Officials say multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen
Severe weather that passed through Central Mississippi shredded this billboard in Ridgeland, Miss., Friday, June 16, 2023. A 67-year-old Canton man died after a tree fell on his home as a result of the inclement weather. JACKSON, MISS. — — Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen, officials said Monday.
The small, rural town of Louin bore the brunt of the damage. Drone footage and photos showed wide expanses of debris-covered terrain, decimated homes and mangled trees. At least one person was lifted from the wreckage in a stretcher. Eric Carpenter, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson, said an unseasonably strong jet stream blew through the area. A tornado emerged near Louin before traveling at least 7 miles south to Bay Springs.
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