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Tornado (F1)Lowndes, Mississippi

November 10, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$100K
Tornado scale
F1
Area
Lowndes

Event narrative (NOAA)

This tornado originally developed in Winston County, almost 8 miles northeast of Louisville around 7:20 PM. After moving through parts of Noxubee and Oktibbeha Counties, the tornado moved into Southwest Lowndes County around 7:45 PM. As it moved through the town of Crawford, a man was killed while trying to warn his neighbors of the impending storm. Several homes and trees were also destroyed. The tornado moved into Pickens County, Alabama about 4.5 miles southeast of New Hope around 8:15 PM.

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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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