MNTornadoGuy
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I haven't seen any tree or vegetation damage from Yazoo City MS tornado suggesting anything higher than EF4 intensity.They were also rain-wrapped, fast-moving wedges riding a 'boundary' of some sort and very deadly. They were also both around 1.25-1.3 miles at their widest. Of course, Hackleburg's deadliness is much more shocking given how well-prepared people in the path of it were, whereas Tri-State it's somewhat not surprising given the lack of knowledge of tornadoes and a public warning system back then. Also, the Yazoo City, MS tornado of 2010 is probably a pretty good analog for Tri-State as well, it was on the ground for 149.25 miles for 164 minutes and maxed out at 1.75 miles in width. It left a massive stretch of F3-EF4 damage along almost it's entire path so it undoubtedly achieved EF5 intensity but didn't hit any DI's capable of registering it. The only reason it only killed 10 people is because the majority of it's path was through unpopulated forestland and farmland, only clipping the southwestern side of Yazoo City.