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EF1 tornado in Greene County, Mississippi
Tornado December 25, 2012 · Greene County, Mississippi
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Forrest County → Perry County → Greene County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado moved through the Mclain area producing
roof damage to an elementary school and a few homes...as well as
snapping several trees. The tornado lifted near the intersection
of Old Mississippi 24 and US Highway 98. This tornado segment in
Greene County is part of a 61 mile long track tornado that went
from central Pearl River County to western Greene County Mississippi.
The wider storm
A powerful storm system moved out of the plains on
Christmas, producing numerous strong storms across southeast
Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle
out ahead of a strong cold front and accompanying squall line. Multiple
tornadoes, some long track, were observed along the central gulf coast
region. A total of eight tornadoes were observed across the NWS Mobile
county warning area.
Began near Mc Lain (31.1057, -88.8411).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 422106. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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