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Lake Effect Snow through Saturday: A Series of Storms Impact the West

Lake effect snow showers will continue through Saturday downwind of Lakes Erie, Ontario and the eastern portion of Lake Superior. A series of storm systems will continue to impact California and the Pacific Northwest through the weekend and into next week, bringing widespread rainfall, mountain snowfall, and gusty winds. Coastal flooding is expected in northern California. Read More >

 

 

Washington County MS -- Bolivar County MS 

 

THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR THE NORTH END OF LAKE FERGUSON OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY AT ABOUT 150 AM. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST... CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN WINTERVILLE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS BOLIVAR COUNTY... SEVERELY DAMAGING NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR BENOIT... CLEVELAND...AND MERIGOLD. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED NEAR THE BOLIVAR/SUNFLOWER COUNTY LINE EAST OF MERIGOLD AT APPROXIMATELY 235 AM. THIS TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 32 MILES AND A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF ONE-HALF MILE. THE DAMAGE WAS RATED AS F4 ON THE FUJITA SCALE. 

 

 

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