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Leflore County Tornado

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Event Summary

A couple dozen trees were snapped and uprooted along the path. Two were down on houses, one on a mobile home and another on a car. An old cover, for a mobile home, was torn off.
EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:
90 mph
Fatalities/Injuries:
none
Damage Path Length:
3 miles
Maximum Path Width:
100 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:

Sidon
1:24am
Approximate End Point/Time:

3 NE Sidon   1:27am                   

Radar Imagery
These images from the Brandon, MS Doppler radar show the tornadic thunderstorm at 1:24 am when it was located near Sidon. The image on the left shows 0.5° base reflectivity data, and the image on the right shows 0.5° storm relative velocity data. Click on the thumbnail below for a higher resolution image:

Radar -Leflore County tornado

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