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The 2011 Philadelphia, Mississippi Tornado was an extremely powerful and fast-moving multi-vortex tornado that touched down in eastern Mississippi on the afternoon of April 27, 2011. Part of the historic 2011 Super Outbreak , the largest tornado outbreak on record, this was the first of four EF5 tornadoes to touch down that day and the first ...
The tornado completely dissipated north of Sturgis. This long-track and devastating tornado became the fourth longest in Mississippi history, and it used to be the largest tornado in the state's history; alongside that, the Yazoo City EF4 tornado was the first violent tornado to happen in Mississippi during April since 1978. [1] [2]
The tornado was up to 1.75 miles (2.82 km) wide at its widest point, making it the largest tornado ever in Mississippi at the time (it has since been surpassed by the 2.25-mile-wide (3.62 km) Bassfield, Mississippi EF4 tornado on April 12, 2020). The 10 fatalities and 146 injuries made it Mississippi's ninth deadliest tornado since 1900. [39]
An EF3 tornado caused major damage to homes in Coaling, Alabama, an EF2 and an EF3 tornado produced severe damage and a fatality near Eupora, Mississippi. Another EF3 tornado resulted in heavy damage in downtown Cordova, Alabama, which was struck by a violent EF4 tornado later that
A destructive outbreak produced two F3 tornadoes in Arkansas and a fatal F2 tornado in Mississippi. An F2 tornado also struck Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, while twin F2 tornadoes damaged Downtown Jackson, Mississippi. (12 significant, 1 killer) [20] Tornado outbreak of April 28–29, 1950: April 28-29, 1950: Great Plains - Mississippi Valley: 7
The third most memorable tornado of Timmer's 25-year career was the most powerful he's recalled. On April 27, 2011, an EF5 tornado tore through multiple counties in east-central Mississippi ...
The 2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado was a fast-moving and extremely violent EF5 wedge tornado that devastated areas of rural Mississippi and Alabama, including the town of Smithville, Mississippi during the afternoon of April 27, 2011, resulting in catastrophic damage and 23 fatalities. [1]
A tornado outbreak is likely in parts of the South this weekend, during the busy holiday travel season. Strong tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds, large hail and heavy rainfall are concerns ...