On the morning of February 23, the Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather.
This included a 15% hatched risk area for tornadoes.
The possibility of a few strong, long-tracked tornadoes was noted.
On the evening of February 23, through the early morning hours or February 24, a small tornado outbreak occurred in portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
A large, rain-wrapped EF3 tornado touched down and struck the city of Columbus, Mississippi, damaging or destroying numerous homes and businesses in town.
A church was largely destroyed, and the top of a cell tower was bent over.
A large brick grocery store building was almost entirely leveled, resulting in one fatality, the first of 2019.
Nineteen other people were injured by the tornado.
An EF2 tornado also caused considerable damage to homes and trees as it clipped the west edge of Burnsville, Mississippi.
In addition, an EF1 tornado near Kingville, Alabama downed hundreds of trees and destroyed a manufactured home.

Overall, this outbreak produced eight tornadoes, killed one person, and resulted in 19 injuries.
On the morning of February 23, the Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather. This included a 15% hatched risk area for tornadoes. The possibility of a few strong, long-tracked tornadoes was noted. On the evening of February 23, through the early morning hours or February 24, a small tornado outbreak occurred in portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. A large, rain-wrapped EF3 tornado touched down and struck the city of Columbus, Mississippi, damaging or destroying numerous homes and businesses in town. A church was largely destroyed, and the top of a cell tower was bent over. A large brick grocery store building was almost entirely leveled, resulting in one fatality, the first of 2019. Nineteen other people were injured by the tornado. An EF2 tornado also caused considerable damage to homes and trees as it clipped the west edge of Burnsville, Mississippi. In addition, an EF1 tornado near Kingville, Alabama downed hundreds of trees and destroyed a manufactured home. 
Overall, this outbreak produced eight tornadoes, killed one person, and resulted in 19 injuries.
Tornadoes of 2019