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JACKSON, Miss.- The National Weather Service has confirmed to News Mississippi that there were seven touchdowns in-state from tornadoes that pushed through Mississippi Wednesday night.
Meteorologist Brian Koeneke says, "We sent survey teams out Thursday and so far we've confirmed there were at least two EF-2 tornadoes and one EF-3 tornado."
This was more touchdowns than were previously thought through out the state and the NWS tells us there are more survey teams heading out today that could add to that total when all the counting is finished.
Koeneke added, "The EF-3 tornado was in Scott and Newton counties and was on the ground for 16 miles with a destruction path over a half mile wide."
That EF-3 designation means there were winds over 136 miles per hour associated with that tornado that ransacked 16 miles of Mississippi topography.
Once tornadoes get to the EF-3 designation that's what Koeneke obviously referred to as "severe."
Mississippi's second tornado season actually hasn't started yet and the NWS says it's quite rare to have October tornadoes and much less have them that strong.
Meteorologist Brian Koeneke says, "We sent survey teams out Thursday and so far we've confirmed there were at least two EF-2 tornadoes and one EF-3 tornado."
This was more touchdowns than were previously thought through out the state and the NWS tells us there are more survey teams heading out today that could add to that total when all the counting is finished.
Koeneke added, "The EF-3 tornado was in Scott and Newton counties and was on the ground for 16 miles with a destruction path over a half mile wide."
That EF-3 designation means there were winds over 136 miles per hour associated with that tornado that ransacked 16 miles of Mississippi topography.
Once tornadoes get to the EF-3 designation that's what Koeneke obviously referred to as "severe."
Mississippi's second tornado season actually hasn't started yet and the NWS says it's quite rare to have October tornadoes and much less have them that strong.
November marks the second tornado season for the state.
