welcome back. we're watching severe weather, confirmation that one tornado touched down in yazoo city, mississippi. we understand at least 20, maybe even 30 homes were damaged. and apparently there is an ongoing search for people who may be trapped and all this took place as tornado touched down as the governor haley barbour of that state was also in his home there in yazoo city. we understand he's just fine. let's go to joseph pleasant who is right there in yazoo city, give us an idea of what is taking place. i see the traffic behind you. >> reporter: this is highway 16 in yazoo city. this traffic is actually going back into an area called benton, about three or four miles up that road. people are being turned around because the damage is so bad. many other people you see going back down towards highway 49 off camera have not seen what their houses look like yet.