Tornado Racing Through Northern Mississippi
Source: CNN
National Weather Service issues tornado emergency for Holly Springs, Mississippi.
By Sean Morris, Jennifer Gray and Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 5:46 PM ET, Wed December 23, 2015
(CNN)On a day when millions of Americans were traveling to see their families and friends for Christmas, a line of fast-moving storms threatened residents from the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley.
A large and extremely dangerous tornado is moving through northwest Mississippi, the National Weather Service said Wednesday evening. The tornado touched down near Clarksdale, the service said. There were reports of major damage to buildings in Sardis, about 45 miles east of Clarksdale.
The National Weather Service also issued a tornado emergency declaration for the small town of Holly Springs, which was next in its path. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado emergency means that significant widespread damage is expected with a high likelihood of fatalities.
At least four people were injured in the unincorporated area of Coahoma County known as Bellview, Board of Supervisors President Paul Pearson said. One person was in critical condition, he said.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/23/us/severe-weather/
randys1
(16,286 posts)Not the exact same name but
Be safe
Matthew28
(1,798 posts)Even through they want to gut it the nws warns them of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Marty McGraw
(1,024 posts)Slammin' in to another one. Such a drastic 'right turn' in that area....
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)(CNN)The calendar says it's nearly Christmas, but the damage looks more like spring.
A powerful storm system roared across the South, claiming seven lives in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas and injuring scores more.
The Storm Prediction Center said at least 14 tornadoes hit Mississippi on Wednesday, but it was a single twister that did most of the damage.
It started in northern Mississippi and didn't lift up until western Tennessee. The National Weather Service said it may have been on the ground 150 miles.
"If it is continuous it would be the longest track [December] tornado on record here in the Mid-South," the Memphis office of the weather service said.'
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