Storm reports for April 5, 2025

At 8:12 a.m. CST, a downburst with winds estimated at 90 to 100 mph snapped and uprooted numerous trees just southeast of Texarkana, Arkansas.¹ In the afternoon, storm winds damaged 15 homes around Kingston Springs in Cheatham County, Tennessee, and caused major roof damage to buildings along West Main Street in Hendersonville.^2,3 In Mississippi, an EF2 tornado with peak winds near 120 mph crossed Lafayette and Pontotoc counties from 5:12 p.m. CST, heavily damaging farm buildings. It continued as an EF1 into Union County, causing minor damage to homes on the east side of New Albany. Damage in Union County is listed at $1.8 million.^4,5,6 In Lauderdale County, Alabama, an EF1 tornado crossed Wilson Lake and tore shingles from houses in a neighborhood off Bull Run Road, with $3.4 million in damage listed.⁷

Between 2:57 and 5:06 a.m. CST on April 6, EF2 tornadoes hit Jasper, Smith and Forrest counties in Mississippi.^8,9,10 Near Stringer in Jasper County, one with winds near 127 mph destroyed a mobile home, killing the person inside, and severely damaged a home nearby. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $2 million in damage there.⁸ Others caused significant roof damage to several homes near Raleigh in Smith County, with $1.2 million in damage, and tore large parts of the roofs off two homes near the Leaf River in Forrest County, with $1 million in damage.^9,10