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Tornado watches in effect for some MS counties through Thursday morning Staff Report Replay Video UP NEXT Editor’s note: The Clarion Ledger is making this severe weather story free for everyone to read as a public service. We can’t continue to do this important work without your support. If you don’t already, please subscribe today at https://cm.clarionledger.com/specialoffer. © Miss. Emergency Management Agency The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shared this photo of a tornado spotted in Yazoo County between Holly Bluff and Yazoo City on Sunday, April 12, 2...

Storm damage reports trickle into MEMA, next steps in disaster aid The state must meet a $4.5 million threshold in damages. (Source: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) By Sharie Nicole | February 22, 2021 at 3:12 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 10:30 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - One week after mother nature pounded the state with heavy rain, which quickly turned into ice, families in Mississippi remain without food and water, the most basic necessities. “I’m very weak and in pain and I can’t swallow my medicine,” Teresa Smith told WLBT Saturday. Smith has since been able to get water, but el...

MEMA: Two deaths linked to Winter Storm (Source: FOX19 NOW/file) By WLBT Digital | February 20, 2021 at 4:35 PM CST - Updated February 20 at 6:27 PM PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is reporting two deaths related to the dangerous winter storm. On February 19, 2021, Neshoba County Emergency Management Agency, reported to MEMA that one fatality occurred due to a car accident. Another winter weather storm related death was reported to MEMA Saturday. It occurred in Oktibbeha County due to a traffic accident, bringing the total to two storm-related deaths s...

Southern Pine Electric Power Association: Saturday morning update This week’s storms impacted the entire Southern Pine Electric system. (Source: WDAM) By WDAM Staff | February 20, 2021 at 12:23 PM CST - Updated February 20 at 12:23 PM TAYLORSVILLE, Miss. (WDAM)—Southern Pine continues to make significant progress on outage restorations. At the height of outages there were 27,500 members without power. As of 8 a.m. Saturday, that number has fallen to 4,806 outages. Crews continue working to restore all members. The following counties are experiencing outages: Simpson County 59...

The Associated Press The singer Angelo Kelly Performer on stage in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 21, 2021. A Bavarian court has found the folk singer guilty of violating Germany’s strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert in 2019. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP) BERLIN– A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany’s strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert. Angelo Kelly, 39, was fined 3000 euros ($3,600) by the Hassfurt administrative court ...