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On the evening of March 24, 2023, a large, violent and destructive multi-vortex wedge tornado struck the communities of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, killing 17 people and injuring at least 165 others.
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The Rolling Fork National Guard/Civic Center and the Armory at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds were accepting donations for those affected by the tornadoes, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Officials at the Armory, which is open Sunday through Tuesday local time from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., were asking for donations of...
At least 25 people were dead, dozens injured and four missing in the wake of a spate of tornadoes, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed Saturday. A man in Alabama who was stuck in the mud when a trailer was overturned also died of his injuries, according to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office.
The small town of Rolling Fork is located about 60 miles northwest of Jackson in west-central Mississippi, near the border with Louisiana and the Mississippi River.
Residents say the skyline they grew up seeing in Rolling Fork is unrecognizable after buildings were completely flattened. Owners and employees at Chuck’s Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork survived the storm by huddling inside the restaurant’s walk-in refrigerator as winds berated the metal structure, Tracy Harden told USA TODAY. Harden and her husband bou...
Storm reports and radar data show the tornado was on the ground for more than an hour, said Lance Perrilloux, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Jackson, Mississippi, office. “That’s rare — very, very rare,” he said, attributing the wide path to widespread atmospheric instability. “All the ingredients were there."
Central Mississippi is expected to get more rain Sunday, with thunderstorms possible in the afternoon, according to AccuWeather. Much of Alabama and Georgia face possible damaging winds Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Contributing: Associated Press; Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
Mar 26, 2023 · At least 26 people were killed, dozens more were injured, and homes and businesses were smashed to pieces. In Rolling Fork, a town of about 2,000 people near Mississippi’s western border,...
Mar 25, 2023 · A father and his little girl were among at least 23 people killed when tornadoes swept through Mississippi Friday night, officials said. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed...
Mar 26, 2023 · At least 21 other people were killed when tornadoes swept through Mississippi Friday night, Gov. Tate Reeves said, warning that “many more are injured.”
Mar 25, 2023 · At least 26 people were killed, dozens more were injured, and homes and businesses were smashed to pieces. In Rolling Fork, a town of about 2,000 people near Mississippi’s western border,...
Mar 25, 2023 · Violent tornadoes swept through swaths of Mississippi overnight, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens more, while decimating buildings and infrastructure.
