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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, and significant tornadoes over a four-day period.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
A multi-day period of significant tornado and severe weather activity occurred across the Southern United States, Ohio Valley, and southern High Plains in mid-June 2023. Starting on June 14, tornadoes occurred in Texas, Alabama, and Georgia, where they caused large-scale damage to trees and structures. [3]
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 ...
As of 7:50 p.m. more than 160,000 customers across Middle Tennessee were without power, up from 63,000 earlier in the evening, according to outage maps from Middle Tennessee Electric, Cumberland ...
On Friday, March 24, 2023, just after 9:30 p.m. CDT, the southern side of Winona was struck and heavily damaged by a large, destructive and fast-moving EF3 tornado that caused three deaths. Geography. Winona is in western Montgomery County, 92 miles (148 km) north of Jackson, the state capital, and 23 miles (37 km) south of Grenada via I-55.
March 26, 2024 at 12:22 PM. Robert A. Eikhoff has been named as the special agent in charge of the FBI Jackson Field Office in Mississippi by Director Christopher Wray, according to an FBI press ...