Poplar Creek is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,189 people, 4,690 households, and 3,367 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile . There were 5,402 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

, United States

United States

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. On April 27, 2011, a tornado hit the Poplar Creek area as part of the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak

April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak

An extremely large and violent tornado outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded, and popularly known as the 2011 Super Outbreak, occurred from April 25 to 28, 2011. The outbreak affected the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States, leaving catastrophic destruction in...

, causing heavy tree and power line damage. The tornado was classified as an EF-2

Enhanced Fujita Scale

The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...

, with estimated wind speeds of 125 mile per hour. The path of destruction was 1 miles (1.6 km) wide and the tornado travelled a path of 11.5 miles (18.5 km).