User:ChessEric/Tornado outbreak of March 10–12, 1963

A destructive and deadly tornado outbreak struck the Southeastern United States in Mid-March 1963. A total of 18 tornadoes touched down, 14 of which were significant (F2+) with all of them taking place on March 11. This included two violent F4 tornadoes that took place in Alabama and Mississippi. Overall, the outbreak killed six, injured 38, and left $9.653 million in damage.

Meteorological synopsis
A low-pressure system formed over Northern New Mexico on Match 10. It moved quickly east-northeastward into Northeastern Kansas the next morning and into Northeastern Illinois the following morning.

Hesterville–Bywy–Reform–Maben, Mississippi
A large, violent tornado, which was may have been a tornado family, formed close to Hesterville and moved northeastward quickly growing size and strength as it moved through Attala County. One home was obliterated with debris from it scattered over a 1 mi. The elderly woman inside was injured when she and her mattress was thrown 50 yd. A pickup truck downstream was thrown 40 – into the top of pine trees before landing top down on the ground. The driver was ejected and injured. Five h-structure high-voltage power poles were destroyed, tree were flattened, several farms were damaged, and a parked pickup truck near Salem was rolled several times.

The tornado then entered Choctaw County, possibly reforming as the storm moved northeastward before growing to a 1/2 mi and striking the town of Bywy as well as the area between Reform and Sherwood. It affected 20 families as it destroyed seven homes, damaged many others, and scattered household items over 10 mi away from its original location. A house north of Reform, was picked up and tossed it 200 ft before it was demolished with debris from it scattered over a 1/4 mi. Two people were killed and five people were injured.

Non-tornadic impacts
