Sixty years ago, a tornado tore through South Jackson, leaving one of the state's deadliest disasters. It was one only two F5 tornadoes in Mississippi.

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It's not too early in the year for violent tornadoes. Such was the case 60 years ago in this capital city. Here's what happened.

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