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The tornado then re-attained EF4 strength as it completely destroyed three large factories in an industrial area of town, including a Georgia-Pacific plywood plant. [24] The tornado maintained its strength as it devastated nearby subdivisions and an apartment complex, with some homes and one of the apartment buildings reduced to bare slabs.
A devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped across parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Florida in late April 2014. The event began on April 27, as multiple intense tornadoes touched down across parts of the Midwest, Ozarks, and Great Plains.
In late April 2014, a tornado outbreak in the central and southern United States produced multiple long-track tornadoes – at least seven were deadly, causing over 35 fatalities. [1] One additional death occurred in Florida , due to severe flooding associated with this system.
The same storm was also responsible for other strong tornadoes, including an EF3 twister that struck Winona, Mississippi. Fatalities were reported in Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll and Monroe ...
COLUMBIA, Miss. – A late afternoon tornado struck the town of Columbia, Mississippi, on Wednesday, as residents snapped videos of the twister while it quickly moved through the southern portion ...
The tornado cut a devastating path of at least 274km (170 miles) through parts of the deep south. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
The tornado was one of eight that touched down in southern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama that day. It reached a maximum path width of 0.75 miles (1.21 km) in its path through the Hattiesburg area and reached estimated maximum sustained winds of 170 mph (270 km/h) in Oak Grove neighborhood of West Hattiesburg.
The maximum path width of the storm was three-quarters of a mile, and the tornado lasted for approximately 70 minutes between around 8 p.m. and 9:10 p.m., local time.