Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia Tornado March 2003
(March
20, 2003) —
A tornado registering F3 on
the Fujita Scale tore up southwestern Georgia in the early morning hours,
killing six people and injuring more than 200 others, according to Lisa Ray, a
spokeswoman for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. A total of 159 homes
were damaged by the storm, and between 50 and 75 were rendered
"uninhabitable. The tornado in Mitchell County cut a half-mile swath for
nearly 25 miles.
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