Mississippi Tornado
Jefferson davis county in south mississippi was just hit by two catastrophic tornadoes.
Mississippi tornado. At 229 pm edt a waterspout was located 6 miles north of boca chica key moving south at 5 knots. At least 11 died in mississippi. Wlbt the severe threat is now over after tornadoes ripped through mississippi and louisiana monday leaving homes destroyed and multiple people injured.
A family in mississippi lost everything after a tornado obliterated their rural home on easter sunday but they are alive because of a home safe room that doubles as a closet. Seven women were transported to an area hospital after storms damaged the douglas graham group home in sumrall. At 1027 pm edt a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near mcleansville or 9 miles northwest of burlington moving northeast at 45 mph.
Us dept of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration national weather service jackson mississippi 234 weather service dr. Mississippi saw 44 tornadoes on april 18 tying the states record for the most in one day according to nws. That many tornadoes were also confirmed during hurricane rita in september 2005.
More than 30 people. A dangerous storm system that produced at least 13 radar confirmed tornadoes battered mississippi and louisiana on sunday night killing at least seven people damaging homes and other buildings. Powerful storms raged across the deep south on easter sunday killing at least six people in mississippi and damaging hundreds of buildings in louisiana.
Amid the still growing coronavirus pandemic a series of tornadoes touched down sunday and caused significant damage across mississippi and other parts of the south.