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Tornado (EF3) — Lafayette, Mississippi
April 27, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
8
Property damage
$1.5M
Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Lafayette
Event narrative (NOAA)
A tornado touched down along County Road 378, east-southeast of Springdale, and moved northeast. The most concentrated area of damage was in the Pine Flat community. A number of homes and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down as well. Damage occurred on County Roads 415, 369, and 469. The tornado lifted just north of Highway 278 along County Road 213. Eight injuries occurred from the tornado.
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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.