Mississippi tornado

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 23 people in Mississippi, ...

More than a half-dozen shelters were opened in the state by emergency officials. The damage in Rolling Fork was so widespread that several storm chasers — who follow severe weather and often put up livestreams showing dramatic funnel clouds — pleaded for search and rescue help. Cornel Knight told The Associated Press that he, his wife and their 3-year-old daughter were at a relative’s home in Rolling Fork when the tornado struck. Knight said he watched from a doorway until the tornado was, he estimated, less than a mile away. “It is almost complete devastation,” he said after crews finished searching buildings and switched to damage assessments. Tate Reeves issued a State of Emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he headed to view the damage. Occasionally, in the midst of the wreckage, a home would be spared, seemingly undamaged. “Yesterday was yesterday and that’s gone – there’s nothing I can do about it,” Crook said. He said survey teams were working to assess how many tornadoes struck in Mississippi and Alabama. He said the tornado struck another relative’s home across a wide corn field from where he was. “There’s nothing left,” said Wonder Bolden, holding her granddaughter, Journey, while standing outside the remnants of her mother’s now-leveled mobile home in Rolling Fork. President Joe Biden also promised federal help, describing the damage as “heartbreaking.”

Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi - destroying buildings and obliterating at least one town - killed almost two dozen people, ...

The Storm Prediction Center warned the greatest threat of tornadoes would come in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Meanwhile, the search continued in another southwestern Missouri county for a woman who was missing after flash flooding from a small river washed a car off the road. Earlier Friday a car was swept away and two passengers drowned in southwestern Missouri during torrential rains that were part of a severe weather system. Four of the six made it out of the water. More than a half-dozen shelters were opened in the state by emergency officials. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center put out a long-range alert for the area on March 19, he said. Cornel Knight told The Associated Press that he, his wife and their 3-year-old daughter were at a relative’s home in Rolling Fork when the tornado struck. What’s more this a night-time wet one which is “the worst kind,” he said. Some law enforcement units were unaccounted for in Sharkey, according to the the newspaper. Knight said he watched from a doorway until the tornado was, he estimated, less than a mile away. The agency confirmed early Saturday that 23 people had died, four were missing and dozens were injured. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Jackson, Mississippi.

The destructive tornado killed at least 23 people, leveled buildings and left thousands of customers without power.

The couple and their six employees were hiding in the cooler when the tornado hit. Solis/AP toggle caption [issued a state of emergency](https://twitter.com/MSEMA/status/1639670610467991554) for all the counties affected by the severe weather. The tornado — which landed in Rolling Fork around 8 p.m. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people have been killed by a tornado that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.Rogelio V. Tracy Hardin, center, who with her husband Tim, left, own Chuck's Dairy Bar, consoles a neighbor in Rolling Fork, Miss. A pickup truck rests on top of a restaurant cooler at Chuck's Dairy Cafe in Rolling Fork, Miss. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people have been killed by a tornado that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states. Rogelio V.

The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue across storm-stricken areas.

What’s more, this was a nighttime one which is “the worst kind,” he said. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center put out a long-range alert for the area on March 19, he said. Some law enforcement units were unaccounted for in Sharkey, according to the the newspaper. More than a half-dozen shelters were opened in the state by emergency officials. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.” “You are in a life-threatening situation,” it warned.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency warned in a tweet Saturday that the casualty toll could go higher than the 23 dead and four missing it had ...

More than a half-dozen shelters were opened in the state by emergency officials. The damage in Rolling Fork was so widespread that several storm chasers — who follow severe weather and often put up livestreams showing dramatic funnel clouds — pleaded for search and rescue help. Cornel Knight told The Associated Press that he, his wife and their 3-year-old daughter were at a relative’s home in Rolling Fork when the tornado struck. Knight said he watched from a doorway until the tornado was, he estimated, less than a mile away. “It is almost complete devastation,” he said after crews finished searching buildings and switched to damage assessments. Tate Reeves issued a State of Emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he headed to view the damage. Occasionally, in the midst of the wreckage, a home would be spared, seemingly undamaged. “Yesterday was yesterday and that’s gone – there’s nothing I can do about it,” Crook said. He said survey teams were working to assess how many tornadoes struck in Mississippi and Alabama. He said the tornado struck another relative’s home across a wide corn field from where he was. “There’s nothing left,” said Wonder Bolden, holding her granddaughter, Journey, while standing outside the remnants of her mother’s now-leveled mobile home in Rolling Fork. President Joe Biden also promised federal help, describing the damage as “heartbreaking.”

A powerful tornado cut a devastating path of at least 274 kilometres through Mississippi Friday night, killing nearly two dozen people and obliterating ...

Knight said he watched from a doorway until the tornado was, he estimated, less than a mile away. "It is almost complete devastation," he said after crews finished searching buildings and switched to damage assessments. Occasionally, in the midst of the wreckage, a home would be spared, seemingly undamaged. "That's rare — very, very rare," he said, attributing the long path to widespread atmospheric instability. Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he headed to view the damage. "Yesterday was yesterday and that's gone — there's nothing I can do about it," Crook said. He said the tornado struck another relative's home across a wide corn field from where he was. "Dear Jesus, please help them. "Tomorrow is not here yet. The U.S. President Joe Biden also promised federal help, describing the damage as "heartbreaking." He could hear his partner praying out loud beside him.

Today, I reached out to Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, and have spoken to Senator Wicker, Senator Hyde-Smith, and Congressman Bennie Thompson to express my ...

To those impacted by these devastating storms, and to the first responders and emergency personnel working to help their fellow Americans: we will do everything we can to help. I also spoke to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who has already deployed emergency response personnel and resources to support search-and-rescue teams, assess the damage, and focus our federal support where it is needed most quickly. The images from across Mississippi are heartbreaking.

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi Friday night , killing more than two dozen people and obliterating ...

Sheddrick Bell, his partner and two daughters crouched in a closet of their Rolling Fork home for 15 minutes as the tornado barreled through. Now that town is boiling its water, and a curfew is in effect. Despite the damage, there were signs of improvement. Tate Reeves issued a State of Emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he headed to view the damage in an area speckled with wide expanses of cotton, corn and soybean fields and catfish farming ponds. “It is almost complete devastation,” he said after crews finished searching buildings and switched to damage assessments. “You could see the direction from every transformer that blew,” he said. It didn't help that the community hospital on the west side of town was damaged, forcing patients to be transferred. “Yesterday was yesterday and that’s gone – there’s nothing I can do about it,” Crook said. The damage in Rolling Fork was so widespread that several storm chasers — who follow severe weather and often put up livestreams showing dramatic funnel clouds — pleaded for search and rescue help. Residents hunkered down in bath tubs and hallways during Friday night's storm and later broke into a John Deere store that they converted into a triage center for the wounded. “There’s nothing left,” said Wonder Bolden, holding her granddaughter, Journey, while standing outside the remnants of her mother’s now-leveled mobile home in Rolling Fork. President Joe Biden also promised federal help, describing the damage as “heartbreaking.”

Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through ...

Sheddrick Bell, his partner and two daughters crouched in a closet of their Rolling Fork home for 15 minutes as the tornado barrelled through. "It is almost complete devastation," he said after crews finished searching buildings and switched to damage assessments. A wall in that home collapsed and trapped several people inside. "That's rare — very, very rare," he said, attributing the long path to widespread atmospheric instability. The damage in Rolling Fork was so widespread that several storm chasers — who follow severe weather and often put up livestreams showing dramatic funnel clouds — pleaded for search-and-rescue help. National Weather Service as the storm hit didn't mince words: "To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW!" "Dear Jesus, please help them. "Tomorrow is not here yet. "Yesterday was yesterday and that's gone — there's nothing I can do about it," Crook said. One man also died in Morgan County, Ala., the sheriff's department said on Twitter. One person was killed in Alabama. The tornado devastated a swath of the Mississippi town of Rolling Fork, reducing homes to piles of rubble, flipping cars on their sides and toppling the water tower.

A powerful tornado tore through rural Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night, killing at least 13 people.

Powerful tornadoes hit Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night — killing at least 23 people, wrecking buildings and leaving thousands of homes without ...

Five more people were killed in Carroll County and Monroe County, which are northeast of Rolling Fork, according to A [BC News.](https://abcnews.go.com/US/7-dead-mississippi-tornado-official/story?id=98117564) "There is a lot of damage that has taken place," Walker said. [Al.com](https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/alabama-severe-weather-storm-damage-power-outages-reported-as-possible-tornado-sweeps-northwest-counties.html). A number of assets are on the ground to assist those that have been impacted." "We have numerous local and state search and rescue teams that continue to work this morning. [he said](https://twitter.com/tatereeves/status/1639594749442048002).

(Reuters) -Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in ...

Mississippi's emergency management agency said on Saturday afternoon that the death toll had risen to 25, with dozens more injured. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru, Lucia Mutikani in Washington, Brendan O'Brien in Chicago and Joseph Ax in New York. That appeared to be the only reported death in that state as of Saturday afternoon. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Deanne Criswell will travel to Mississippi on Sunday, the White House said. "My city is gone, but we are resilient," Walker said on CNN. "I've never seen anything like that," said McCoy. Writing by Lucia Mutikani and Joseph Ax. "We will be there as long as it takes. A law enforcement cuts a tree with a chainsaw to free a trapped police vehicle after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S. entire communities." "To those impacted by these devastating storms, and to the first responders and emergency personnel working to help their fellow Americans, we will do everything we can to help," Biden said. "Homes, businesses ...

SILVER CITY — Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there ...

The city is 75% Black, and about one-fifth of the population lives below the federal poverty line, according to U.S. Mississippi’s emergency management agency said on Saturday afternoon that the death toll had risen to 25, with dozens more injured. That appeared to be the only reported death in that state as of Saturday evening. “I thought about God,” said Katherine Ray. “And we were just basically in small groups, digging through the rubble, trying to find and extricate people.” In Rolling Fork, a town of around 1,900 in western Mississippi that was hit the hardest, homes were reduced to rubble, tree trunks snapped like twigs and cars were tossed aside like toys.

Powerful tornadoes left a trail of destruction across rural Mississippi Friday night. Deaths, injuries, damage and power outages have been reported.

Crushed cars and glass litter the streets of Rolling Fork, a town wiped out by a storm that claimed 26 lives.

For now, he is staying in one of the shelters that have been set up in the area. You can also get in touch in the following ways: US President Joe Biden also offered his support for the affected region. Francisco McKnight told the BBC it was a miracle that he is alive. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. For many the first indication that something terrible was happening was the noise. If it is safe to do so, share your experiences by emailing Amongst the rubble, there are vehicles that have been tossed around. He said that was what saved him. Please continue to pray." The only warning he had was the sound, he said - he had never heard anything like the noise of the wind on Friday night and never wants to again. The tornado hit in the middle of the night - people had been sleeping and had not heard the alerts.

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, after a deadly tornado Friday ripped through the Mississippi Delta, ...

Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he viewed the damage in a region speckled with wide expanses of cotton, corn and soybean fields and catfish farming ponds. He spoke with Biden, who also held a call with the state's congressional delegation. When the storm hit Friday night, he immediately drove there to assist in any way he could. One man died in Morgan County, Ala., the sheriff's department there said in a tweet. National Weather Service warned of a risk of more severe weather Sunday — including high winds, large hail and possible tornadoes — in eastern Louisiana, south central Mississippi and south central Alabama. Other parts of the Deep South were digging out from damage caused by other suspected twisters.

As Mississippi picks up the pieces after deadly tornado-spawning storms, more than 20 million people are under the risk for severe storms across much of the ...

[How to give or receive help after the Mississippi tornado](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/us/how-to-give-or-receive-help-after-the-mississippi-tornado/index.html) The A Level 3 out of 5 risk for severe storms has been issued by the Storm Prediction Center across portions of eastern Louisiana, south-central Mississippi and south-central Alabama. “The police department is destroyed. The fire department is devastated. [National Weather Service’s Huntsville office](https://twitter.com/NWSHuntsville/status/1639779139694792704?s=20). A marginal risk for severe storms also includes parts of central Illinois and Indiana. Material things can be replaced, but to lose a loved one – it was just heart wrenching,” Sias said. The county courthouse is damaged. “Damaging winds and a few tornadoes also appear possible.” The storms nearly leveled some neighborhoods and knocked power out for thousands, officials said. Parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana also face an enhanced risk of severe storms.

SILVER CITY, Mississippi, March 25 (Reuters) - Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, ...

The city is 75% Black, and about one-fifth of the population lives below the federal poverty line, according to U.S. That appeared to be the only reported death in that state as of Saturday evening. Mississippi's emergency management agency said on Saturday afternoon that the death toll had risen to 25, with dozens more injured. "And we were just basically in small groups, digging through the rubble, trying to find and extricate people." At least 12 of those deaths occurred in Rolling Fork, its mayor, Eldridge Walker, told CNN earlier in the day. In Rolling Fork, a town of around 1,900 in western Mississippi that was hit the hardest, homes were reduced to rubble, tree trunks snapped like twigs and cars were tossed aside like toys. "My city is gone, but we are resilient," Walker said on CNN. "We will be there as long as it takes. "To those impacted by these devastating storms, and to the first responders and emergency personnel working to help their fellow Americans, we will do everything we can to help," Biden said. entire communities." "I thought about God," said Katherine Ray. "Homes, businesses ...