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TUNICA COUNTY, Miss. — The potential for more severe weather in the Mid-South is unsettling news for people who are still recovering after tornadoes devastated their communities. Tunica County residents are closely watching the skies after an EF-1 tornado damaged 45 homes. Michael Whalen is thankful his family is alive after the tornado ripped though […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Teams from the National Weather Service have confirmed 14 tornadoes in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi as they continue to survey the damage left behind after last week’s storm. Two of them were in Arkansas, including the one that devastated the city of Wynne and killed four people. That tornado was rated […]

WYNNE, Ark. — As storms rolled through the Mid-South Wednesday, there was a sense of uneasiness for those in areas where tornadoes hit less than a week ago. Wednesday’s storms were far less severe, but they didn’t make the cleanup process any easier. At one point, the city of Wynne, Arkansas was under a tornado […]

WYNNE, Ark. — Students in Wynne, Arkansas will soon return to in-person learning after a tornado ripped through the community last week. Wynne Public Schools announced Wednesday that students in grades K-8 will go back to their respective buildings on Wednesday, April 12. High school students will report to the EACC Tech Center for in-person […]

Watch the full press conference in the player above MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials in Tipton County held a press conference Wednesday to provide an update on storm recovery efforts in Covington. We now know that two tornadoes touched down in Tipton County Friday night. Tuesday, Tipton County EMA director Tommy Dunavant said the first tornado […]

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 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mid-South has seen widespread destruction from deadly tornadoes for the last two weeks in a row. However, as families try to rebuild their lives and communities, sadly, crooks are trying to take advantage of victims’ needs and everyone else’s generosity.  News Channel 3 has some information about how storm victims can […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  With the risk of severe weather hitting the Mid-South, multiple school districts have announced early dismissals for Wednesday, April 5. The early dismissals come after the National Weather Service predicted that much of the area would be at risk for high winds, heavy rain, hail and even a possible tornado.

WYNNE, Ark. — The Wynne Public School District is getting help from the community as it tries to salvage what it can after Friday’s tornado reduced much of Wynne High School to rubble. Students, both current and former, gathered at the school Tuesday to assist the administration in salvaging whatever they could. But even though most […]

WYNNE, Ark. — As residents in Wynne are still reeling from the impact of Friday’s tornado, there’s more heartbreak after a family identifies a young couple killed during the storm. Veronika Pounds told WREG her baby sister, 21-year-old Aryana Williams, and her sister’s boyfriend, 22-year-old DeeAngelo Morrow, were two of four confirmed fatalities in the […]

WYNNE, Ark. — Kevin Jumper’s basement at his home in Wynne, Arkansas, is a storage area that became a life-saving refuge as his neighbors packed in to ride out the deadly tornado that chewed through his community. Minutes before the twister touched down, he went door-to-door recruiting more than a dozen people to seek shelter […]