Tornado hits Gulfport, Ms
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Tornado hits Gulfport, Ms
Yet another tornado struck north Gulfport Ms in the Orange Grove section of town. Moderated damage, no injuries......MGC
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Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1215 UNK 5 N GULFPORT HARRISON MS 3046 8907
MAJOR DAMAGE TO 3 HOMES AND 5 BUSINESS IN ORANGE GROVE AREA NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 49 AND DEDAUX RD. 20 HOMES MINOR DAMAGE. DAMAGE MOSTLY IN A FOUR BLOCK AREA. DA (LIX)
Time Speed Location County State Lat Lon Comments
1215 UNK 5 N GULFPORT HARRISON MS 3046 8907
MAJOR DAMAGE TO 3 HOMES AND 5 BUSINESS IN ORANGE GROVE AREA NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 49 AND DEDAUX RD. 20 HOMES MINOR DAMAGE. DAMAGE MOSTLY IN A FOUR BLOCK AREA. DA (LIX)
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There were two large oak trees on O'Neal RD that got uprooted that no one reported. That was about a mile and a half NE of the church.There were shingles blown off apartments about a half mile from the church.The church is at Three Rivers Rd.Hiway 49 is much farther than 4 blocks from 3 Rivers Rd.I agree with MGC.It was at least an F-1 tornado.When the rain is blowing horizontally and lightening is striking continously,that is a sure sign of a tornado.
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mikey mike wrote:Well what does it matter what it was? It caused destruction and was terrifying to the ones experiencing it.Is the Nws infallible? Were you an eyewitness?
I'm not saying it was one or the other. I was simply passing along what the NWS was classing it as.
MGC wrote:Too much debris in trees, damage area is along a mile long swath. All damage looks typical of an F-1 tornado
It's possible. However, an aerial observation would best give an idea of rather it was a tornado or microburst. A similar situation occurred in Kansas City a few years ago. A very small area of damage in a thin swath. Many believed it was a tornado, but after observation via helicopter it was determined it was a microburst with the damage amplified by how the neighborhood was build. All the damage in the KC microburst was in straight lines rather than whichever direction like a tornado would have produced.
Once again, I'm not saying it was a tornado or a microburst, I'm just presenting the possibility. I actually left the area a few days prior to the event so I have no visual idea of the situation.
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