F3 Tornado — Lee, Mississippi
2001-02-24 · near Corrona, Lee, Mississippi
$1.0M
Property damage
10.0 mi
Path length
100 yds
Path width
Event narrative
The continued into Lee county from Union county and tracked northeast producing damage in Baldwyn. The tornado then moved out of Lee county into Prentiss county. In Guntown, eight homes and 1 business were heavily damaged while 13 other structures were damaged. In Saltillo, a mobile homes overturned. The tornado did significant damage in Baldwyn, which is located on the Lee/Prentiss county line. Nearly 100 homes were damaged or destroyed including the Baldwyn High School which lost the roof to its gymnasium.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5232922. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.