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Mississippi governor has warned of more severe weather in the state after tornadoes left 26 people dead last week. "What we've seen, much like the storm that occurred Friday night, is in the 24-36 hours that are leading up to this afternoon, it appears that the risks seem to be getting worse and worse, not better," Governor Tate Reeves said at a news conference in the western town of Rolling Fork.

As residents in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, begin cleaning up after a deadly EF-4 tornado struck the area, MSNBC’s Yasmin Vossoughian spoke to Jeff Russell,…

For many of those who survived the disaster, there is little left, as the tornado had destroyed homes and vehicles, along with any possessions inside.

Rescue workers and volunteers poured into the southern U.S. state of Mississippi on Sunday to help with the massive cleanup after a powerful tornado ravaged one of the country’s poorest regions late Friday, killing at least 26 people, including one in neighboring Alabama. The twister flattened homes and businesses in a scene of utter devastation.…

As many as 100 homes were damaged, with 30 to 40 "completely destroyed," Troup County Emergency Management Director Zachary Steele said.

Due to significant tornado damage, two tigers "briefly escaped" from Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain, Georgia, Sunday. They were soon recaptured.

JACKSON — Legislative leaders are preparing to send relief money to areas of the state, including Monroe County, that were battered by deadly tornadoes over the weekend that killed at

The deadly tornado outbreak that pummeled the South this weekend sent residents scrambling for a safe place to hunker down in the middle of the night.

Churches Provide Comfort For Mississippi Tornado Victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday at least 313 structures were destroyed and more than 1,000 affected in some way.