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Multiple trees were blown down near Harrisville. Numerous trees were also blown down in the Braxton area, along with some powerlines.
The tornado began near Highway 469 just northwest of the Harrisville Community. The tornado moved generally east, downing numerous trees and power lines and damaged some fences. The most intense damage was on Deer Camp Road, where a large number of trees were uprooted and snapped, with one power pole snapped. As the tornado approached Braxton, it caused roof damage to one home and damaged or destroyed several outbuildings. The tornado dissipated south of Braxton before the parent storm crossed Highway 49. Maximum wind speeds were around 100 mph.
Several trees and power lines were downed across northwest Simpson County.
This tornado touched down just northwest of Harrisville along Highway 469. Here, the most intense damage occurred where a large section of the roof of a framed house was removed. At this location, an outbuilding was destroyed and blown away along with numerous trees snapped and uprooted. The tornado then moved just north of due east, across northern Simpson County, downing trees and power lines, mainly EF0 type damage with another area of EF1 damage around Ainsworth Road. Here, some large trees were snapped and uprooted along with some shingle damage to a home and tin roof damage to some outbuildings occurred. The tornado then crossed US Highway 49 between Braxton and D'Lo, downing a number of trees and depositing tree debris in the highway median. Some higher end EF1 damage then occurred as the tornado crossed Cato and Campbells Creek Roads where extensive tree damage occurred. The tornado continued eastward, crossing Highway 13, downing more trees. The tornado then dissipated just west of Highway 541.
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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Harrisville, Mississippi
| City | Harrisville |
| County | Simpson |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 39082 |
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