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 Tornadoes can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris. Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground.
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            2023 Mississippi Tornadoes
            
            March 24, 2023

            On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and tornado outbreak began across portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley in the United States.
 
 
 
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