1 ▁torn ado . ▁Several ▁commercial ▁ret ail ers ▁and ▁numerous ▁homes ▁were ▁dam aged , ▁including ▁loss ▁of ▁roof ▁at ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁structures . ▁Several ▁out build ings ▁were ▁destroyed , ▁numerous ▁structures ▁had ▁windows ▁blow n ▁out , ▁and ▁Mur phy ▁High ▁School ▁sust ained ▁significant ▁damage . ▁Dam age ▁at ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁included ▁six ▁port able ▁class rooms ▁being ▁le ve led , ▁the ▁roof s ▁being ▁torn ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁and ▁band ▁building , ▁and ▁other ▁roof s ▁on ▁the ▁school ▁being ▁lifted ▁off ▁the ▁building , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁depos ited ▁back ▁onto ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁torn ado ▁continued ▁north ward ▁and ▁strength ened , ▁producing ▁EF 2 ▁damage ▁to ▁several ▁homes ▁and ▁Tr inity ▁Epis cop al ▁Church . ▁Wind ▁spe eds ▁were ▁estimated ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 1 3 5 ▁m ph . ▁At ▁the ▁church , ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁was ▁blow n ▁into ▁the ▁par king ▁lot ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁an ▁exterior ▁brick ▁wall ▁was ▁knock ed ▁out , ▁leaving ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁outside . ▁The ▁torn ado ▁w iden ed ▁to ▁its ▁wid est ▁point ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁torn ado ▁then ▁weak ened ▁slightly ▁( to ▁high - end ▁EF 1 / weak ▁EF 2 ), ▁dam aged ▁several ▁more ▁homes , ▁and ▁ble w ▁windows ▁at ▁Mobile ▁Inf irm ary ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁a ▁hospital ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁