…Preliminary Rare EF5 Tornado In Monroe County, Mississippi…

After a review of the damage photos taken during Thursday’s ground survey and in consultation with national experts, the National Weather Service in Memphis, Tenn., has preliminarily upgraded the rating of the Smithville, Miss., tornado to EF5 damage. This is the highest rating for tornado damage and the first F5/EF5 tornado in Mississippi since the Candlestick Park tornado near Jackson on March 3, 1966. It is also only the third tornado to receive a rare EF5 rating since NWS implemented the Enhanced Fujita Scale on February 1, 2007.

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…Preliminary Rare EF5 Tornado In Monroe County, Mississippi…