Seven people died in MS and six others were killed in Tennessee as Southern and Midwest states bore the brunt of the violent storms. “They are the most important thing to me and just being able to see it, it’s the hardest thing to take in but I’ve got one blessing and that’s my family”, Curry told the station.
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Among the dead were seven people from MS, including a 7-year-old boy who perished while riding in a auto that was swept up and tossed by storm winds.
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People are recovering after the bad storms hit.
Severe storms kill 6 in Tennessee
The storms, feeding on unseasonable warm air, left a trail of destruction in rural communities from IL to Alabama. His belongings were strewn everywhere, and trees had crashed through trucks on his property, but no one was hurt.
Unusually warm weather spawned massive tornadoes from Arkansas to Michigan, CBS News reported, and states of emergency were declared in Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee as the damage continued through Thursday.
The tornado knocked his house off it’s foundation, but he and six other people survived by dashing into his storm shelter.
Goodwin’s neighbors weren’t so fortunate.
Another person was killed in Arkansas.
Tony Goodwin from Linden, Tennessee, said he was grateful to be alive. ‘It’s what Christmas is all about’.
Chris Shupiery grabbed his Santa hat along with a chain saw as he set out to help clean up on Thursday.
So far, the storms have caused widespread damage to more than 100 homes and businesses in Mississippi. “Gives you more of that Christmas feel”, said Daniel Flores, a concierge from the Bronx, his light jacket zipped open as he shopped in Manhattan with his three children. “Suit up, try to cheer people up and try to make them feel a little better with Christmas coming around”.
In Benton County, Glenda Hunt, 69, said she was cooking chicken when she heard the storm.
“We probably won’t know anything until daylight comes”, she said.
“Then I heard the big roaring, it didn’t last more than three minutes”, Green said.
“We’re just there to salvage what we can salvage”, he said.
Remus died protecting her sister, he said. She huddled next to the house as another stranger pulled up, also looking for shelter.
It’s a rainy day here in the Mid South, but that hasn’t stopped volunteers from opening the multi-purpose center here in Holly Springs to help out the victims of the tornadoes and boy are they generous. “Sheet metal is wrapped around trees; there are overturned airplanes; a building is just destroyed”.
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In the city of Clarksdale, Mississippi, planes at a small airport overturned and an unknown number of people were injured. “But the Lord did save my furniture”.
