Smithville, Mississippi EF5 Tornado Damage

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Smithville, Mississippi EF5 Tornado Damage (2013)
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A webpage by the United States National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters on damage caused by the 2011 Smithville EF5 tornado.

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Smithville, Mississippi EF5 Tornado Damage

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The remains of a Ford Explorer in Smithville MS. The tornado hurled the SUV about ½ mile, into the town's water tower (the tower is in the picture background) and continued on another 1/4 mile until impact. (Photo: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency)

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Lifted and flattened truck tractor/cab (estimated to have been tossed 1/4 to 1/2 mile). Photo location one mile west of Smithville, MS. (Photo: WFO Memphis)

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Looking north, a slab with no standing walls. Debarked hardwood trees in background. Photo location Smithville, MS. (Photo: WFO Memphis)

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Looking south, protruding anchor bolt (washer/nut intact) from slab with base plate ripped away. No standing walls, just rubble. Debarked hardwood trees in background. Photo location Smithville, MS. (Photo: WFO Memphis)

Slab wiped clean with only anchor bolts protruding from perimeter of slab. One fatality and two serious injuries at this location. Hardwood tree in background debarked. Rich Okulski, Warning coordination Meteorologist (WFO Memphis) surveying damage. Photo location one mile west of Smithville, MS. (Photo: WFO Memphis)

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