The National Weather Service says it has confirmed that at least 24 tornadoes hit Mississippi during storms on Sunday.
Surveyors are expected to continue examining damage Wednesday.
So far, meteorologists have confirmed twisters in Adams, Attala, Calhoun, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Jefferson, Lowndes, Montgomery, Neshoba, Scott, Warren and Webster counties.
One Durant man died after a tree limb hit his house.
The storms injured others, left thousands without power and damaged dozens of buildings statewide. Among locations with the most severe damage are Durant and Kilmichael.
Gov. Phil Bryant signed a state of emergency covering 20 counties and says he hopes to win federal aid to help individuals and governments pay to repair damage.
Correction: In an earlier version of this story, The Associated Press reported erroneously the circumstances of the death of a 7-year-old. The Rankin County coroner says the boy’s death was not storm-related.
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