At least 6 people are dead in Mississippi as strong tornadoes and severe storms threaten millions in

[TomSea]

At least 6 people are dead in Mississippi as strong tornadoes and severe storms threaten millions in the South
Rosie Perper

At least six people are dead in Mississippi as strong tornadoes and severe storms moved across the South on Sunday evening.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch across 11 counties in central Mississippi until 9 p.m. local time on Sunday.

According to the NWS, Birmingham, Ala., Montgomery, Ala., Huntsville, Ala., Columbus, Ga., and Atlanta, Ga. are all major population centers at moderate risk of severe storms. Over 9.4 million people live in those areas.

Read more at:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/at-least-6-people-are-dead-in-mississippi-as-strong-tornadoes-and-severe-storms-threaten-millions-in-the-south/ar-BB12wSZz

Some serious tornadoes may be hitting Alabama right now, Tuscaloosa.

[Gemmarose]

So sad for them

[jmyrlefuller]

The worst part is that there was so much fear over this virus that state and local authorities were hesitant to even open up the tornado shelters, lest people gather in one place en masse.

For all the lives saved when the Jonesboro tornado a couple weeks ago swept through that mall, these policy decisions may have very well caused more harm than good in Mississippi.

The wind storm is supposed to hit us today; power could potentially go out. (I don't think we in the hills are at high risk; we expect some strong gusts but nothing too damaging.)

[mountaineer]

Deadly storms that brought destruction to the South are moving north
 By Madeline Holcombe, Alta Spells and Joe Sutton, CNN
41 mins ago

Severe storms that left at least 14 people dead and parts of the South reeling from tornadoes that destroyed hundreds of structures are moving north, with more than 150 million people under a wind advisory or warning.

Mississippi was among the state's hardest hit by Sunday's storms. Seven people were confirmed to have died as a result of severe weather in the state, with at least 10 counties reporting damage, a spokeswoman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said.

At least five people in Murray County, Georgia, died from the storms moving through the state, Murray County Fire Chief Dewayne Bain told CNN.  ...

The storms left more than 860,000 customers in those states without power Monday morning, according to poweroutages.us.

The storm system brought severe weather first to Texas on Saturday and moved east, bringing forecasts of tornadoes, strong winds and hail the size of tennis balls or larger for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. ...

More at CNN (via MSN)

[mountaineer]

Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 18 people
by: EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press
Posted: Apr 13, 2020 / 06:54 AM EDT   / Updated: Apr 13, 2020 / 07:43 AM EDT   

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 18 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. Many people spent part of the night early Monday sheltering in basements, closets and bathroom tubs as sirens wailed to warn of possible tornadoes.

The Chattanooga, Tennessee area and several counties in northwest Georgia appeared to be particularly hard-hit. At least 14 people were hospitalized in the Chattanooga area, where search and rescue teams from at least 10 fire departments were going door to door responding to more than 300 emergency calls for help, the fire department said.   ... AP via WANE