Mize, MS Tornado April 6, 2005
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The path of the tornado was about 23 miles long and about a half mile
wide with random spots of destruction, sometimes 300 to 400 yards wide, sometimes
smaller, in parallel streaks all the way from the Covington County line at
the south to the Jasper County line at the northeast of Smith County. John
Little of MDOT at the Y witnessed it crossing Hwy 28. He said he didn't recognize
it as a tornado; it looked like a big cloud sitting on the ground until he
noticed things spinning around in it. The second floor of the high school
was nearly destroyed while about 650 students were downstairs. Almost immediately
there was a gas leak, so all 800 students K-12 were evacuated through the
storm into the gym. Miraculously there were no injuries. School was closed
until further notice. Larry Meadows horse pasture fences were destroyed, but
all the horses huddled together in the center; none were lost. Hugh Curtis
Byrd's two barns were destroyed and 2 calves were missing, but later the cows
found their calves. The day after the tornado power and phone service were
restored along north Hwy 35. Volunteers from Christian relief services arrived
to help, but had to wait for insurance adjusters to document damage before
they could begin.
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