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Tornado (F3) — Prentiss, Mississippi
February 24, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
30
Property damage
$2.0M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Prentiss
Event narrative (NOAA)
The tornado continued from Lee county into Prentiss county finally lifting up near the town of Wheeler. The most significant damage occurred in Baldwyn along the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. The Baldwyn High School lost the roof to its gymnasium and had another building damaged. Six homes were damaged in Wheeler.
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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.