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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At least four tornadoes ripped across the Mid-South on Friday, according to a preliminary survey from the National Weather Service. Seventeen people were left dead across the region, including three who were killed in Memphis by damage blamed on straight-line winds. Three of those tornadoes were Category EF-3 tornadoes, with wind speeds […]

UPDATE: 2:00 p.m.: A Tornado Warning has been extended for parts of Alcorn County in northeast Mississippi until 3:15 p.m. UPDATE: 1:30 p.m.: A Tornado Warning has been issued for parts of Tippah and Alcorn counties in northeast Mississippi until 2:15 p.m. The National Weather Service said there was a “likely tornado” heading across Benton […]

Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi.

UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued in the following counties until 2:15 p.m.: Dyer, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Mcnairy, Mississippi, Shelby, Tippah, and Tipton. *** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another severe weather threat is back for the Mid-South today, with risks of strong storms that can produce high winds, heavy rain, hail and […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Insurance losses from the March tornado that carved a path of destruction through parts of Mississippi are approaching $100 million, and uninsured losses will likely exceed that number, the state insurance department announced Tuesday. The damage is particularly severe in the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions in the country. The March […]

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. The supercell storm that devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi is a single event […]

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, overturning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches. The National Weather Service in Miami said the tornado hit late Saturday afternoon with winds of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Covington continues to aim toward recovery after damaging tornados touched down in Tipton County. Three weeks ago, an EF-3 Tornado went through Covington and left parts of the city unrecognizable. County officials say nearly 550 structures were damaged by the tornado, with the majority of them being homes. Roofs have been completely […]

Thousands were left without power in Southeast Louisiana after a series of severe storms and tornadoes ripped through the Bayou State on Wednesday.

Two teenagers in love. A retiree who would “give you the shirt off his back.” A woman with a fondness for her dog, and pigs. A young man who was the “life of the party.” Those were the lives lost in the early-morning darkness Wednesday when a killer tornado tore through a remote village in […]