Mississippi Tornado Kills 4, Causes At Least $200M in Insured Damage January 23, 2017 By Jeff Amy and Rebecca Santana Rain was pouring down in the pre-dawn darkness, and the wind was picking up as Darryl McMorris ran for his...
Tornadoes Damage Mississippi, Alabama Communities February 4, 2016 By Emily Wagster and Josh Funk Tornadoes touched down in Mississippi and Alabama as thunderstorms swept through the area Tuesday, while a powerful snowstorm buried parts...
Tornadoes, Heavy Rain Cause Damage in 10 Mississippi Counties November 20, 2015 By Jeff Amy At least two tornadoes and heavy rainstorms in Mississippi destroyed a mobile home, partially tore a roof off a house,...
Clean Up Underway for Mississippi County Hit by Tornado May 27, 2015 By Jeff Amy A little more than four years after a powerful tornado destroyed most of Smithville, Miss., Monroe County residents are cleaning...
Sales of Storm Shelters Surge in Mississippi June 5, 2014 By Nathan Gregory and The Commercial Dispatch Before April 28, two suppliers of storm shelters reported an average of four to 10 orders a month in 2014....
Mississippi Approves $17M for Tornado Recovery May 12, 2014 By Emily Wagster Pettus The Mississippi Legislature met in a three-hour session Thursday approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including...
Mississippi to Hold Special Session to Address Tornado Costs May 8, 2014 By Jeff Amy Gov. Phil Bryant has called the Mississippi Legislature into special session starting Thursday to help pay state government’s share of...
Mississippi Gov. Bryant Eyes Special Session on Tornado Damage May 7, 2014 By Jeff Amy Gov. Phil Bryant may call the Mississippi Legislature into special session to help pay state government’s share of tornado recovery...
Some In Tupelo Say Warning Sirens Never Sounded Before Tornado May 5, 2014 Some people in Tupelo are saying that warning sirens failed to sound before a tornado struck the city Monday afternoon....
Mississippi County Hit by Tornado Faces Challenge of Starting Over May 4, 2014 Rescuers were still looking for people missing after Monday’s tornado when Louisville and Winston County officials started thinking about long-term...