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At least 33 tornadoes were reported since Sunday as a series of severe storms moved through the South, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
At least three people were killed two in Georgia and one in Tennessee as a result of the storms. According to poweroutage.us, nearly 20,000 people in Mississippi, 6,000 in Arkansas and 4,000 people in Alabama were still without power as of Thursday morning.
Mississippi saw the worst of the storms, with 22 tornadoes reported this week 18 on Sunday and four on Tuesday according to NWSSPC. Twelve Sunday tornadoes were confirmed, according to forecasters. The strongest tornado confirmed by the NWS occurred in Acona, Mississippi, on Sunday, measured as an EF-2.
At least 33 tornadoes were reported in the South this week, killing 3 Daniella Medina, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Tornadoes cause major damage in northeast Mississippi
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At least 33 tornadoes were reported since Sunday as a series of severe storms moved through the South, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
At least three people were killed two in Georgia and one in Tennessee as a result of the storms. According to poweroutage.us, nearly 20,000 people in Mississippi, 6,000 in Arkansas and 4,000 people in Alabama were still without power as of Thursday morning.
Mississippi saw the worst of the storms, with 22 tornadoes reported this week 18 on Sunday and four on Tuesday according to NWSSPC. Twelve Sunday tornadoes were confirmed, according to forecasters. The strongest tornado confirmed by the NWS occurred in Acona, Mississippi, on Sunday, measured as an EF-2.
Another day of severe storms was forecast across much of the South on Tuesday, continuing a rough stretch of weather that saw damaging tornadoes hit parts of the region both Sunday and Monday. The storms killed two people in Georgia and one person in Tennessee.
Severe thunderstorms are forecast Wednesday from the central Gulf Coast to the Mid-Atlantic, said the National Weather Service. Wind gusts and marginally severe hail will be primary dangers.
The threat zone for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes Tuesday covered more than 1,000 miles from the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast to the upper Ohio Valley, AccuWeather said.