2023 Rolling Fork–Midnight–Silver City tornado
| EF4 tornado | |
|---|---|
 A radar scan of the EF4 Rolling Fork, Mississippi tornado. | |
| Formed | March 24, 2023, 7:57 p.m. CST (UTC−06:00) |
| Duration | 1 hour, 10 minutes |
| Dissipated | March 24, 2023, 9:08 p.m. CST (UTC−06:00) |
| Max rating1 | EF4 tornado |
| Highest winds |
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| Fatalities | 26 fatalities[1] |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
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A long-tracked, violent tornado directly impacted Rolling Fork, Mississippi and Silver City, Mississippi as well as many surrounding areas, resulting in catastrophic damage. Amid ongoing search and rescue, at least 26 deaths have been confirmed. An Ace General Hardware and a Family Dollar building were completely destroyed. The tornado continued northeast, passing near Midnight, and soon struck Silver City where multiple manufactured homes were destroyed, resulting in further fatalities. The National Weather Service in Jackson’s storm survey has given the tornado a EF4 preliminary rating.[2][3][4]
See also[edit]
- Tornadoes of 2023
- List of United States tornadoes from November to December 2022
- Tornado outbreak of March 24–26, 2023
References[edit]
- ↑ Will McDuffie (March 24, 2023). "7 dead in 'destructive' Mississippi tornado, official says". ABC News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ↑ Will McDuffie (March 24, 2023). "7 dead in 'destructive' Mississippi tornado, official says". ABC News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Damage Assessment Toolkit". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ↑ NWS Jackson, Mississippi [@nwsjacksonms] (March 25, 2023). "The Rolling Fork/Silver City tornado has received a preliminary EF-4 rating. We still have a great amount of information to process, and we will provide additional details on this tornado as they are finalized" (Tweet). Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
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