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2011-04-27 • Peak EF5 / F5 Intensity

Philadelphia-Kemper County, MS Tornado

Explore the interactive tornado track map for the 2011-04-27 Philadelphia-Kemper County, MS event. This tornado reached the peak of the Fujita scale, manifesting total structural failure in well-built homes and extreme landscape scarring.

Detailed analysis of the damage path indicates peak intensities consistent with F5/EF5 ratings. Our map data shows the forward velocity and vortex structure resulted in 23 fatalities and 137 injuries over a path length of 37.1 miles.

This record serves as a technical entry in the Fujita Supply Archive, preserving the meteorological history and track maps of North American storm intensity.

Fatalities

23

Injuries

137

Path Length

37.1 mi

Max Width

1320 yd

Local Start Time

14:42:00

States Impacted

MS