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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

Belmont, MS EF-2 Tornado

 

Tornado Track Map:

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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.

 

Radar Images:

Tornado began southwest of Belmont, MS at 3:44 am Tornado began southwest of Belmont, MS at 3:44 am
Tornado near Belmont, MS. Tornado near Belmont, MS.