Purvis, Mississippi
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Purvis is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Purvis had a population of 1
Current Lamar County Courthouse in Purvis, Mississippi, circa 1956.
New Lamar County Courthouse
Historic Purvis Depot
An unusually prolific and very destructive late-winter tornado outbreak resulted in significant damage and numerous casualties across the southern and eastern half of the United States between Februar
Purvis, Mississippi
…Purvis averages freezing temperatures only a few times a winter. The record high was in 1951 at 106 degrees and the record low in 1985 at 4 degrees. On February 23, 2016, a tornado hit Purvis, killing one. As of the 2020 census, Purvis had a population of 1,909. The median age was 37.4 years. 24.1% of residents were…
Radar image of the supercell responsible for producing the EF3 tornado that struck the town of Paincourtville, Louisiana.
EF3 damage at the GE plant in Pensacola, Florida.
Remains of a home swept away at EF3 intensity near Dunbrooke, Virginia.