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Belmont, MS EF-2 Tornado

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Survey Results:

...PRELIMINARY EF-2 TORNADO IN TISHOMINGO COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...

* COUNTY: TISHOMINGO

* LOCATION/TIME OF EVENT: BELMONT AT 348 AM ON APRIL 27 2011.

* BEGINNING POINT: 34.4683, -88.2808

* ENDING POINT: 34.5559, -88.1572

* RATING: EF-2

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 9.29 MILES

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 150 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: NUMBER OF HOMES...BUSINESSES AND APARTMENTS 
  DAMAGED. A LARGE METAL STORAGE BUILDING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

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Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - Belmont, MS Tornado