2023 Rolling Fork–Silver City tornado
Clockwise from top: The tornado seen from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign COW Radaro; A damaged SUV amid debris in Rolling Fork following the storm | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 24, 2023, 7:57 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Dissipated | March 24, 2023, 9:08 pm. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Duration | 1 hour, 11 minutes |
| EF4 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 195 mph (314 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 17 |
| Injuries | 165 |
| Damage | $96.6–100 million |
Part of the Tornado outbreak of March 24–27, 2023 and Tornadoes of 2023 | |
The 2023 Rolling Fork–Silver City tornado was a strong EF4 tornado occurred on the 24th of March 2023 in the cities of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi. It had the wind speed of 195 mph (314 km/h) and it was close enough to be an EF5 tornado. The tornado left both areas in a state of devastation and costed over $100 million in damages. U.S. President Joe Biden made a major disaster declaration regarding the storm.
Potential EF5
Because of the wind speed and the tornado's destructive power, the possibility of an EF5 tornado is highly debatable and is currently being debated.
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