NWS Jackson, December 07, 2004 Tornado Outbreak for Lowndes County

Steens, Lowndes Co. Tornado

A TORNADO MOVED ACROSS EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY STARTING AT ABOUT 355 AM TUESDAY MORNING. THE DAMAGE BEGAN 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STEENS...AND MOVED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA BORDER 3 MILES EAST OF STEENS AND TRACKED ENE FOR ANOTHER 3 MILES. A MOBILE HOME WAS DEMOLISHED...A LARGE RV WAS FLIPPED...SEVERAL BUILDINGS HAD SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE...AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE DAMAGE WAS RATED AS F2 ON THE FUJITA SCALE. THE TRACK HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF ABOUT 200 YARDS.

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NWS Jackson, December 07, 2004 Tornado Outbreak for Lowndes County

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