Wikipedia

2013 Hattiesburg tornado: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→top: don't need semicolons if states aren't in text
Reverted good faith edits by 2600:8801:A802:C300:E121:48D7:2C8D:300A (talk): Previous wording was correct
 
(22 intermediate revisions by 14 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}{{Infobox weather event
| image = 2013_Hattiesburg_EF4_tornado.png
{{Infobox storm
| width = 290
| image = Hattiesburg radar feb 10 2013.png
| alt =
| caption = RadarThe imagerytornado ofat theEF4 supercellintensity that produced thein Hattiesburg tornado.
| activeduration = 33 minutes▼
| formed = February 10, 2013,<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="Perry Extension"/> 5:03&nbsp;p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CST]]<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC"/>
▲| active = 33 minutes
| dissipated = February 10, 2013,<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="Perry Extension"/> 5:36&nbsp;p.m. CST<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC"/>
}}{{Infobox weather event/Tornado
| lowest pressure =
| basin = atl
| lowest temperature =
| highest winds = {{convert|170|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}▼
| tornadoes =
| fujitascalefujita-scale = EF4
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| tornado duration =
| notesdeaths = 0▼
▲| highest winds = {{convert|170|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}
| gustsinjuries = 71
| maximum snowyear = 2013
| damages = $38.525 million<ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC"/>▼
| power outages =
| affected = [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]], [[West Hattiesburg, Mississippi|West Hattiesburg]], and [[Petal, Mississippi]], ([[Tornadoes of 2013#February 10|part of a larger outbreak]])US▼
| total fatalities = 0 fatalities, 71 injuries<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/>
}}{{Infobox weather event/Footer
▲| damages = $38.525 million<ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC"/>
| season = [[Tornadoes of 2013]]
▲| affected = [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]], [[West Hattiesburg, Mississippi|West Hattiesburg]], and [[Petal, Mississippi]] ([[Tornadoes of 2013#February 10|part of a larger outbreak]])
On}}In Sunday,the afternoon hours of February&nbsp;10, 2013, a large [[Enhanced Fujita Scale|EF4]] [[multiple-vortex tornado|multiple-vortex]] [[Tornado#Size and shape|wedge]] [[tornado]] devastated the cities of [[West Hattiesburg, Mississippi|West Hattiesburg]], [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]], and [[Petal, Mississippi]]. The tornado was one of eight that touched down in southern [[Mississippi]] and southwestern [[Alabama]] that day. It reached a maximum path width of {{convert|0.75|mi|km}} in its path through the Hattiesburg area and reached estimated [[maximum sustained winds]] of {{convert|170|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in Oak Grove neighborhood of West Hattiesburg. It destroyed many structures and impacted [[University of Southern Mississippi]] and two high schools ([[Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)|Oak Grove High School]] and [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi#High schools|Hattiesburg High School]]).<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC"/> Mississippi was declared a federal disaster area by President [[Barack Obama]],<ref name="FedDisaster"/> and a state of emergency was issued by Mississippi Governor [[Phil Bryant]].<ref name="StateofEmergencyMS"/>▼
| location =
| current advisories =
| enhanced = yes
▲| notes =
| partof = the '''[[Tornadoes of 2013|tornado outbreaks of 2013]]'''
}}
▲On Sunday, February&nbsp;10, 2013, a large [[Enhanced Fujita Scale|EF4]] [[multiple-vortex tornado|multiple-vortex]] [[Tornado#Size and shape|wedge]] [[tornado]] devastated the cities of [[West Hattiesburg, Mississippi|West Hattiesburg]], [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]], and [[Petal, Mississippi]]. The tornado was one of eight that touched down in southern [[Mississippi]] and southwestern [[Alabama]] that day. It reached a maximum path width of {{convert|0.75|mi|km}} in its path through the Hattiesburg area and reached estimated [[maximum sustained winds]] of {{convert|170|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in Oak Grove neighborhood of West Hattiesburg. It destroyed many structures and impacted [[University of Southern Mississippi]] and two high schools ([[Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)|Oak Grove High School]] and [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi#High schools|Hattiesburg High School]]).<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC"/> Mississippi was declared a federal disaster area by President [[Barack Obama]],<ref name="FedDisaster"/> and a state of emergency was issued by Mississippi Governor [[Phil Bryant]].<ref name="StateofEmergencyMS"/>
 
==Meteorological synopsis==
Line 43 ⟶ 37:
Traveling to the northeast of Petal, the tornado began to weaken, causing EF1 to EF2&nbsp;strength damage to numerous roofs and downing many trees.<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/> It weakened to EF1-strength in Perry County before weakening rapidly and lifting in a wooded area just west of [[Runnelstown, Mississippi|Runnelstown]] at 5:36&nbsp;p.m. CST (2336 UTC).<ref name="Perry Extension"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC">{{cite report|work=National Climatic Data Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=2013|access-date=June 1, 2013|title=Mississippi Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=434571|location=Asheville, North Carolina}}</ref>
 
The tornado was on the ground for 33&nbsp;minutes, traveled {{convert|22.5|mi|km|}}, had a maximum path width of {{convert|0.75|mi|km|}}, and was rated low-end EF4, with winds up to {{convert|170|mph|kph|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="Perry Extension">{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/mob/20130210_tornadoes|title=Perry County (Continuation of Hattiesburg Tornado)|publisher=National Weather Service Mobile, Alabama|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Sunherald Report"/> It damaged many buildings and athletic fields at [[University of Southern Mississippi]], [[Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)|Oak Grove High School]], and [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi#High schools|Hattiesburg High School]]. In Lamar County (where the tornado first touched down and was rated EF4), 51 homes were destroyed and another 170 suffered major damage.<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/> The tornado was slightly weaker in Forrest County (EF3); however, 192 homes were destroyed and 338 suffered major damage.<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/> The tornado injured 71 people (8 in Lamar County and 63 in Forrest County)<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/> and caused damage amounting to $38.525 million.<ref name="OakGroveNCDC"/><ref name="HattiesburgNCDC"/><ref name="PerryCountyNCDC"/>
 
This was the first [[Enhanced Fujita scale#Rating classifications|violent]] tornado to occur in Lamar and Forrest Counties since [[1908 Dixie tornado outbreak|April 24, 1908]], in which 143&nbsp;people were killed. 64&nbsp;deaths occurred in Lamar and Forrest Counties alone with that tornado.<ref name="Hattiesburg EF4"/>
Line 67 ⟶ 61:
==See also==
{{Portal|Mississippi|Weather}}
* [[Weather of 2013]]
* [[List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks]]
* [[List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes]]
*[[Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 2017]] – A deadly EF3 tornado followed a similar path to this tornado four years later. ▼
** [[List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2010–2019)]]
▲* [[Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 2017]] – A deadly EF3 tornado followed a similar path to this tornado four years later.
{{clear}}
 
Line 82 ⟶ 79:
{{2013 tornado outbreaks}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hattiesburg, Mississippi2013-02-10 Tornado, 2013Hattiesburg}}
[[Category:F4 tornadoes by date|2013-02-10]]
[[Category:Tornadoes in Mississippi]]
[[Category:F4 tornadoes by location|Hattiesburg]]
[[Category:Tornadoes of 2013|02-10]]
[[Category:Hattiesburg, Mississippi|2013-02-10 tornado]]
[[Category:2013 natural disasters in the United States|Tornado, 02-10]]
[[Category:2013 in Mississippi|Hattiesburg, Mississippi tornadoTornado]]
[[Category:February 2013 events in the United States|Tornado, 10]]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Hattiesburg_tornado"