F2 Tornado — Lafayette, Mississippi

2000-01-03 · near Paris, Lafayette, Mississippi

Event narrative

The tornado first developed just south of Highway 315 in the community of Hawkins Crossing and moved northeast across the northeast corner of Yalobusha county. The tornado continued into southwest Lafayette county and continued to travel northeast ending in Union county. In the town of Paris in the southwest part of the county, a frame house was lifted off its foundation with the back end of the house completely blown out. One person in the house was injured. A nearby house under construction was severly damaged. Several other homes in the area received minor damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado also produced some damage in the towns of Denmark and Lafayette Springs.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5129728. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.