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SRH � NWS Jackson � April
24, 2003 Brandon tornado
April 24, 2003 - Brandon
F3 tornado
THE FIRST OF TWO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CREWS THAT WERE
DISPATCHED THIS MORNING TO ASSESS ONE OF THE STORMS THAT OCCURRED ON
THURSDAY IN CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTY HAS COMPLETED ITS SURVEY.
THE SURVEY CREW DISCOVERED A STRONG TORNADO PATH THAT STARTED AROUND
953 PM CDT, 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN BRANDON, MS. THE
TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST TRAVELING THROUGH THE CENTER OF BRANDON AND
MOVING TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF PELEHATCHIE BEFORE LIFTING AROUND
1011 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 12
MILES AND AT ITS WIDEST POINT WAS ABOUT 600 YARDS WIDE. THE MAXIMUM
INTENSITY OF THE TORNADO ON THE FUJITA SCALE WAS RATED AS F3
(ESTIMATED WINDS 158 TO 206 MPH)
ALONG THE PATH OF THIS THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF TREES UPROOTED AND/OR
SNAPPED OFF. NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUILDING WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
WHILE THIS WAS A STRONG TORNADO THAT CUT RIGHT THROUGH A MAJOR METRO
AREA ON SIX INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NONE OF THOSE WERE SERIOUS.
NO FATALITIES OCCURRED EITHER.
Damage pictures of
the F3 tornado
(click to enlarge)
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