BY SETH BORENSTEIN, CAMILLE FASSETT and MICHAEL GOLDBERG

A woman walks near an uprooted tree, a flipped vehicle and debris from homes damaged by a tornado, March 27, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. While the dangers of tornadoes to mobile homes have long been known, and there are ways to mitigate the risk, the percentage of total tornado deaths that happen in mobile homes has been increasing. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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How living in a mobile home makes you more likely to die in a tornado
By BY SETH BORENSTEIN, CAMILLE FASSETT AND MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press
Fri,07/28/23-9:30AM , 88 Reads
ROLLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes.

Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her life, felt safe.
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In March, a tornado ripped through this small Mississippi town and people in mobile or manufactured homes were hit the hardest. Since 1996, tornadoes have killed 815 people in mobile homes, which account for over half of all deaths caused by tornadoes. (July 28) (AP video: Stephen Smith)

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Mobile homes turn deadly when tornadoes hit. This year has been especially bad, AP analysis finds
By BY SETH BORENSTEIN, CAMILLE FASSETT AND MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press
Fri,07/28/23-9:30AM , 132 Reads
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes.

Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her life, felt safe.
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Quitman, 39355, MS

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Current Temp

85°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 87°F
Min Temp: 69°F
Feels Like: 92°F
Dew Point: 73°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 6:50 AM
Sunset: 6:36 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: E
Wind Gust: 3 mph
Sky Cover: 98%
Visibility: 5 mi
Dew Point: 73°F
Moon Rise: 12:22 AM
Moon Set: 2:17 PM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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