The latest coverage on the 2011 Philadelphia, Mississippi tornado remains anchored in historical reporting from the April 27, 2011 Super Outbreak, with no significant new developments since then. The event is well documented as an EF5 tornado that caused three deaths and widespread damage along a 28-mile path across four Mississippi counties.[3][5]
Key points from recent reliable sources:
- The tornado was part of the 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak on record, and was the first EF5 in Mississippi since 1966.[5]
- It touched down near Philadelphia, MS, around 2:30 p.m. CDT and lasted about 30 minutes, leaving 3 fatalities and 8 injuries, with roughly $1.1 million in damage.[3][5]
- Aftermath included state emergency declarations and a presidential disaster declaration to unlock federal aid.[5][3]
If you’d like, I can pull the most up-to-date official NOAA/NWS or local news posts and provide a concise timeline with and without citations, or summarize the event's impact on the Philadelphia community and subsequent recovery efforts.
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During the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a violent EF5 tornado touched down in eastern Mississippi, killing three people. Part of the historic 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak on record, this was the first of four EF5 tornadoes to touch down that day and the first such storm in Mississippi since the 1966 Candlestick Park tornado. While on the ground for 30 minutes, it traveled along a 28.28-mile (45.51 km) path through four counties, leaving behind three deaths, eight injuries,...
wikipedia.nucleos.comEF5 tornado that touched down in eastern Mississippi, killing three people
www.wikidata.orgThe Storm Events Database contains records on various types of severe weather, as collected by NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS).
www.ncdc.noaa.govPhiladelphia, MS EF5 tornado videos in rough chronological order: At around the 1:45 mark in this video the incredible speed of the tornado is easy to see.... ^Tornado would have been at EF5 strength around the time of this video. I still think this tornado was a very strong contender...
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