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Rienzi, MS EF-0 Tornado

  

Tornado Track Map:

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Survey Results:

 

...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN ALCORN COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...
* COUNTY: ALCORN
* LOCATION/TIME OF EVENT: RIENZI AT 250 PM ON APRIL 27 2011.
* BEGINNING POINT: 34.7709, -88.5147
* ENDING POINT: 34.7941, -88.4851
* RATING: EF-0
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
* PATH LENGTH: 2.32 MILES
* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 50 YARDS
* FATALITIES: 0
* INJURIES: 0
* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: MINOR DAMAGE TO A COUPLE HOUSES WITH TREES DOWN.

 

Radar Images:

Brief tornado in Rienzi, MS at 2:50 pm. Brief tornado in Rienzi, MS at 2:50 pm.