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Powerful tornadoes obliterated dozens of buildings and left an especially devastating mark in a rural town whose mayor declared, “My city is gone.”

Emergency officials in Mississippi said 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.

Powerful tornadoes has torn through rural Mississippi and Alabama, killing at least 23 people, destroying buildings and knocking out power.

The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork were reporting destruction as the tornado continued sweeping northeast at 70 mph (113 kph) without weakening, racing towards Alabama through towns including Winona and Amory into the night.

Emergency officials in Mississippi said 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night.

ROLLING FORK, Miss. — A powerful tornado tore through rural Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night, killing at least 13 people, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states and prompted authorities to warn some in

The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork were reporting destruction as the tornado continued sweeping northeast.

Officials say the death toll could rise.

Powerful tornadoes left a trail of destruction across rural Mississippi Friday night. Deaths, injuries, damage and power outages have been reported.

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi – destroying buildings and obliterating at least one town – killed almost two dozen people, officials said Saturday. They warned that the casualty toll could go higher. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post that search and rescue teams from local […]