NWS: NE Mississippi tornado was highest-rated EF-5

(AP) -- At least one of the massive tornadoes that killed hundreds across the South this week was a devastating EF-5 storm, according to an analysis Friday by the National Weather Service, which suspects several others also were the worst of the worst.

After the first day of assessing storm damage, the weather service said the tornado that hit Smithville, Miss., at 3:44 p.m. EDT on Wednesday was an EF-5 storm. That's the highest rating given to assess a tornado's wind speed, and is based in part on damage caused by the storm.

The weather service said the half-mile wide Smithville tornado had peak winds of 205 mph and was on the ground for close to three miles, killing 14 and injuring 40.

It was the first EF-5 tornado to strike Mississippi since 1966, and the first EF-5 tornado in the United States since a May 25, 2008, storm in Parkersburg, Iowa.

Meteorologist Jim LaDue at the weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said he expects "many more" of the tornadoes that killed at least 297 people during Wednesday's brutal outbreak of severe weather will be rated EF-5.

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When There is a Threat of Snow in the Chattanooga Area

When there is a threat of snow in Chattanooga, people go nuts. Supermarkets love it when there is a threat of snow, because people buy the store out thinking they are going to be stuck for weeks without food. Schools close before a snowflake even falls. We rarely have snow, but when it does snow it's mainly limited to 1 to 3 inches. The snow generally melts quickly because our precipitation comes from the gulf and is associated with a warm front. We have a chance of snow tonight and you can bet the stores are running out of milk and bread.

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Today: Scattered snow/rain/sleet showers, otherwise mostly cloudy skies. High temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s, and breezy with a SW wind around 10mph. Some light accumulation with the snow showers to begin with

Tonight: Wintry mix becoming all snow showers late. Overnight low temperatures will be falling from the upper 30s to low 30s. West wind between 5-10mph. Accumulations will be possible.