Killer Mississippi Tornado - Update
A large and violent tornado tore a destructive path across two counties in east-central Mississippi, USA on Thursday, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
The National Weather Service reported the killer EF-3 tornado with 145 mph winds, tracked 68.4 miles from Kemper County across Noxubee County, before lifting as it moved over the Alabama state line into western Pickens County. The tornado was on the ground for over a hour and a half from 11:31 a.m. to 1:06 p.m. Thursday with a track of 56 miles in Mississippi and 12.37 miles in Alabama.
Numerous homes suffered significant damage. Along the entire track, thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted with dozens of power poles bent or downed.
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