Mississippi State Tornado Photos

Mississippi State University has released photos on their website of the damage done there by the tornado that hit Sunday (see original report on this blog). Their report tells of an overturned RV, roofs torn off, and many large trees downed. At least a dozen mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed in a nearby trailer park. Fortunately, injuries were only minor. Ironically, Mississippi State is known for its broadcast meteorology and distance learning meteorology programs. Classes were cancelled on Monday.

The National Weather Service reports that this was an F1 tornado on the Fujita scale:

THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE SHERWOOD FOREST SUBDIVISION AND TRACKED NE FOR 3.5 MILES. THE TORNADO MOVED THROUGH THE MSU CAMPUS, UPROOTING SEVERAL TREES AND CAUSING SPORADIC DAMAGE TO UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY HILLS MOBILE HOME PARK, JUST PRIOR TO THE TORNADOS DISSIPATION NEAR US-82. ELEVEN MOBILE HOMES WERE DESTROYED, WITH NUMEROUS OTHER HOMES DAMAGED.