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February 28
 * 1987 – An enormous F4 tornado, at times 1.5 mi wide devastated Glade, near Laurel, Mississippi, killing 6 people and injuring 350. The community of Powers, east of Laurel also suffered significant damage. In all, 13 businesses, 220 homes, and 149 trailers were destroyed, with 700 people left homeless.