Multiple tornadoes damage 1,000 buildings and injure 12 in Mississippi
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Updated · The Weather Channel · May 7
Multiple tornadoes damage 1,000 buildings and injure 12 in Mississippi
10 articles · Updated · The Weather Channel · May 7
The worst damage hit Purvis, Bogue Chitto and areas south of Brookhaven, with about 815 buildings damaged in Franklin and Lincoln counties and roughly 20,000 customers losing power.
Officials said people were trapped in homes, a mobile home park in Bogue Chitto was devastated, and debris shut southbound Interstate 55 in Lincoln County for several hours.
The storms followed earlier reports of widespread damage across central and western counties, while the severe weather threat shifted east overnight with tornado watches for south Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
Did Mississippi's historic towns and Civil Rights landmarks withstand the fury of the recent devastating tornadoes?
As tornadoes flattened homes across Mississippi, what accounts for the miraculous outcome of zero reported injuries?