62-year-old woman identified as victim of deadly Jackson County tornado

MOSS POINT, Miss. (WLOX) - Wednesday’s storms turned deadly in Jackson County after a tornado claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman.

Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. say Carolyn Gildersleeve and her husband were driving on Highway 63 around 9pm when the twister touched down. The vehicle was flipped multiple times and the woman was thrown from the car, said EMA Director Earl Etheridge. The woman’s husband did not suffer any major injuries.

The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday that it was an EF-1 tornado. which ranges from 86mph to 110 mph. Etheridge said some houses in the area also received damage.

An EF-1 tornado also touched down in Picayune on Wednesday evening.

Unfortunately a woman was killed on nearby Hwy 63 heading south when the storm flipped her car and she was ejected from the vehicle…according to Jackson Co EOC. pic.twitter.com/WuvMtLYk2c
— Bill Snyder (@BillSnyderWLOX) October 28, 2021

These two cars were heavily damaged by the storm that apparently hit sometime around 8:30pm last night. pic.twitter.com/kRA69Uwo0M
— Bill Snyder (@BillSnyderWLOX) October 28, 2021

I’m told the utility pole that was here snapped, but crews replaced it during the early morning hours. pic.twitter.com/9LINzV5dBw
— Bill Snyder (@BillSnyderWLOX) October 28, 2021