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On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and tornado outbreak began across portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley in the United States. A slow-moving trough moved eastward across the United States and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass originating from the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms ...
Top: The tornado being illuminated by lightning during the night on March 24. On the evening of March 24, 2023, a large and destructive tornado struck the communities of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, killing 17 people and injuring at least 165 others. [1] [2] [3] The tornado was the strongest and deadliest of a widespread tornado ...
The earliest-known tornado occurred in Sardegna, Sardinia and Corsica, Roman Empire (modern-day Italy) in 200. [1] The earliest-known German tornado struck Freising (modern day Germany) in 788. [2] [3] The earliest-known Irish tornado appeared on April 30, 1054, in Rostella, near Kilbeggan. The earliest-known British tornado hit central London ...
Before and after satellite photos of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, tornado. Before photos were taken on Dec. 27, 2022. After photos were taken on March 26, 2023. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar ...
6:10 p.m.: Tornadoes confirmed near Canton. A tornado has been confirmed about 15 miles east of Canton in the Farmhaven community, NWS officials reported. The tornado is moving east at 40 mph ...
A water tower in Rolling Fork, destroyed by the March 24, 2023 tornado. On March 24, 2023, shortly after 8:00 p.m. CDT, Rolling Fork was struck by a destructive and deadly high end EF4 tornado, with winds of 195 mph. The tornado formed from a supercell thunderstorm in northern Issaquena County, whereupon it moved northeast towards and into ...
Silver City is located in central Humphreys County at 33°5′43″N 90°29′45″W (33.095335, -90.495814), [6] in the Mississippi Delta region. It is bordered to the east by the Yazoo River. U.S. Route 49W passes through the town, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Belzoni, the county seat, and south 20 miles (32 km) to Yazoo City.
Winona is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. [6] The population was 4,505 at the 2020 census, [4] down from 5,043 in 2010. Winona is known in the local area as "The Crossroads"; the intersection of U.S. Interstate 55 and U.S. Highway 51 and 82 run through here.
On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 1971, a large and long-tracked F5 tornado impacted areas of Sharkey County. On March 24, 2023, a high-end EF4 tornado hit the city of Rolling Fork with estimated wind speeds of 195 mph (314kph), causing catastrophic damage throughout the community. The tornado was responsible for 17 fatalities and 165 ...
Current Lamar County Courthouse in Purvis, Mississippi, circa 1956. / 31.14250°N 89.40778°W / 31.14250; -89.40778. Purvis is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi. [3] It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census.