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Tornado (F4) — Simpson, Mississippi

January 23, 1969 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
12
Direct injuries
65
Property damage
$250K
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F4
Area
Simpson

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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