Storm and tornado damage across Mid-South
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Mississippi is expected to see severe weather over the next several days and parts of the state are threatened by deadly, long-tracked tornadoes.
From The Clarion Ledger
Dozens of destructive tornadoes touched down as severe weather lashed the Midwest and South on Wednesday evening.
From BBC
The storms ripped homes into unrecognizable shreds and tossed vehicles like toys.
From CNN
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WAPT on MSNTornado touches down in MississippiA severe storm in Marion County dropped a tornado early Monday morning. The 16 WAPT weather team caught the confirmed tornado on radar as it moved out of east Marion and into Lamar County. A survey team with the National Weather Service in Jackson determined that it was a high-end EF-2 tornado with winds of up to 135 mph.
After severe weather knocked out power for thousands Monday, forecasters say possible tornadoes or otherwise damaging winds and hail are on the way.
The National Weather Service has expanded the enhanced risk warning area in Mississippi as severe weather moves in on Tuesday.
Severe weather in MS: Thousands without power. Tornado warnings to north and south of Jackson. Follow MS storms here Earthquakes have happened in the region before A 2.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the Ross Barnett Reservoir on Thanksgiving Day ...
Another round of thunderstorms could roll across the Mississippi Coast on Sunday with strong winds forecast to drop this week’s springtime temperatures by more than 20 degrees. Forecasters say the storms will arrive early Sunday and pass by 1 p.m., leaving temperatures closer to 60 degrees.
Mississippi is again facing the threat of severe weather this week as three rounds of storms are forecast to move through bringing the possibility of large hail, damaging winds and strong tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson ...
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WJTV Jackson on MSNMississippi governor seeks disaster aid after tornado outbreakGovernor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced that he is requesting a Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump for Individual Assistance and Public
A destructive storm will continue for millions of people across the Mid-South on Thursday, following numerous tornado reports, damaging winds, large hail and flooding rainfall that began the day before.
A deadly severe outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 14 states from March 14-16. Hardest hit were Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri.
Sharkey County's emergency management director "attempted to get to his house while watching the tornado come across farm fields," an official said, as Rolling Fork mourned two years since the 2023 twister outbreak.