In Holly Springs, Mississippi, where a tornado caused significant damage, the Holly Springs Multipurpose Center and the Salvation Army were also collecting donations.
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Emergency crews in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee were looking for several people reported missing and assessing damage from the destructive winds.
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“The smaller the community, the more people you know”, said Chief Kenny Holbrook of the Holly Springs Fire Department.
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The storms killed at least six in MS, including a 7-year-old boy in Holly Springs who died when the storm picked up and tossed the vehicle he was in, officials said. Among the storm-related fatalities in Mississippi were a man and a woman, both in their 60s, who were killed separately when a tornado destroyed their homes in Benton County, Mississippi, said state Highway Patrol Sergeant Ray Hall. “Rolled right over me”.
Newly homeless, Perkins said she was happy just to be alive – especially after learning two of her neighbors had died in the storm.
Pope County, Arkansas, Sheriff Shane Jones said 18-year-old Michaela Remus was killed when a tree crashed into her bedroom Wednesday.
Six people were killed in MS and 40 were injured.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) confirmed seven of the deaths from the severe weather that began moving through the state early Wednesday morning, which led Mississippi governor Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency for affected areas.
In nearby Como, at least two homes were damaged.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center reported at least one and perhaps two cases in which a pair of twisters touched down simultaneously, a rare phenomenon according to meteorologists.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said dozens of people in the state were being treated for injuries. The storm sucked the central air conditioning unit beside the couple straight up from the floor and into the howling sky. She started praying when she heard sheet metal hitting trees. Portions of southeast Alabama got doused with rainfall totaling 10 inches or more, flooding dozens of roads and forcing holiday travelers to take detours.
According to The Weather Channel on Friday, at least 20 tornadoes hit across the South, mostly in Mississippi. Trees rested atop several trucks on his property, and slabs of brick walls were strewn throughout his yard.
“This right here is a mess, but I can’t complain because we’re blessed”, he said.
“We are seeing more than 100 million people will be traveling overall”, Robert Sinclair, a spokesman for AAA, told NBC News.
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Forecasters said by Wednesday night, the severe weather threat could shift east into the southern Appalachian Mountain region. Some of the injuries included amputations, he said. He said MS is in the recovery stage Thursday, as authorities determine how much damage was caused and what federal assistance the state may qualify for.
