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Written by Heidi Farrar   
Saturday, 30 April 2011 15:02
philadelphia_tornado_2_web tvn_3_web tvn_webDamage surveys continue across the south today as engineers and meteorologists labor to assess the magnitude of the destruction left in the wake of Wednesday's tornadoes. So far, at least one of those tornadoes has been assigned the highest ranking on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Officials determined early yesterday that EF-5 damage occurred in the town of Smithville, Mississippi (pop. ~ 800). This storm also claimed 14 lives and injured at least 40.
Elsewhere, an EF-4 rating has been assigned to the very damaging Catoosa County/Ringgold, GA tornado, while two separate EF-4 designations have been made on tornadoes that occurred in Tennessee. Assessments are still ongoing across Alabama (a process that will likely take several days or even weeks to complete) and other states; for the latest on damage assessments across the southern and eastern U.S., visit the National Weather Service website. We will continue to update as new information becomes available on this unbelievable event.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 May 2011 13:50
 
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+21 #1 refessati 2011-04-30 10:30
"Crazy" doesn't begin to describe this entire event; I can't say I'm particularly shocked that out of such a massive outbreak there were several incredibly powerful tornadoes. Like many others, I'm still trying to process this event. While I was not personally affected, someone I knew lost their life, another is in critical condition, and the third - all in the same building - is doing fairly well but had to be dug out of the wreckage of the house they were in. I am so thankful for those who escaped these storms either by happening to not live by or who escaped with their lives by following proper procedures, and mourn for those whose lives were lost and for the extensive amount of property and belongings that have been lost. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone there, and I can only wish the best and support from afar. I am so thankful too for the storm chasers, meteorologists, forecasters, and emergency crews who stayed with the storms and put themselves in danger to help out.
 
 
+8 #2 qsoundrich 2011-04-30 14:13
Hackleburg, MS also rated as EF-5. First double-F5 outbreak since Hesston/Goessel 1990.
 
 
+1 #3 VortexF5 2011-04-30 22:50
I wonder what the rate will be of the Tuscaloosa Tornado, when you see the damage path y7ou may think of the worst.
 
 
+1 #4 smalltexan 2011-05-01 09:19
Thats unbelievable a EF-5 and 3 EF-4 WOW!! its hard to take in!!!!
 
 
+1 #5 Aribear_95 2011-05-02 05:43
Wow i feel so bad for all those people who died.god bless them.
 
 
+3 #6 zipcountry 2011-05-02 09:33
Man, I really do feel bad for the people that got hit. An EF-5 tornado doesnt happen all that often and If it was going to happen it would have to be in an open feild. But unfortunatly that didnt happen this time. A tornado can be pure beauty over a rural area but when that tornado meets up with a community beauty will be replaced with pure horror.
 
 
0 #7 zipcountry 2011-05-03 09:46
Everyone there has to be horrified from the event. The damage costs would be horrendous. People's lives and property were taken in this storm and can not be given back. In that is the worst case of a severe storm.
 
 
-1 #8 joel2011 2011-05-18 04:43
Wow tornado monster men ! :D
 

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