Storms Could Unleash Deadly Floods, Strong Tornadoes
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More than 15 million people were under tornado watches in the central United States through Wednesday night with tornadoes already destroying homes and farms in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
WATCH: Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings pepper the Mid-South ahead of main line of extreme weather
The potent storm system will bring “significant, life-threatening flash flooding” each day through Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
Tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi caused damage to more than 900 homes, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). MEMA reported that 18 tornadoes touched down in the state during the March 14 and 15 severe weather outbreak.
Forecasters issued some of their rarest and most extreme alerts on Wednesday as they warned a powerful storm system would stall over the central part of the country.
The Mississippi Delta town of Rolling Fork was devastated by an EF-4 tornado in 2023. The town was hit by another small tornado Sunday night.
A deadly severe outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 14 states from March 14-16. Hardest hit were Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri.
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WAPT on MSNTornado touches down in MississippiA severe storm in Marion County dropped a tornado early Monday morning. The 16 WAPT weather team caught the confirmed tornado on radar as it moved out of east Marion and into Lamar County. A survey team with the National Weather Service in Jackson determined that it was a high-end EF-2 tornado with winds of up to 135 mph.