Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight (UPDATE)

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Sat Mar 25, 2023, 08:06 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: AP

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Emergency officials in Mississippi said 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed there had been 23 deaths as of 6:20 a.m. Saturday with dozens of injuries and four people missing throughout the state. The agency said in a Twitter post that search and rescue teams from numerous local and state agencies were deployed along with personnel to assist those impacted by the tornadoes.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Jackson, Mississippi. The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork reported destruction as the tornado swept northeast at 70 mph (113 kph) without weakening, racing towards Alabama through towns including Winona and Amory into the night.

The National Weather Service issued an alert as the storm was hitting that didn’t mince words: “To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW!”


Original story below.

an hour ago

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A powerful tornado tore through rural Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night, killing at least seven people, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states and prompted authorities to warn some in its path that they were in a “life-threatening situation.”

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of Jackson, Mississippi. The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork were reporting destruction as the tornado continued sweeping northeast at 70 mph (113 kph) without weakening, racing towards Alabama through towns including Winona and Amory into the night.

At least seven people were killed by the tornado in Mississippi, Sharkey County Coroner Angelia Easton told ABC News. Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County.

ABC News early Saturday reported an additional six deaths, including three in Carroll County, two in Monroe County and one in Humphreys County, citing the county coroners and a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper. The Associated Press was not immediately able to confirm those fatalities.



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[Emile]

2. The weather is getting more and more severe.

[lamp_shade]

3. Updated to 13 deaths so far.

[catbyte]

4. 3-24-2023 Rolling Fork, MS Tornado completely destroys town

[Haggard Celine]

5. Damn, looks like Rolling Fork is no more.

I wonder if they'll rebuild. A lot of poverty in the Delta region.

[yaesu]

6. I watched the Ryan hall live feed last night, it was a monster, almost a mile wide

don't think it was long lasting but devastating. Many storm chasers stopped and went into rescue mode as they always do, taking people to hospitals, helping with searching. Ryan also raised about 70k for them and will be in the area today helping out financially.

[barbtries]

8. i watched it too

by the time he turned in it was over $100,000.

I only recently found him on youtube and am really impressed with the accuracy of the predictions. I was late tuning in last night.

[yaesu]

9. He's had big job offers from the networks but he likes being independent, working

Where he can do the most good. Has one heck of a team working with him and is getting bigger. A very smart forecaster and has definitely saved lives.

[2naSalit]

10. I wish I had watched his coverage...

I like how he reports on these. Oh well.

I suspect that this one was something beyond F5. The damage is unbelievable.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. Sorry to hear about these awful deaths

Global warming is making storms bigger and badder. A mile wide? Damn that's huge.

[roamer65]

11. Life at 500ppm CO2e.

[Warpy]

12. Those pictures are horrific

Usually you can tell what used to be there, a house, a gas station, a row of stores. You can't tell what anything was in these photos.

[love_katz]

13. ...

[True Dough]

14. Yeah, it looks devastating

Link to tweet

[Delphinus]

15. That is

amazing the woman was rescued from that car - wow!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Daunting recovery underway in tornado-devastated Mississippi

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado wrought a path of destruction in the Mississippi Delta, even as furious new storms Sunday struck Georgia, where two tigers briefly escaped their badly damaged safari park.

At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its hour-long path late Friday. One man was killed in Alabama after his trailer home flipped over several times.

Search and recovery crews resumed the daunting task of digging through the debris of flattened and battered homes, commercial buildings and municipal offices after hundreds of people were displaced.

Jarrod Kunze drove to the hard-hit town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, from his home in Alabama after hearing about the storm, ready to volunteer “in whatever capacity I’m needed.”

https://apnews.com/article/tornado-mississippi-delta-rolling-fork-silver-city-78b84695687a7c9f6f0ea574001fbc16