An outbreak of 39 tornadoes occurred across parts of nine states on January 10, 1975. The strongest tornado of the day was given a rating of F4. It had a long track through parts of Pike, Lincoln, Lawrence and Simpson Counties in Mississippi. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes notes that this may have been a family of tornadoes. There is a discrepancy in the path length from the various sources we use to research tornado events. The Storm Prediction Center has a length of 56.6 miles while Grazulis and Storm Data have the length at 47 miles.
The tornado developed near the dam at the Percy Quin State Park Lake in Pike County. A marina and seven other buildings were destroyed. The twister moved into the towns of McComb and Summit causing tremendous damage. 38 blocks in McComb had damage. Here are the specifics on the damage in McComb/Summit from Storm Data:
- 88 homes destroyed, 30 badly damaged, 97 with moderate damage.
- 80 apartment units destroyed.
- 30 businesses destroyed.
- 2 schools with heavy damage (one in McComb and one in Summit).
- 2 National Guard Armories heavily damaged.
- 150-200 cars damaged/destroyed.
- 36 homes destroyed outside McComb.
- 580 power poles down.
Four people were killed in Pike County. One was in an automobile and three others in an apartment complex.
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