1953 Vicksburg tornado
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1953-vicksburg-tornado-162-2642743
title:
1953 Vicksburg tornado
text:
The 1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi tornado was a deadly F5 tornado that struck Vicksburg, Mississippi on Saturday, December 5, 1953. A total of 38 people were killed, 270 others were injured, and damages were estimated at $25 million. It remains the fifth-deadliest tornado to affect the U.S. state of Mississippi, behind the 1840 Great Natchez Tornado, the 1936 tornado in Tupelo, the 1971 tornado in Cary, and the 1966 series of four tornadoes in Jackson. It is one of just four F5 tornadoes recorded
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1953 F5 tornado affecting Mississippi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Vicksburg_tornado
date created:
2008-07-17T23:48:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T17:41:58Z
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