section_path: March/March 4–5 (United States)
section_name: March 4–5 (United States)
paragraph_text: March 4–5 (United States)
  
  In early March, a storm system with intense wind shear brought strong winds and warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to the southern Great Plains and the Deep South, creating a severe weather setup with the chance for severe thunderstorms and a few strong tornadoes. On March 4, the Storm Prediction Center issued an enhanced risk, including a 10% risk of tornadoes. Numerous weak tornadoes touched down later that afternoon and evening across Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana, including an EF1 tornado that struck Ada, Oklahoma, destroying an old brick building, causing considerable damage to several apartment buildings, businesses, and a school, and injuring one person. In Texas, a high-end EF1 tornado impacted Irving, where apartment buildings and the Irving Police Academy Family Advocacy building had partial roof loss. Another high-end EF1 tornado snapped many trees, destroyed a large metal outbuilding and overturned campers on the property of the Barry Telford Unit prison, and caused minor tree damage in the southern part of New Boston before dissipating. In Louisiana, an EF1 tornado caused minor damage on the north side of Shreveport, and another EF1 tornado damaged homes and downed trees in Boyce. Later that night, the storms moved into Mississippi and produced a strong EF2 tornado that touched down near Whistler in Wayne County, near the same area that was hit by an EF3 tornado the previous month on February 12. The tornado completely destroyed a few mobile homes and chicken houses, heavily damaged a couple of frame homes, tossed vehicles, and injured four people. Two additional weak tornadoes occurred in North Carolina and Virginia on March 5 before the outbreak came to an end. A total of 39 tornadoes were confirmed, resulting in no fatalities and 11 injuries.