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Tornado (EF3) — Jones, Mississippi
December 16, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
This tornado touched down over the Hesler-Noble Airfield and quickly moved northeast across Hillcrest Drive and into downtown Laurel. Through town, the tornado produced a continuous path of snapped and uprooted trees, broken tree limbs, and minor structural damage to homes and businesses. As it crossed North 16th Avenue, it produced more significant damage to several businesses and a hotel, including briefly lifting the roof of the Super 8, collapsing portions of a small strip mall and standalone office building, and causing damage to the exterior and roofing of the Piggly Wiggly. A semi-truck and flatbed trailer carrying automobiles were also overturned in this area. The tornado continued to damage or blow down trees as it passed through the neighborhoods and the warehouse district of dow
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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.