Mississippi tornado

"How anybody survived is unknown by me," said Rodney Porter, who lives 20 miles south of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, which was devastated by the tornado.

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, Alabama, the sheriff's department there said in a tweet. The twister flattened entire blocks, obliterated houses, ripped a steeple off a church and toppled a municipal water tower. Other parts of the Deep South were digging out from damage caused by other suspected twisters.

The strength and timing of the tornado added to the devastation in Rolling Fork and elsewhere.

He added the tornado lifted up after it rolled through Rolling Fork. It is caused by warm, unstable air near the ground and changing speed and direction of the wind at increasing heights. Ms Cox told the BBC that she initially was not able to determine how large or strong the storm would be. "The conditions were just perfect for the storm to last a very long time, and that is usually not common," said Lance Perrilloux, a meteorologist with the NWS in Jackson, Mississippi. It developed from a supercell storm - a rotating storm where the updraft and the downdraft are separated. The tornado looked enormous as it approached the small town of Rolling Fork, with some calling it a "wedge tornado".

The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork in the southwest and Amory in the northeast all sustained significant tornado damage.

It was given a rating of EF-4 — the second highest. [reports](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/26/tornadoes-threaten-mississippi-alabama-sunday). [Energy & Environment](https://www.axios.com/energy-environment)

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, ...

Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he viewed the damage in the region of wide expanses of cotton, corn and soybean fields and catfish farming ponds. She said her dad, who’s disabled and has a hard time moving around, took shelter in the bathtub when the tornado hit. High winds, hail and strong storms were expected for parts of Alabama and Georgia on Sunday, the National Weather Service said. “If you do not have to get on the roads this morning please do not travel.” “THE TIGERS ARE SAFE!,” the park added. Two tigers “briefly escaped” early Sunday from their enclosures at Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain, Georgia, after the park sustained extensive tornado damage, the park announced on its Facebook page. “Sharkey County, Mississippi, is one of the poorest counties in the state of Mississippi, but we’re still resilient,” Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker said Sunday. Other parts of the A tornado reportedly touched down early Sunday in Troup County, Georgia, near the Alabama border, according to the Georgia Mutual Aid Group. "Many buildings damaged, people trapped," the agency said on Facebook. 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. “Continue to pray for us,” he added.

With maximum winds of 170 mph, it received a preliminary rating of 4 out of 5 on the NWS's Enhanced Fujita Scale that assesses tornadoes based on their ...

“While it is not an every-year occurrence, we unfortunately see this type of event all too regularly in the Southeast, though not always with a tornado of this intensity,” Allen said. The path length of a tornado also depends on the storm’s motion, said John T. Subtle changes in air temperature, wind or humidity from location to location can also cause a tornado to weaken or dissipate. The longest tornado recorded in U.S. They were forecast to be there, but just to actually see it, it’s just something you can’t prepare for.” After it lifted off the ground, another tornado formed from Blackhawk to Winonaand covered a path of 28.6 miles, according to post-disaster surveys. With maximum winds of 170 mph, it received a preliminary rating of 4 out of 5 on the NWS’s Enhanced Fujita Scale that assesses tornadoes based on their estimated wind speeds and related damage. miles Just 1 in 1,100 tornadoes cover more than 100 miles. The tornado that pummeled through west-central Mississippi on Friday was large, destructive — and exceptionally rare. 1-5 miles Approximately 67,000 tornadoes have touched down in the United States since 1950, with an average path of under four miles.

The recovery efforts in Mississippi were unde rway even as the National Weather Service warned of a new risk of more severe weather Sunday — including high ...

In Tennessee, a short-lived tornado carrying peak winds of 144km/h damaged several homes and outbuildings in Union County as storms moved through the area late Friday into early Saturday, the National Weather Service reported. Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he viewed the damage in the region of wide expanses of cotton, corn and soybean fields and catfish farming ponds. High winds, hail and strong storms were expected for parts of Alabama and Georgia on Sunday, the National Weather Service said. One man died in Morgan County, Alabama, the sheriff’s department there said in a tweet. “If you do not have to get on the roads this morning please do not travel.” A tornado reportedly touched down early Sunday in Troup County, Georgia, near the Alabama border, according to the Georgia Mutual Aid Group.

Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there and one person in ...

The Rolling Fork/Silver City tornado was categorized by officials as an EF-4 in a preliminary rating, with winds speeds of at least 166 miles per hour.

President Joe Biden early Sunday issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties, the areas hardest hit Friday night. FEMA officials are expected to arrive in the area Sunday. Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency for the area, asking for a federal designation.

Governor Tate Reeves said significant risks remained in parts of the state. Hundreds of people have been displaced in the wake of the tornadoes which tore ...

The devastation is so great, it must be difficult to know where to begin. "Because Mississippians have done what Mississippians do," he said. At least 25 people have died in the state, with one person confirmed dead in neighbouring Alabama. and the people of this country come together to assist those in dire need," he said. In the town of Rolling Fork, the extent of the devastation is still difficult to comprehend. We are prepared."

Devastated communities bracing for a fresh bout of extreme weather after a huge tornado tore across the southern US state, killing at least 25 people.

He warned that the country is seeing "extreme weather events increasing... Dozens of people have been injured, and officials say the death toll could rise. An area was set up as an infirmary, and boxes full of cereal bars and baby diapers were shuttled in to provide food and medical support for storm victims who had lost everything, said John Brown, a Red Cross official for Alabama and Mississippi.

At least 26 people were killed, and two tigers briefly escaped. Remnants of homes destroyed by the tornado that hit Rolling Fork, ...

Outside of Rolling Fork, a tornado ripped apart the home where Kimberly Berry lived in the Delta Flatlands. “If you do not have to get on the roads this morning please do not travel.” High winds, hail and strong storms were expected for parts of Alabama and Georgia on Sunday, the National Weather Service said. Two tigers “briefly escaped” early Sunday from their enclosures at Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain, Georgia, after the park sustained extensive tornado damage, the park said on Facebook. One man died in Morgan County, Alabama, the sheriff’s department said in a tweet. “How anybody survived is unknown by me,” said Rodney Porter, who lives 20 miles south of Rolling Fork. “Sharkey County, Mississippi, is one of the poorest counties in the state of Mississippi, but we’re still resilient,” Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker said. “Many buildings damaged, people trapped,” the agency said on Facebook. “Both have now been found, tranquilized, and safely returned to a secure enclosure.” None of its employees or animals were hurt, it said. A tornado reportedly touched down early Sunday in Troup County, Georgia, near the Alabama border, according to the Georgia Mutual Aid Group. “Continue to pray for us,” he added. — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S.

Satellite images show the scale of destruction in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after a powerful storm tore across the state and killed at least 26 people.

We will work together to deliver the support you need to recover." entire communities." The town's water tower lay twisted on the ground. "Homes, businesses … Her prayer was answered, she said. "I thought about God," said Katherine Ray.

Extensive damage to buildings, homes and infrastructure can be seen across the area as the tornado moved from the southwest to the northeast directly ...

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— (AP) — A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving ...

“That’s the only thing that was stuck in my head was just to pray, pray and cry out to God,” she said Saturday. She said she walked to the church before the tornado because her sister called her Friday night and frantically said TV weather forecasters had warned a potentially deadly storm was headed her way. Berry said as the storm rumbled and howled overhead, she tried to ignore the noise. Her sister, Dianna Berry, said her own home a few miles away was undamaged. Berry shook her head as she looked at the remains of their material possessions. The tornado killed 25 and injured dozens in Mississippi.

There's a moderate risk of severe weather from central Louisiana east through south-central Mississippi and central Alabama, "where supercell thunderstorms may ...

Brian Kemp (R) declared a [state of emergency](https://twitter.com/GeorgiaEMAHS/status/1640054456304664578). [storm report to the SPC](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/yesterday.html). The - "There's still a lot of damage out there. This is a key ingredient for tornado formation that was in abundance on Friday night. There's a lot of work to be done at this point," Mississippi Gov. Parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana also faced the threat of tornadoes overnight. [reported](https://twitter.com/NWSJacksonMS/status/1640105590948249600)in the Jackson-area of Mississippi Sunday evening. [press briefing](https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1640044753340477442)Sunday, noting that federal, state, and local officials were presenting a "united front" to address the situation. [farther south](https://twitter.com/NWSJacksonMS/status/1639971616062050305?s=20) than some of the hardest-hit communities from Friday's deadly event. [said](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0369.html) on Monday morning that the severe threat of tornadoes in the region had "diminished somewhat." [high-risk](https://twitter.com/NWSWPC/status/1640151062706556930?s=20) outlook for excessive rainfall in Alabama and Georgia through Monday morning, including parts of Atlanta, and [warned](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Flash%20Flood%20Warning) of potentially catastrophic flooding in these areas.

The devastation from Mississippi's tornadoes presents tough challenges for many of the majority-Black communities, like Rolling Fork, that were hit the ...

[state of emergency](https://twitter.com/MSEMA/status/1639670610467991554?itid=lb_deadly-tornadoes-outbreak-in-mississippi-and-alabama_8), local and national responses have begun assembling in what’s expected to be a long recovery effort. [Photos of damage in Mississippi](https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/interactive/2023/photos-scene-after-tornadoes-rip-through-mississippi-alabama/?itid=lb_deadly-tornadoes-outbreak-in-mississippi-and-alabama_6) show areas reduced to piles of wreckage. [Rolling Fork residents](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/26/mississippi-rolling-fork-tornado-damage/?itid=lb_deadly-tornadoes-outbreak-in-mississippi-and-alabama_1), recovery from the [severe Mississippi tornado damage](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/26/rolling-fork-mississippi-tornado-damage/?itid=lb_deadly-tornadoes-outbreak-in-mississippi-and-alabama_2) is uncertain. But, as a new storm develops in the central states late Thursday into Friday, severe thunderstorms could erupt in parts of the Plains and Midwest. Fewer than 1 percent of tornadoes in the United States travel more than 50 miles, according to a Washington Post analysis of Weather Service data recorded between 1950 and 2021. However, the risk of violent tornadoes, destructive winds and large hail will be lower compared with Friday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Rollo Santucci, another Rolling Fork resident, was sitting in the living room when he heard the tornado coming and ran to a closet with his wife and dog. Rattled to their foundations by the monster tornado Friday, some were already on the backs of tractor-trailers, headed to a dump site. “The vast preponderance of all the residential and commercial property in our little community is effectively gone,” Weissinger said. [the state was preparing for more violent storms](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/26/tornadoes-hail-storms-mississippi-georgia-south/?itid=lk_inline_manual_12). Census Bureau figures for Rolling Fork, located in Mississippi’s Lower Delta with a population of roughly 2,000, more than 80 percent of residents are Black and about 21 percent live below the poverty line — a rate higher than the state average. [The damage from Friday night’s tornado](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/25/tornadoes-mississippi-alabama-destruction/?itid=lk_inline_manual_13) — one of the worst on record in the state’s history — presents tough challenges for the majority-Black communities that were most affected.

Poverty is adding to the challenges of recovering from a massive tornado that pushed through Mississippi.

“That’s the only thing that was stuck in my head was just to pray, pray and cry out to God,” she said Saturday. She said she walked to the church before the tornado because her sister called her Friday night and frantically said TV weather forecasters had warned a potentially deadly storm was headed her way. Berry said as the storm rumbled and howled overhead, she tried to ignore the noise. Mississippi opened more than a half-dozen shelters to temporarily house people displaced by the tornado. The tornado killed 25 and injured dozens in Mississippi. Berry shook her head as she looked at the remains of their material possessions.