Tornado confirmed in Lamar County Friday
By Monica Land HATTIESBURG – Meteorologists are saying Friday saw at least 128 tornadoes across 12 states with 39 deaths being reported thus far. And those numbers, sources said, are likely to rise as...
View ArticleOne year after deadly tornado, memories still vivid in Smithville
SMITHVILLE – (AP) A few days before a tornado ripped apart her town, a frail and nearly blind woman named Ruth Estis stared through a magnifying glass as she slowly scratched out a letter to her...
View ArticleMassive tornado kills 16 in Arkansas; Louisiana, Mississippi brace for severe...
VILONIA, Arkansas (AP) — Three years after a tornado devastated the Little Rock suburb of Vilonia, its residents found themselves huddling in the dark early Monday wondering how they would rebuild...
View Article10 injured in Wayne County, minor street flooding seen on Mississippi coast,...
WAYNESBORO, Mississippi (AP) — The National Weather Service says 10 people were injured when a possible tornado or straight line winds moved over Wayne County in southeast Mississippi. Meteorologist...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing 8-year-old boy amid Louisville tornado rubble
LOUISVILLE, Mississippi (AP) — Authorities are renewing efforts to find an 8-year-old boy missing from Monday’s tornado. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks deployed a 10-member...
View ArticleMississippi daycare worker dies in tornado, found clutching toddler she saved
LOUISVILLE, Mississippi (AP) — Ruth Bennett died clutching the last child left at her day care center as a tornado wiped the building off its foundation. A firefighter who came upon the body gently...
View ArticleWinston County optimistic 6 months after tornado; see April 28 storm damage...
LOUISVILLE, Mississippi (AP) — Six months after a devastating tornado, Winston County’s hospital is still operating out of tents and shipping containers, home rebuilding is sputtering along and it may...
View ArticleVolunteers help with tornado clean-up on Christmas, power restored
COLUMBIA, Mississippi (AP) — Workers restored power Thursday to tornado-scarred Columbia, while volunteers helped clear rubble, cover roofs and do whatever else they could to help the Mississippi town...
View ArticleMississippi offering housing assistance to tornado victims after Obama denies...
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has activated the state’s Temporary Disaster Housing Assistance Program. Gov. Phil Bryant says in a news release he took action...
View ArticleSevere weather: Possible tornado hits Mississippi’s Monroe County
(AP) Trees and buildings are damaged in Monroe County after a possible tornado hit Amory and Smithville. Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Director Robert “Bunky” Goza says no deaths or...
View ArticleFour dead after tornado rips through Hattiesburg area
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Four people were killed, roofs were ripped from homes and churches, and trees were torn from the earth early Saturday when a tornado hitting in the dark of night ripped...
View ArticleStorms damage homes in Brookhaven, spawn possible tornado
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Storms overnight and during the day Thursday caused disruption across Mississippi, although damage remained limited. Emergency officials say an unconfirmed tornado struck along...
View Article2 dead as tornadoes strike Wisconsin and Oklahoma
CHICAGO (AP) — One person was killed when a tornado swept into a mobile home park in Wisconsin Tuesday and another person died when a twister hit a housing subdivision in Oklahoma, as a massive severe...
View ArticleTornado confirmed in Mississippi suburb from Wednesday storm
FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) – The National Weather Service confirms that a weak tornado briefly touched down in a central Mississippi suburb on Wednesday, although no one was injured. A survey shows a twister...
View ArticleTornado touches down in Mississippi, Louisiana
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) – The National Weather Service says a tornado ripped through parts of Louisiana and Mississippi causing some damage. The weather service says a tornado touched down Saturday night...
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