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Power lines were blown down in Scooba.
This tornado touched down just northeast of Scooba on Binnsville Rd. Several trees were uprooted and snapped, and a shed was damaged. The damage intensified in the area where Binnsville Rd turns east where a well built house had a portion of the roof torn off and a large shed was destroyed. Further northeast along Sunflower Rd, several mobile homes had the roofs removed. One mobile home was completely destroyed with everything but the frame thrown into the woods. The tornado was markedly stronger at this location with high-end EF-2 tree damage occurring. From there to the Alabama state line, EF-2 type tree and power line damage occurred, especially along Thorton Rd. The tornado damaged some buildings at a catfish farm and downed power lines and trees along Jones Rd.||The tornado moved into Alabama and first crossed County Road 3 producing extensive tree damage. The tornado then crossed Hwy 17 at the intersection of County Road 34. Extreme tree damage was noted here with all the trees (hardwoods and softwoods) snapped or uprooted. Across County Road 34, a section of the path moved across a pine forest. All the pines in the track were snapped at the base or up around 15 ft. No tree was left standing in this location. The tornado continued into Pickens County continuing to down and snap trees. At one location off County Road 85, a large cinder block building had part of the roof torn off and an outer wall knocked down. The tornado then continued into the Tombigbee River bottom. Total path length was 24 miles across Kemper County, Mississippi, and Sumter and Pickens Counties in Alabama. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 140 mph in Alabama.
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Tornado warnings issued. Mississippi sees storm damage
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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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- Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
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Scooba, Mississippi
| City | Scooba |
| County | Kemper |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 39358 |
A power line was blown down in the area.