The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 18 tornado reports, 6 hail reports and 24 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Feb 16, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in TN, MS, GA.
| UTC | Rating | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:16 | — | 5 Ssw Stronghope | Lincoln | MS | THIS BRIEF EF1 TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF HEUCKS RETREAT ROAD... SNAPPING A FEW LIMBS. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST SNAPPING A COUPLE OF TREES AND CAUSING ROOF... SHINGLE AND (JAN) |
| 17:16 | — | 5 Ssw Stronghope | Lincoln | MS | MOBILE HOME FLIPPED AND TWO OTHER HOMES DAMAGED FROM LIKELY TORNADO...REPORTED BY LINCOLN COUNTY EM. (JAN) |
| 19:23 | — | 3 Sw Mize | Smith | MS | THIS BRIEF EF1 TORNADO STARTED JUST SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 50 WHERE IT DESTROYED A CHICKEN HOUSE AND THREW TIN ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. IT THEN CONTINUED BRIEFLY NORTHE (JAN) |
| 19:27 | — | 4 Sw Mize | Smith | MS | RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO BY TDS. (JAN) |
| 19:33 | — | 3 Se Gravestown | Tippah | MS | *** 1 INJ *** NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-2 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF THE RIPLEY AIRPORT AND LIFTED UP 16 MINUTES LATER AT THE CR 500/523 INTERS (MEG) |
| 19:43 | — | 2 Nnw Ramer | Mcnairy | TN | NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN ON FRIENDSHIP RD AND LIFTED UP 5 MINUTES LATER NEAR WILLIAM TEAGUE LN IN SOUTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY... T (MEG) |
| 20:25 | — | 2 Ssw Bassfield | Jefferson Davis | MS | THIS BRIEF EF0 TORNADO STARTED JUST WEST OF BASSFIELD CEMETERY ROAD. AS IT BRIEFLY TRACKED NORTHEAST... IT DAMAGED A TIN ROOF TO AN OUTBUILDING... BLEW SHINGLES OFF OF (JAN) |
| 21:38 | — | 8 W Lawrenceburg | Lawrence | TN | AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON SOUTH HOOD ROAD AND MOVED NORTHEAST BLOWING DOWN NUMEROUS TREES. MORE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS ON N BRADLE (OHX) |
| 21:52 | — | 4 Wsw Smithville | Monroe | MS | NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN ON DURRETT LANDING RD JUST WEST OF SMITHVILLE... MS. PEAK WIND 80 MPH... PATH LENGTH 1.11 MILES. (MEG) |
| 21:52 | — | 3 W Smithville | Monroe | MS | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO WEST OF SMITHVILLE. RADAR DEBRIS SIGNATURE ALSO PRESENT. (MEG) |
| 21:57 | — | 1 Ne Ethridge | Lawrence | TN | AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ETHRIDGE NORTH OF BREWER ROAD AND MOVED NORTHEAST... BLOWING THE STOREFRONT OFF A BUILDING ON HIGHWAY 43. CONTINUING NORTHEAST... THE TOR (OHX) |
| 22:39 | — | 5 Nne Lewisburg | Marshall | TN | A LOW END EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR BIG ROCK CREEK NORTHWEST OF FARMINGTON AND MOVED NORTHEAST... DAMAGING A BARN AND BLOWING DOWN DOZENS OF TREES WEST OF BETHBIRE (OHX) |
| 09:35 | — | 1 Sw Lagrange | Troup | GA | TREE DOWN AT JEFFERSON ST AND BROWNWOOD AVE. (FFC) |
| 09:35 | — | 1 Se Lagrange | Troup | GA | TREE DOWN AT UNION ST AND HAMILTON ST. (FFC) |
| 09:35 | — | 1 Sse Lagrange | Troup | GA | TREE DOWN AT CANNON ST AND WHITESVILLE ST. (FFC) |
| 09:35 | — | 1 Sw Lagrange | Troup | GA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 SW LAGRANGE. TREE DOWN AT PARK AVE AND DALLAS ST. (FFC) |
| 09:35 | — | 1 Sw Lagrange | Troup | GA | ROOF COLLAPSED AND WINDOWS KNOCKED OUT AT DDS WECARE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING. (FFC) |
| 09:35 | — | 1 E Lagrange | Troup | GA | TREE DOWN AT CALUMET CENTER RD AND OLD MILL RD N. (FFC) |
| UTC | Size | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 | 1.50″ | 6 S Waverly | Humphreys | TN | TWITTER PHOTO SHOWED PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR HURRICANE MILLS. (OHX) |
| 19:40 | 1.00″ | 5 S Waverly | Humphreys | TN | FACEBOOK PHOTO SHOWED QUARTER SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF WAVERLY. (OHX) |
| 19:53 | 1.50″ | 3 Se Mcewen | Humphreys | TN | PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON HURRICANE CREEK ROAD. (OHX) |
| 22:30 | 1.50″ | 2 N College Grove | Williamson | TN | SPIKY PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORT NEAR TRIUNE VIA TWITTER. (OHX) |
| 23:15 | 1.00″ | Shelbyville | Bedford | TN | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE IN SHELBYVILLE. (OHX) |
| 00:17 | 1.00″ | 6 Ene Sparta | White | TN | QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL IN BON AIR. (OHX) |
| UTC | Gust | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:20 | damage | 2 Nw Clarksburg | Carroll | TN | NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN ALONG DOLLAR HILL ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH CARNAL ROAD. (MEG) |
| 18:47 | damage | 3 Ne Lamar | Benton | MS | SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES KNOCKED DOWN NEAR THE HIGHWAY 72 AND CURTIS ROAD INTERSECTION. (MEG) |
| 19:40 | damage | 2 N Ripley | Tippah | MS | DAMAGE TO A FEW BUSINESSES ON NORTH SIDE OF RIPLEY. (MEG) |
| 19:40 | damage | 4 S Falkner | Tippah | MS | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 15 BETWEEN FAULKNER AND RIPLEY. POSSIBLE TORNADO. (MEG) |
| 19:45 | damage | 2 Nnw Ramer | Mcnairy | TN | TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN FROM NEAR BIG HILL POND STATE PARK... TO FRIENDSHIP ROAD... TO FEDDIE DAVIS ROAD. MINOR STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES WAS OBSERVED. POS (MEG) |
| 20:26 | damage | 1 Ssw Bassfield | Jefferson Davis | MS | POWERLINES DOWN AND TIN DEBRIS SCATTERED ACROSS BASSFIELD CEMETERY ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. (JAN) |
| 20:50 | damage | 1 N Russell Springs | Russell | KY | ROOF TO ACE HARDWARE IN RUSSELL SPRINGS BLOWN OFF... AND DAMAGE TO STEPHENS STORE NEXT TO ACE HARDWARE AS WELL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. (LMK) |
| 20:51 | damage | 2 Ne Russell Springs | Russell | KY | TREES DOWN ON MOBILE HOME ALONG WEST ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 80. (LMK) |
| 21:05 | damage | 2 Wsw Waynesboro | Wayne | TN | A NARROW SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE AFFECTED WESTERN AND CENTRAL WAYNESBORO. A HOME ON HWY 64 WEST TO THE WEST OF LONGVUE DRIVE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED FROM THE ROOF OF A NEARBY (OHX) |
| 21:10 | damage | Nancy | Pulaski | KY | POWERLINE REPORTED DOWN AT 2211 WEST HIGHWAY 80. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (JKL) |
| 21:40 | damage | 1 Nw Pine Hill | Rockcastle | KY | TREE DOWN ON US 25. (JKL) |
| 21:45 | damage | 7 W Lawrenceburg | Lawrence | TN | DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES DOWN NEAR NORTH BRADLEY RD AND MT LEBANON RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. (OHX) |
| 21:45 | damage | 1 Nnw Livingston | Rockcastle | KY | TREE DOWN ON PINEY BRANCH ROAD IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA. PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED THROUGH TV MEDIA. (JKL) |
| 21:54 | damage | Ethridge | Lawrence | TN | DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND ETHRIDGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. (OHX) |
| 22:00 | damage | 5 Se New Salem | Itawamba | MS | HWY 25S TREE DAMAGE ON ITAWAMBA/MONROE COUNTY LINE. (MEG) |
| 22:40 | damage | 6 Nne Lewisburg | Marshall | TN | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 6 NNE LEWISBURG. REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON STEAGALL ROAD AT WADE BROWN ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. (OHX) |
| 23:00 | damage | 7 Wsw Shelbyville | Bedford | TN | THREE POWER POLES WERE BROKEN WITH POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 64 IN THE BEDFORD COMMUNITY. (OHX) |
| 23:40 | damage | 6 Nne Lewisburg | Marshall | TN | REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON STEAGALL ROAD AT WADE BROWN ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. (OHX) |
| 00:10 | damage | 5 Ne Sparta | White | TN | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON MONTEREY HIGHWAY NEAR YANKEETOWN CHURCH. (OHX) |
| 00:19 | damage | 7 Ne Sparta | White | TN | TREES DOWN ON MACK FLOYD ROAD. (OHX) |
| 08:46 | damage | 2 W Grundy | Buchanan | VA | TREE ACROSS ROAD. (RLX) |
| 09:31 | damage | Squirrel Hill | Allegheny | PA | MEDIA REPORTED DOWNED TREE AND WIRES ON BEECHWOOD BLVD AND PHILLIPS AVE (PBZ) |
| 09:35 | damage | 1 Sw Lagrange | Troup | GA | TREE DOWN AT PARK AVE AND DALLAS ST. (FFC) |
| 09:56 | 71 mph | Hartsfield-Jackson Airp | Clayton | GA | (FFC) |
Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).