The Philadelphia, Mississippi tornado in 2011 was an EF5 event during the April 27 outbreak, killing three people and leaving extensive damage along a 28-mile path in four counties of eastern Mississippi. I’ll summarize the latest publicly available coverage and official references you can verify.
Key points
- Date and type: April 27, 2011; EF5 tornado, part of the 2011 Super Outbreak.[3][4]
- Path and impact: Roughly 28.3 miles long, through Neshoba, Kemper, Winston, and Noxubee counties; 3 fatalities and 8 injuries; estimated damage around $1.1 million (2011 USD).[4][3]
- Timing and intensity: Highly fast-moving multi-vortex tornado, with a confirmed peak EF5 damage in segments near Coy and later north of Mashulaville; extended tornado emergency included multiple counties.[3][4]
- Aftermath: State of emergency declared for dozens of counties; federal disaster declarations followed to support recovery funding.[3]
Where to read/watch for details
- Wikipedia entry for: 2011 Philadelphia, Mississippi tornado (comprehensive event overview and references).[3]
- NOAA/NWS summaries and storm event records for the period (official meteorological context and damage notes).[7][9]
- The broader 2011 Super Outbreak overview for context on how this tornado fit into the multi-day event.[4]
Illustration
- If you’d like a quick visual, I can generate a simple map showing the approximate tornado track and counties affected using publicly available data, along with a small chart of fatalities/injuries by county. I can also pull brief stills or video links from reputable sources.
Would you like me to pull a concise, sourced timeline or a side-by-side comparison with another EF5 from the same outbreak? I can also generate a quick chart or map if you want a visual. Please tell me which format you prefer (timeline, table, map, or chart).
Citations
- The event details, fatalities, path length, and damage figures are summarized from the event descriptions in public records and encyclopedic entries: Philadelphia, Mississippi tornado EF5 details, Super Outbreak context.[4][3]
- Official context and records can be found in NOAA/NWS storm event databases and NWS summaries for the April 26–27, 2011 outbreak.[9][7]
Sources
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.comPhiladelphia, 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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music.amazon.comEF5 tornado that touched down in eastern Mississippi, killing three people
www.wikidata.orgNWS Jackson, MS April 26-27, 2011 Severe Weather Outbreak
www.weather.govThe Storm Events Database contains records on various types of severe weather, as collected by NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS).
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