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Videos have captured the harrowing destruction of tornadoes that touched down in different parts of Mississippi last week. The City of Columbia is recovering after an EF-0 tornado hit on Wednesday ...
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An even bigger storm will take aim this weekend and will feature a long plume of intense moisture, called an atmospheric river, that will be unleashed as a fire hose of rain even well up into the ...
The entire outbreak may have killed 113–119 people and injured as many as 2,003 others. In Mississippi alone, tornadoes officially killed 110 people and injured 1,469; of these, 454 persons were hospitalized. Some sources listed 107 deaths and 1,060–1,514 injuries in Mississippi. [11]
Mississippi counties declared federal disaster areas. In Tunica County, nine casinos located on stationary river barges were closed most of May. The hotel portion of the casinos are located on adjacent, low-lying land, and began to flood with the rising waters, some up to 6 feet (1.8 m). [23]
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He raised US$1.5 million to help the victims of the mudslides. The funds were used to purchase tents, blankets, cooking utensils, mosquito nets, temporary shelter materials, hygiene articles, water purification tablets and medicines. US$152,000 was released to provide initial assistance.
From 1 to 2 feet of rain will pour down, especially along the west-facing slopes of the mountains through the Friday after Christmas, AccuWeather Meteorologist Danielle Ehresman said.