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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.

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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - Oxford, MS Tornado