Yazoo City Tornado 2010
The april 24 tornado a powerful ef4 killed four people and.
Yazoo city tornado 2010. The most severe activity was on april 24 particularly in mississippi. The tornado then moved through rural area southwest of yazoo city causing major damage or destruction of a number of homes as well as intense tree damage. Carolyn veazey fought back tears on sunday outside the remains of her home hoping to find her missing cat and unsure of her next move a day after a deadly tornado tore. The tornado outbreak of april 22 25 2010 was a multi day tornado outbreak across a large portion of the southern united states originally starting in the high plains on april 22 2010 and continuing through the southern plains on april 23 and the mississippi and tennessee valleys on april 24.
Twice in 2010 on april 24 and november 29 major tornadoes struck yazoo city. Four of the victims were airlifted to the university of mississippi medical center in the capital city of jackson 40 mi 64 km away. As the tornado approached the intersection of us highway 49 and highway 16 on the south side of yazoo city it reached its widest point and maximum intensity. A strong tornado rated ef4 on the enhanced fujita scale and with a path width of 1 75 mi 2 82 km hit yazoo county on april 24 2010.
Four people were killed in the yazoo city area and a number were seriously injured. 1 2 national weather service event summary. The tornado then moved through a rural area southwest of yazoo city causing major damage or destruction of a number of homes as well as intense tree damage. Counties affected by the april 24th 2010 tallulah yazoo city durant tornado 32 safe rooms in yazoo county 4 in holmes county 31 in choctaw county and 42 in oktibbeha county were previously constructed under dr 1604 funds.
Published on may 3 2010 extended video. Tornado maps and statistics for all tornadoes in yazoo county mississippi in 2010. Convective addiction s jesse risley and brad goddard along with fellow chaser kevin crawmer intercept the supercell that damaged parts of yazoo city mo. As the tornado approached the intersection of us highway 49 and highway 16 on the south side of yazoo city it reached its widest point and maximum intensity.