Late Sunday, a “tornado emergency” was declared for Tupelo and surrounding areas
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Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries.
A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday afternoon and into the nighttime hours. Late Sunday, a “tornado emergency” was declared for Tupelo and surrounding areas. Meteorologists urged residents to take cover. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“Damage has been reported in the City of Tupelo,” the mayor s office said in a Facebook post just before 11 p.m. “Emergency crews are currently assessing the degree of damage. Please do not get out and drive.”
May 3, 2021
Vickie Savell looks at the remains of her new mobile home this morning in Yazoo County, Miss. Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries.
A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday afternoon and into the nighttime hours. Late Sunday, a “tornado emergency” was declared for Tupelo and surrounding areas. Meteorologists urged residents to take cover.
“Damage has been reported in the City of Tupelo,” the mayor’s office said in a Facebook post just before 11 p.m. “Emergency crews are currently assessing the degree of damage. Please do not get out and drive.”
Updated at 7 p.m. Monday
Severe storms spawning multiple tornadoes moved across the South on Monday, damaging homes and uprooting trees from Mississippi to Kentucky. A tornado spotted in Atlanta forced thousands to seek shelter, and one man was killed when a falling tree brought power lines onto his vehicle.
The motorist was pronounced dead after fire crews cut him from the vehicle in Douglasville, Georgia, west of Atlanta, Douglas County spokesman Rick Martin told reporters. No other details were immediately released.
The weather first turned rough in Mississippi on Sunday, where just south of Yazoo City, Vickie Savell was left with only scraps of the brand-new mobile home where she and her husband had moved in just eight days ago. It had been lifted off its foundation and moved about 25 feet. It was completely destroyed.
The smell of pine is thick on Walker Road just north of Terry, Mississippi.
Residents believe a tornado ripped through the rural community Sunday night, snapping trees in half and uprooting others, according to a report from the National Weather Service.
Tyler and Taylor McPhail weren t home as the stormfront descended at about 7:45 p.m. and quickly increased in intensity.
The strong winds from the storm uprooted an oak tree in the front yard and blew it atop their single story home, smashing through the roof of their living room.
It was the first major storm the two have experienced in their home since they moved in five years ago.
Hinds County community thankful for no serious injuries from Sunday s tornado
Terry tornado touches down for 5-10 miles Share Updated: 5:29 PM CDT May 3, 2021
Terry tornado touches down for 5-10 miles Share Updated: 5:29 PM CDT May 3, 2021
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Show Transcript SIMMONS LEADS OUR STORM COVERAGE FROM THE TERRY AREA THIS IS THE OLD JACKSON AND FORD ROAD AREA ..THAT APPEARS TO HAVE TAKEN A DIRECT A HIT. IT SEEMS THAT THE STORM CAME FROM THE SOUTH AND TOOK A NORTH EASTERLY PATH .LEAVING A LONG LINE OF DOWNED TREES AND DAMAGED HOMES IN IT S WAKE. A MAZE OF DOWNED TREES AND DAMAGED HOMES IN THE TERRY AREA ..MICKIE JACKSON S HOME IS A MANGLED MESS.AND SHE IS LUCKY! NOT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON HER HOME ..HER FAMILY HAD COME TO GET HER TO TAKE HER TO A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND AT FIRST SHE DIDN T WANT TO GO.