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Lafayette County, MS EF-3 Tornado

  

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

 

...PRELIMINARY EF-3 TORNADO IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...
* COUNTY: LAFAYETTE
* LOCATION/TIME OF EVENT: DAMAGE BEGAN SOUTH OF OXFORD AT 139 PM 
  ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011
* BEGINNING POINT: 34.2084, -89.5653
* ENDING POINT: 34.3299, -89.3785
* RATING: EF-3
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 140 MPH
* PATH LENGTH: 13.6 MILES
* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 1/4 MILE
* FATALITIES: 0
* INJURIES: 2
* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: A NUMBER OF HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES WERE
  DAMAGED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO.

 

Radar Images:

Tornado began southwest of Oxford, MS at 1:39 pm Tornado began southwest of Oxford, MS at 1:39 pm
Tornado now southeast of Oxford, MS. Tornado now southeast of Oxford, MS.
Tornado is in dissipating stages. Tornado is in dissipating stages.