Stunned Mississippi residents took stock of destroyed homes and businesses on Monday after tornadoes swarmed through the state on Easter Sunday, killing at least 11 people.

"We are just beginning the work of damage assessment. The two storms took a similar path, prompting officials to offer back-to-back alerts for the same region. Stunned Mississippi residents took stock of destroyed homes and businesses on Monday after tornadoes swarmed through the state on Easter Sunday, killing at least 11 people. Aerial footage showed flattened homes and thousands of trees snapped in half like toothpicks. In February, the Pearl River reached historic flood levels and inundated hundreds of homes.In mid-March, the state reported its first coronavirus case. By Ron Brackett and Jan Wesner Childs April 12 2020 … Pinterest. NWS officials in New Orleans estimated late Monday one of the tornadoes that cut through Walthall County and into Lawrence County — resulting in one death at least one serious injury — had wind speeds of 130 mph and cut a path nearly seven miles long and two-thirds of a mile wide. He said the Red Cross was helping find housing for displaced residents. "He was a very valuable employee and will be greatly missed. "The National Weather Service said it dispatched three teams around the state Monday to survey the damage. In Bolivar County, 40 homes and 20 apartments were destroyed or suffered damage, and 20 roads were damaged. "When it got real bad, I slid to the floor,” said the 63-year-old. "Stay in your safe place! Then the insulation started attacking us. "Forecasters first used the "tornado emergency" descriptor in 1999 as a destructive tornado barreled toward Oklahoma City. Jefferson Davis County was the hardest hit, according to preliminary reports, with four deaths, 100 homes damaged or destroyed, dozens of roads closed and as many as many as 80 displaced residents.Among the dead was a Lawrence County sheriff's deputy and his wife.Thirty counties reported damage due to the extreme weather, and tens of thousands were still without power Monday. Emergency officials said Monday morning at least 11 were dead.

And tornado warnings and watches from the NWS were in effect across other parts of the South, including North Carolina and Virginia, on Monday morning. "Southwest of Soso, the town of Bassfield and surrounding areas also suffered major damage. The NWS was still calculating Monday how many tornadoes hit the state, though there appeared to be at least a dozen. At least 11 died in Mississippi.

"Robert left this world a hero, as he shielded Mrs. Paula during the tornado," the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook, adding Ainsworth had served in the U.S. Marines. ""We are still in the response phase," Reeves said in a Monday news conference. At least 13 radar-confirmed tornadoes struck Mississippi and Louisiana on Sunday. Such an alert is a rarity reserved for only the most extreme and destructive storms, when forecasters feel the usual tornado warning is not sufficient.As the storms closed in, weather officials warned of "violent" 170 to 205 mph winds, adding: "THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EVENT." Officials warned it would be days until the final tally of destruction is complete.

The Soso Volunteer Fire Department building was destroyed, as was the local post office. Email. The tornadoes and extreme weather first hit central and northern parts of Mississippi on Sunday morning, causing damage in Bolivar County and several other areas.

Lawrence County authorities later identified the two fatalities as Robert Ainsworth, a Lawrence County sheriff's deputy, and is wife Paula Ainsworth. The tornadoes were just the latest crisis to hit Mississippi this year.

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Clark, who has lived in Soso since 1985, said he drove to a nearby Walmart to take shelter as the tornado closed in. by NBATitleChase • April 13, 2020 • 0 Comments. "We are used to tornadoes in Mississippi, but we are not used to this," Reeves said.As of Monday afternoon, Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg reported treating 14 patients with storm-related injuries.

Here's what we know so far:At least 13 radar-confirmed tornadoes struck Mississippi and Louisiana on Sunday. "Everybody was in the hallway and closets.

"She said the tornado crushed most of the home, though Mikell and her family emerged largely unharmed.

"We ran into the house and everybody took shelter," she said. They were killed inside their home.
"I was hollering," she said, adding that as they emerged from the rubble, "everybody was shook up and in shock." One of them died, and twelve remained at the hospital, a spokeswoman said.In Mississippi, among the 11 dead were Lawrence County sheriff's deputy Robert Ainsworth and his wife, Paula, a clerk with the Walthall County Justice Court.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said it might take "most of the week" to complete the damage surveys.

Tate Reeves on Sunday evening declared a state of emergency and said the state's residents would "have faith that we will all rise together.

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The deaths included two in Lawrence County, and one in Walthall County.