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Tornado (EF2) — Lafayette, Mississippi
May 2, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$250K
Tornado scale
EF2
Area
Lafayette
Event narrative (NOAA)
A tornado touched down just southwest of Abbeville and tracked northeast hitting the south side of Abbeville. The tornado lifted along County Road 215. One fatality occurred when a single family home was destroyed. A double wide mobile home was also destroyed. Three other homes sustained major damage. Numerous trees were also uprooted along the path.
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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.