highway; several more trees were debarked and a home experienced losses to their exterior walls.[18]

Throughout northeast Covington county; Thousands more trees were severely debarked, some homes were mostly leveled, a metal building system along Willow Grove Church Road was significantly damaged and a double-wide manufactured home was destroyed. A heavy concentration of snapped and debarked softwood and hardwood trees around the Brent Knight Road area were noted.[18] Soon, the tornado exited Covington county.

Jones County

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Track and Intensity of the Bassfield tornado in Soso, Mississippi
Key
  EF0 65–85 mph
  EF1 86–110 mph
  EF2 111–135 mph
  EF3 136–165 mph
  EF4 166–190 mph
⎯ Center of the tornado

The tornado moved into Jones County at low-end EF3 intensity, debarking trees near the Leaf River. Crossing Hebron Centerville Road, a chicken home was demolished, significant tree debarking were noted nearby and a mobile home was ripped off its unit and rolled, causing severe damage.[18] More trees were debarked as the tornado crossed Highway 84, a home near the highway experienced significant damage. The tornado's size increased to 3,520 yd (3,220 m) around this area.[30] The tornado crossed Danny Hilbun Road, collapsing exterior walls of a home and removing most of the roof. On Sumrall Bridge Road, more homes received significant damage and severe tree debarking.

South of Soso, near Highway 29, a one-story home received significant roof damage and a small barn was leveled. A chicken home down the street was destroyed. Passing southeast of Soso along Highway 28, the tornado reattained low-end EF4 intensity. A gas station was destroyed with estimated windspeeds of 167 mph (269 km/h).[30] Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. A home in Soso suffered severe damage but a pound cake, that was left on the counter, was left untouched despite the destruction around it.[31] The First Baptist Church sustained major damage; piece of the steeple were ripped off and some of the roof collapsed.[30][32] The Soso Volunteer Fire Station received significant damage, the garage doors caved in and the roof sustained heavy damage.[33][34] The Soso Elementary School was grazed by the tornado, a flagpole on the campus was bent and the roof received significant damage.[32] Along Gavin Street, Greer's, the only grocery store in Soso, were heavily damaged by the tornado; the windows and doors were blown down and the roof sustained significant damage.[35] The store later closed and was declared a total loss.[32] A mobile home nearby the grocery store was destroyed. Multiple homes along Feed Mill Road sustained significant to intense damage between 116-145 mph.[18]

Low-end EF4 damage to a gas station in Soso, Mississippi

The tornado weakened to mid-range EF2 intensity. A mobile home was obliterated along Shady School Road at 127 mph (204 km/h). For the remainder of the path through Jones County; numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. A home experienced exterior walls to collapse, a home northeast of Matthews suffered significant damage and a vehicle was thrown a hundred yards downhill. Along Highway 537, numerous mobile homes were demolished and an outbuilding was leveled. Soon the tornado left Jones County.[30]

Jasper and Clarke Counties

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A church destroyed at low-end EF4 intensity in Moss, Mississippi. With estimated wind speeds up to 175 mph.

Upon entering Jasper County, the tornado rapidly intensified to EF4 intensity. Numerous homes nearby sustained major roof damage, alongside widespread trees and power poles damage, with most of them being snapped.[18] Further downstream to the church, several homes were leveled and reduced to rubble. Half of the First Baptist Church of Moss along Jasper Highway 537 were leveled by the tornado, church members suffered injuries but no one died.[36] A family of four survived the tornado by hiding in a concrete closet, the entire home was leveled by the closet stood intact.[37] Along County Road 5375, a slew of mobile homes were demolished and framed homes received significant damage with more than half having their roofs removed, a small truck was thrown several hundred yards and completely mangled.[38][18]

Afterwards, the tornado weakened rapidly to low-end EF2 intensity, significantly damaging a framed home and destroying an outbuilding. Multiple trees were snapped or uprooted.[18] The tornado crossed County Road 31, slightly strengthened to mid-range EF2 intensity. A framed home received significant roof damage and a small barn was destroyed. East of Heidelberg, the tornado maintained low-end EF2 intensity; several trees are snapped or uprooted, multiple outbuildings were leveled, and some homes received significant damage. The tornado weakened further to high-end EF1 intensity, snapping or uprooting several trees and causing light to moderate damage to framed and manufactured homes.[18] Soon the tornado left Jasper County.

In Clarke County, the town of Pachuta was struck by the weakening tornado. Downing trees and causing minor structural damage, a metal roofing from a church was peeled off.[39] The tornado later dissipated two miles north of Pachuta. The tornado traveled 67.43 mi (108.52 km) and had a maximum estimated wind speeds of 190 mph (310 km/h) and peak width of 2.25 mi (3.62 km) wide, becoming the largest tornado ever recorded in the state of Mississippi, surpassing the Yazoo City tornado, as well as become the third largest tornado ever recorded, behind the 2004 Hallam tornado and 2013 El Reno tornado.[29][40][23] With a path nearing 68 miles long, tying for the 23rd longest-tracked tornado on record in Mississippi.[26]

Aftermath

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Low-end EF3 damage to a mobile home near Bassfield, Mississippi with estimated windspeeds of 140 mph.

The tornado resulted in four fatalities in Jefferson Davis county and four more injuries, $20.5 million in damages were done in the county. In Covington county, five people were injured and $29.5 million in damages. In Jones county, four people died, 3 directly and 1 indirectly, and $14.8 million in damages were done. In Jasper County, six people were injured and $8.8 million in damages were done in the county. In Clarke County, 4 people were injured and $190,000 in damages were done.[20][29][30][38][39] Millions of trees were damaged.[25]

Families who suffered any form of damage from severe storms across Covington, Jefferson Davis and Jones counties were eligible for disaster assistance by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with President Donald Trump declaring the three counties as a major disaster area.[41] The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) opened up disaster assistance centers across Jefferson Davis, Covington, and Jones counties, though the COVID-19 pandemic complicated disaster assistance response to the communities impacted.[42] Governor Tate Reeves declares a state of emergency for Mississippi.[43] Few days after the tornado, Reeves and U.S Homeland Security Secretary, Chad Wolf, toured the damage in communities impacted by the tornadoes.[44][45] Reeves addressed the residents of Soso at the front entrances of the heavily damaged First Baptist Church Recover.[32] Rebuild, Restore South Mississippi (R3SM) group partnered with Jefferson Davis and Covington counties to help tornado victims across those two counties, R3SM citing that 200 families were in need of assistance.[46] NFL and native born Bassfield players A. J. Moore and Cornell Armstrong went to Bassfield to hand out 100 supply boxes to victims of the tornado at Jefferson Davis County High School a few days after the tornado, helping out one-hundred families in Jefferson Davis County.[47]

St. Peter's Catholic Church in Bassfield gave out free meals to survivors of the tornado, ultimately feeding hundreds of people.[48] Covington County Churches in Seminary and Collins provide relief supplies to victims affected by the Bassfield tornado and the Collins EF3 tornado.[49] The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency partnered up with Jasper County Emergency Management Agency to open up a disaster assistance center in Bay Springs[50] A month after the tornado, Jasper County was still not declared eligible for public assistance, which means the county was still unable to clear the pile of debris lining up sides of roads, with the county's request still being under reviewed by FEMA.[51]

See also

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