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Tornado (EF3) — Greene, Mississippi
April 15, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The National Weather Service aerial survey revealed a continuous long track tornado from just west of Leakesville, Mississippi to Deer Park, Alabama. The tornado touched down west of Leakesville south of Highway 57. It crossed the highway, strengthened to EF-3 intensity, and then turned east toward the city of Leakesville paralleling Highway 57. The tornado damaged 98 homes: 47 with minor damage, 28 with major damage, and 23 homes completely destroyed. 14 businesses were completely destroyed. One fatality occurred in a destroyed mobile home. In Mississippi, the tornado did an estimated 11.1 million dollars worth of property damage to homes and businesses. The tornado continued east northeast into extreme southwest Washington County, Alabama.
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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.