2010 Yazoo City tornado

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During the morning and afternoon of April 24, 2010, a large, long-tracked, and destructive EF4 tornado impacted several towns and communities across the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The tornado caused 10 fatalities and 146 injuries during its 152.66-mile-long (245.68-kilometer) track. It traveled 138.93 miles (223.59 km) through Mississippi, making it the fourth-longest path on record in the state. The damage costs were estimated at $409.5 million (2010 USD). The tornado occurred during a multi-day tornado outbreak that spanned from April 22 to April 25. It received an EF4 rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with maximum estimated winds of 170 miles per hour (270 kilometers per hour) based on two destroyed structures in Yazoo City and near Durant. This was the year's first violent (EF4+) tornado and the deadliest of the 2010 season. It was also considered the worst natural disaster in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina almost five years earlier. The tornado is also sometimes...

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