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Parts of central Mississippi are under a tornado warning until 6:45 p.m., including Rankin, Madison and Scott counties. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was spotted over ...
The second tornado emergency was issued east of the original tornado emergency, covering Tchula, Sidon and North Carrollton, Mississippi, shortly after 8:40 p.m. CDT.
The NWS had issued a tornado warning for Jackson, St. Francisville and Wilson until Wednesday morning. Residents were warned to brace for wind gusts up to 70 mph, with possible Ping-Pong-size hail ...
On March 24, 2023, a severe weather and tornado outbreak began across portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley in the United States. A slow-moving trough moved eastward across the United States and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass originating from the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms, and significant tornadoes over a four-day period.
Thirteen people of the at least 26 total killed were in the small town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, according to NBC News. A tornado warning for the area first went into effect just before 8 p.m ...
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
The tornado then weakened slightly, but remained intense, completely destroying a house near Oasis Drive at high-end EF3 intensity. The home was leveled, but it may have been struck by three nearby mobile homes that were thrown and destroyed. The tornado maintained EF3 strength as it entered the southwestern part of Rolling Fork. [25]
In the small town of Tchula, Mississippi, hail stones crashed against the windows of City Hall, as the mayor and other residents took cover during a tornado warning.