JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – Storm recovery continues as communities clean up after 19 total tornadoes blew through the state.
The National Weather Service confirms 19 tornadoes touched down during Thursday’s storms, but that number could still go up as crews are expected to survey more areas Monday and Tuesday.
EF-1 – Flowood (Rankin County)
EF-1 – Old Fannin (Rankin County)
EF-0 – Spillway (Hinds/Madison County)
EF-1 – Lorman (Jefferson/Claiborne County)
EF-2 – Learned #1 (Hinds County)
EF-2 – Learned #2 (Hinds County)
EF-2 – Morton (Scott County)
EF-1 – Ludlow-Lena (Scott County)
EF-1 – Polkville (Smith County)
EF-1 – Clinton (Hinds County)
EF-2 – Puckett-Highway 43 (Simpson/Rankin County)
EF-0 – Smith-Scott County (Smith/Scott County)
EF-1 – Philadelphia #1 (Neshoba County)
EF-1 – Philadelphia #2 (Neshoba County)
EF-1 – Highway 13 S Tornado (Scott County)
EF-1 – Southeast Leake (Leake/Neshoba County)
EF-1 – Copiah-Simpson-Rankin (Copiah/Simpson/Rankin County)
EF-1 – Simpson-Rankin (Simpson/Rankin County)
EF-1 – Southeast Rankin (Rankin County)
There are three deaths related to this severe weather event.
Governor Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency after severe weather blew through the state, just days after another round of storms and tornadoes tore communities in central Mississippi.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has received damage reports from 35 counties due to tornadoes and severe storms that impacted the state on April 18.
The number of total tornadoes will likely rise as they continue damage assessments this week.
by Waverly McCarthy (2019, Apr 20 | Updated 2019, Apr 22) WLBT
