2023 Rolling Fork–Silver City tornado
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On the evening of March 24, 2023, a large and destructive multi-vortex tornado struck the communities of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, killing 17 people and injuring at least 165 others.[1][2][3][4]The tornado was the strongest and deadliest of a widespread tornado outbreak in the Southern United States between March 24–27, 2023. The tornado damaged or destroyed much of Rolling Fork, with the most intense damage leading the National Weather Service to assign a rating of high-end EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with maximum windspeeds estimated at 195 miles per hour (314 km/h).[1][2]
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | March 24, 2023, 7:57 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
Dissipated | March 24, 2023, 9:08 pm. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
Duration | 1 hour, 11 minutes |
EF4 tornado | |
on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
Highest winds | 195 mph (314 km/h)[1][2] |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 17[1][2] |
Injuries | 165[2] |
Damage | $96,644,200 (2023 USD)[1] |
Part of the Tornado outbreak of March 24–27, 2023 and Tornadoes of 2023 |
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