1966 Candlestick Park tornado outbreak
[3] In the hours prior to the tornado forming, convective available potential energy (CAPE) values of over 1,500 J/kg were present, indicating moderate instability.Later on, a warm front moved past Jackson, Mississippi, allowing more moist air into the region and increasing lapse rates.Tracking generally to the northeast, the tornado moved through mostly rural areas south of Raymond though several barns and a few homes were heavily damaged.[5] Near the Leesburg community, the tornado reached its maximum strength of F5, where multiple homes were swept away, large swaths of trees were leveled, pavement was scoured, and chicken houses were obliterated.Based on reports from residents who experienced the tornado, a second one formed as the original dissipated, a common occurrence in cycling supercell thunderstorms.Though there is agreement on this feature, the results have not been implemented into the National Climatic Data Center's severe weather database, thus it is still officially considered one tornado.Despite vastly improved warning systems, the population density of Jackson's eastern suburbs would lean towards a higher likelihood of fatalities.
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