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SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South on Thursday killed at least six people in central Alabama, where a tornado ripped roofs off homes and uprooted trees in historic Selma, while another person was killed in Georgia, where severe winds knocked out power to tens of thousands of people. […]

WYNNE, Ark. — Wynne public schools are closed this week after the high school was destroyed during Friday’s deadly tornado outbreak, and some students and community members are using their time to give back. Monday morning, inmates with the Arkansas Department of Corrections in Osceola were helping clean up storm debris near Wynne High School. […]

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Production at a large north Mississippi tire plant has ground to a halt in the wake of a damaging tornado, pausing operations at one of Goodyear’s largest production facilities in North America. Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes tore through the South and Midwest on April 1, killing at least 26 and […]

WYNNE, Ark. (WREG) — A mother was killed while protecting her children during a tornado, family members in Wynne, Arkansas said. The brother of 29-year-old La’Kristen White said her three children are now recovering from serious injuries, but they are alive. White’s home off West Garfield Avenue is now just a pile of rubble. It […]

KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least three people in Louisiana, spinning up tornadoes that battered the state from north to south, including the New Orleans area where memories of 2021’s Hurricane Ida and a tornado in March linger. Elsewhere, the huge system hurled blizzard-like […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Residents in several towns across Louisiana and Mississippi took cover as tornado sirens blared late Tuesday, and forecasters warned of the threat of strong twisters capable of tracking long distances on the ground as a severe weather outbreak erupted in the Deep South. There were no immediate reports of severe damage […]

WYNNE, Ark. — Students went back to school, fallen trees have been removed, and debris is being swept up as Wynne, Arkansas works to rebuild after deadly tornadoes ripped through the area almost two weeks ago. Home is where the heart is and Mary McCullough’s heart has been in Wynne, Arkansas for more than six […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The recovery phase has started in Tipton County Monday after a powerful tornado ripped through the county and the city of Covington. One person was killed and dozens were injured as a result of the storm. These are images of what’s left of a home that once stood on Indian Creek Road […]

SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on Friday, March 31. They visited with first responders, state and local officials, and communities impacted by the devastation from the tornadoes on March 24. During the visit, Biden vowed that the federal government is “not leaving” until […]

TRUMANN, Ark. — Experts are calling for the chance of severe weather Wednesday evening that could impact areas of northeast Arkansas, and towns like Trumann are taking it seriously. Students and staff at Trumann Middle School now have two safe rooms for added protection from damaging winds and tornadoes. Principal Janet Marks said the safe […]

Strong winds in San Francisco on Tuesday led to trees falling to the ground, power outages, and even a couch flying through the sky.