The tornado, which touched down at 3:27 a.m. Wednesday, was estimated to have a maximum wind speed of 70 miles per hour with a path of two-tenths of a mile, the statement said.
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No injuries were reported, and all three were EF-1 tornadoes.
The EF scale ranges from 0 to 5.
A few buildings lost parts of their roofs to the storm, and an old cement-block building collapsed after its roof was pulled off. A few trees were blown down and a small camper was destroyed.
Counties in the tornado watch area are: Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Red River, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Titus, Upshur and Wood counties.
No fatalities were reported, according to the weather service.
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A National Weather Service damage survey team has preliminarily assigned at least an EF-3 damage assessment to Wednesday’s tornado that caused major damage in Northern Mississippi and Southwest Tennessee, including McNairy County.
