One question, didn't the city in Mississippi have sirens or phone alerts to tell the people

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32. I'm sure they did

Tornadoes that come at night are always more deadly because people are mostly asleep. During the day a lot of people will be sitting by the TV watching the radar.

I'm sure they did send out text alerts. They did a news story on the problems with tornado siren systems in our area after the last major tornado outbreak including that it's hard to keep them in good working order, they don't always go off correctly during a tornado, and people can't always hear them depending on where they live relative to the closest siren.

Many areas do not have basements. If there is a tornado, you go to the center of your house like a bathroom, which will help you survive if it's a small tornado, but if it's a big one, those can rip the concrete foundation straight out of the ground. It's hard to survive those if it's a direct hit.