Mississippi residents across the state continue to feel the effects of Friday night’s severe weather and tornadoes, with 7,300 power outages remaining in areas hit the hardest. At this time, the National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed that seven tornadoes touched down in the Magnolia State during the storms, including.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) Residents in eight Mississippi counties can get up to $3,500 to build safe rooms as part of a pilot program. A safe room, also known as a storm shelter, must be built to withstand 250 mph-winds and, if in a flood plain, must be built above ground, state officials said.