'Extremely dangerous' tornado hits northeastern Mississippi

'Extremely dangerous' tornado hits northeastern Mississippi
Yuliya Talmazan and Joe Studley and Caroline Radnofsky
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A “large and extremely dangerous tornado” touched ground in northeastern Mississippi late Sunday as severe weather rolled through the region.
Residents in at least two towns in the areawere waking up to damaged buildings and downed power lines after the National Weather Service in Memphis issued a string of tornado warnings.
The “large and extremely dangerous tornado” was on the ground in Sandy Springs in Itawamba county at around 10:30 p.m. local time (11:30 ET), the Weather Service said as it warned residents to take cover in what it called “a life-threatening situation.”

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