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EF1 Strikes Newton County

* The National Weather Service has determined that the damage in Newton County was caused by an EF (Enhanced Fujita) 1 tornado.

* Here is the statement from NWS Jackson:

1040 PM     TORNADO          8 W NEWTON              32.32N 89.30W
02/24/2007  F1               NEWTON             MS   NWS STORM SURVEY

           THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG PONDEROSA RD, 4 W OF
           LAWRENCE, AN TRACKED NE FOR 3.5 MILES. THE TORNADO
           PARALLELED I-20 FOR A SHORT WHILE THEN CROSSED I-20 JUST
           W OF MILE MARKER 101. NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREES WERE
           UPROOTED WITH NUMEROUS PINES SNAPPED. SEVERAL LARGE PINES
           BLOCKED THE E BOUND LANES OF I-20. PATH WIDTH WAS 150 YDS
           AND WAS RATED EF-1.

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posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 7:26 PM