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Tallahatchie County, MS EF-1 Tornado

 

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

 

...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...

* COUNTY:  TALLAHATCHIE

* LOCATION/TIME OF EVENT: SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY 1:15 AM ON APRIL 27 2011

* BEGIN POINT: 33.740847, -90.243633

* END POINT: 34.083966, -89.993233

* RATING: EF-1  

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH

* PATH LENGTH:  28 MILES

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: UP TO 50 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: DAMAGED SEVERAL HOMES WITH SHINGLE
  DAMAGE AND RIPPED OFF A PORTION OF ROOF OF MOBILE HOME
  AND BUILDING. MANY TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ESTIMATED
  WINDS WITH TORNADO ABOUT 70 TO 75 MPH.

 

Radar Images:

Tornado beginning to enter the tip of Tallahatchie County, MS Tornado beginning to enter the tip of Tallahatchie County, MS
Tornado moving across eastern Tallahatchie County. Tornado moving across eastern Tallahatchie County.