HERNANDO, Miss.–A combination of straight line winds and an EF-1 tornado caused damage in Hernando Sunday night that left many residents without power and a big mess to clean up.
The National Weather Service Memphis office confirmed Tuesday that the tornado touched down about 10:26 p.m. on Thousand Oaks Drive, and did its damage in about one minute before dissipating. The twister had maximum wind speeds of 95 mph.
Along with the tornado were straight line winds that reached or exceeded 85 mph.
More than 7,700 Entergy customers ended up losing power because of the resulting downed trees and power lines.
