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The tornado looked so powerful on the radar as it neared the town of Amory, about 25 miles southeast of Tupelo, that one Mississippi meteorologist paused to say a prayer after new radar information came in.

Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight

At least 23 people died as violent storms and at least one tornado ripped through the southern US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs and flattening

Keep Mississippians uplifted as they are going through a devastating time due to destructive severe weather.

Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker says his "city is gone."

At least 23 people died as violent storms and at least one tornado ripped through the US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs and flattening neighborhoods, officials and residents said yesterday.

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

Throughout Saturday morning, people walked around dazed and in shock as they broke through debris and fallen trees with chain saws, searching for survivors. Power lines were pinned under decades-old oaks, their roots torn from the ground.

At least 23 people in Mississippi were killed Friday after tornadoes swept through the state, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

Several people are missing and tens of thousands of power outages have been reported