It’s no surprise the Rolling Fork, MS
#tornado
was able to do so much damage. Wind speeds may have reached 160+mph, pair that with not adequate structural support and no tornado sirens and you have a recipe for disaster. Photo credit
@TxStormChasers
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#RollingForkMississippi
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@alanbeck1
@TxStormChasers
Agreed. It certainly has merit to warn people, but there are so many other ways to get warnings far ahead of time.
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@AlvinFoo19
It’s certainly possible. Based on the damage it could very well be higher. Just have to wait for the official NWS statement
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@KateLivetoTeach
The most likely answer is that they had sirens, but they were so old they weren’t even active.
@WxZachary
It appears Rolling Forks had one tornado siren (Federal Signal 2001-SRNB). Unfortunately, by looking at street view it looks like it hasn’t been tested in years. In other words, there’s a chance that this could’ve been inactive (which may be why this wasn’t heard).
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@onlynaders
@TxStormChasers
I cannot imagine why they wouldn’t have sirens in their location. How awful. My town in Iowa is about the same size, and we sure as hell do. 😔
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@onlynaders
@TxStormChasers
No sirens because they didn’t go off or because they don’t have any?
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