Deadly tornadoes lash South
In Mississippi, seven deaths have been reported, emergency officials told reporters at a press conference with Gov. Phil Bryant. Mississippi Director of Health Protection said officials are still awaiting confirmation of those deaths from coroners. Tornado warnings were out in parts of Alabama as the line of storms headed into the northern part of the state. More than 50 school systems sent students home early ahead of the storms.
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Mississippi on Monday afternoon and evening, including near Yazoo City, Lodi and Tupelo, where significant damage was visible. "Obviously there has been storm damage. It's a very serious situation," Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton said, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reported. "I am just encouraging everyone to stay inside and be weather aware. There is still a very real danger of another line coming through and people still need to be inside." At least two restaurants were destroyed and a motel suffered extensive damage, the newspaper reported
Injuries were reported in Tupelo, a community of about 35,000 in northeastern Mississippi, and in Louisville, Miss., the seat of Winston County about 90 miles northeast of Jackson, where about 6,600 people live, Mississippi Health Department spokesman Jim Craig said. A medical center in Louisville, Miss., suffered wind damage, with two walls knocked down, the Clarion-Ledger reported.
The Weather Channel reported that a twister was recorded on National Weather Service radar near Brandon, Miss., with winds of 110 m.p.h. Forecasters said high winds, hail and possible twisters were possible Monday night in southern Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The dead from Sunday's storms included a father and two daughters in Arkansas's Pulaski County. Thirty tornadoes were reported Sunday night and early Monday in seven states, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Houses intact face destroyed homes in a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood on April 28, 2014, after a deadly tornado struck the town late Sunday. (Photo: Danny Johnston, AP)
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