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re: What would've been the worst tornado to take a direct hit in living in a solid brick house

Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:06 am to
Posted by Bill Parker?
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 5/31/25 at 2:06 am to
Smithville was bad. Saw the results soon after. My family farm was a few miles south.

I'll suggest the 1908 tornado in Purvis, MS. Wiped out the town, 143 total deaths on the track. But most importantly, the school mascot for the Purvis schools, to this day, is the Tornadoes.
Posted by kengel2
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Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 5/31/25 at 3:51 pm to
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Don’t know. I don’t really google maps.


What school it by? I'm just curious as to what it looks like.
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Chromeville
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 5/31/25 at 3:53 pm to
I think the Joplin was the worst due to it crawling at 5mph. The longer they linger the greater the damage.

A direct answer to the question is no structure is going to last against a F5. I'm always amazed what cars look like after they have been through one. They look not bent but shredded.
This post was edited on 5/31/25 at 4:04 pm
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