A tornado emergency struck areas of Mississippi on Wednesday. Multiple tornadoes were reported throughout central and western Mississippi. “The state of Mississippi is in contact with local emergency managers and first responders,” Gov. Tate Reeves said on social media. “Pray for Mississippi.” Related video above: Mobile home park destroyed by tornadoAs of early Thursday morning, damage had been reported in several Mississippi counties, including Franklin and Lincoln. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is coordinating the response. In Lamar County, the EOC office was damaged by the storms. According to the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, initial reports indicated damage to the Industrial Park area, where trees were down, and roof damage was reported. In Leake County, the Carthage Police Department shared photos of flooding and fallen trees. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, 815 homes, as of late Wednesday night, were impacted in Franklin and Lincoln counties. Major tornado tears through Franklin County; Reports of trapped residents, destroyed homesA major tornado tore through the area near Garden City in Franklin County in southwestern Mississippi, leaving behind widespread destruction and reports of people trapped inside damaged homes, according to emergency officials.The Franklin County Emergency Management director said multiple homes had been destroyed as severe weather moved through the area.Emergency officials, as of Wednesday night, said there were reports of residents trapped, but dangerous conditions were slowing response efforts.The full extent of the damage and possible injuries was not immediately known.Residents are being urged to stay off the roads and continue sheltering in place as severe weather continues to move through the region.Tornado flattens mobile home parkTornadoes on Wednesday night flattened the Wash Mobile Home Park in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, which is around 65 miles southwest of Jackson, Mississippi.Emergency officials said there was extensive damage in Lincoln County, including at the trailer park off Highway 51. Max Mahaffey said he had lived at Wash Mobile Home Park for 10 years.”I was just watching TikTok on my bed and thought it was thunder. I went to my living room. I went back to my room, and the room’s gone,” resident Max Mahaffey said.Mahaffey wasn’t hurt, but his grandmother hurt her ankle. He said some of his neighbors suffered cuts and bruises, and others may have broken bones.
A tornado emergency struck areas of Mississippi on Wednesday. Multiple tornadoes were reported throughout central and western Mississippi.
“The state of Mississippi is in contact with local emergency managers and first responders,” Gov. Tate Reeves said on social media. “Pray for Mississippi.”
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Related video above: Mobile home park destroyed by tornado
As of early Thursday morning, damage had been reported in several Mississippi counties, including Franklin and Lincoln. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is coordinating the response.
In Lamar County, the EOC office was damaged by the storms. According to the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, initial reports indicated damage to the Industrial Park area, where trees were down, and roof damage was reported.
In Leake County, the Carthage Police Department shared photos of flooding and fallen trees.
According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, 815 homes, as of late Wednesday night, were impacted in Franklin and Lincoln counties.
Major tornado tears through Franklin County; Reports of trapped residents, destroyed homes
A major tornado tore through the area near Garden City in Franklin County in southwestern Mississippi, leaving behind widespread destruction and reports of people trapped inside damaged homes, according to emergency officials.
The Franklin County Emergency Management director said multiple homes had been destroyed as severe weather moved through the area.
Emergency officials, as of Wednesday night, said there were reports of residents trapped, but dangerous conditions were slowing response efforts.
The full extent of the damage and possible injuries was not immediately known.
Residents are being urged to stay off the roads and continue sheltering in place as severe weather continues to move through the region.
Tornado flattens mobile home park
Tornadoes on Wednesday night flattened the Wash Mobile Home Park in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, which is around 65 miles southwest of Jackson, Mississippi.
Emergency officials said there was extensive damage in Lincoln County, including at the trailer park off Highway 51.
Max Mahaffey said he had lived at Wash Mobile Home Park for 10 years.
“I was just watching TikTok on my bed and thought it was thunder. I went to my living room. I went back to my room, and the room’s gone,” resident Max Mahaffey said.
Mahaffey wasn’t hurt, but his grandmother hurt her ankle. He said some of his neighbors suffered cuts and bruises, and others may have broken bones.
