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Tornado (EF3) — Amite, Mississippi
December 16, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
—
Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Amite
Event narrative (NOAA)
NWS Storm Survey found damage consistent with an EF-3 tornado. Maximum winds 140mph. Maximum width about 0.5 miles. The tornado first touched down on Judge Road, about 1 mile north of Mississippi State Highway 24. The torando remained on the ground for at least 20 miles as it traveled northeast past the city of Smithdale and into Lincoln County.
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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.