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Tornado (EF3) — Lamar, Mississippi
December 16, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
This tornado began near Bear Bay off of Rocky Branch Road where it snapped a few softwood tree limbs and removed a large portion of a home���s roof. The tornado rapidly increased in strength as it progressed northeast to west of Mississippi Highway 589/Main Street where it snapped numerous softwood trees. The damage here supported a multi-vortex tornado as one very intense vortex occurred. A well built brick structure had the roof removed and one of the exterior walls collapsed. Six vehicles were thrown with two large vans thrown 40-60 yards into a pile. One hardwood tree was ripped out of the ground (with no root ball) and piled by the vans. It then crossed Mississippi Highway 589/Main Street snapping and uprooting multiple softwood trees and causing damage to the portion of a one-story
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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.