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This tornado touched down in northern Choctaw County and eventually tracked across multiple counties as it moved northeast. Many thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path of this tornado. Numerous roofs of homes were severely damaged. Numerous mobile homes were severely damaged and several mobile homes were completely destroyed. Numerous barns and sheds received heavy damage or were destroyed. Numerous power poles and power lines were down. Extensive damage occurred to a school in Cumberland, Webster County, and this was the basis for the EF-3 rating. Maximum winds were around 140 mph. Total path length across Choctaw, Webster, Clay, Chickasaw, and Monroe Counties was 59 miles.
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Mathiston, Mississippi
| City | Mathiston |
| County | Webster |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 39752 |
A swath of thunderstorm wind damage blew down trees and power lines on the western side of Webster County. Part of a roof was torn off of a building.