RSSTornado Touches Down in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Damage including at the University of Southern Mississippi (VIDEO)
TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN HATTISBURG, MS …
The National Weather Service is stating that emergency officials are reporting that a large tornado hit Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Forrest County Fire Coordinator Chip Brown says there is major damage in Hattiesburg and Petal, including on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. So far it has been reported that there is wide spread damage and at least 3 people have been injured. The National Weather Service meteorologist Joanne Culin says there have also been reports of injuries in Marion County. Robert Latham, director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency stated that there were reports of significant damage in Hattiesburg, where the tornado touched down. The city is home to the University of Southern Mississippi.
YouTube Video: Rynal Grant
As the storm system moved east, tornado warnings remained in effect for parts of southeastern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama.
Pictures of tornado and damage can be seen HERE on Twitter.
UPDATE I: More VIDEO of the tornado touchdown in Hattiesburg, MS.
UPDATE II: Officials state that major damage to several buildings including those located on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
The university released a statement saying that several buildings had been damaged but that no injuries were reported. Campus police have declared a state of emergency and asked anyone not on campus to stay away.
Video by CBS affiliate WHLT-TV shows the heavy damage to the university, including busted windows, wood panels strewn on the lawn and fallen fences.
The storm overturned and damaged vehicles and threw debris around parts of the campus.
Posted February 10, 2013 by Scared Monkeys Natural Disaster, Tornadoes, You Tube - VIDEO | one comment |
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THE MORNING AFTER
Tornado causes significant damage in Mississippi, leaving more than a dozen injured
Published February 11, 2013
A tornado tore through a Mississippi town on Sunday as part of a severe storm that caused significant damage to buildings, downed trees and left more than a dozen injured.
On Monday, residents shaken by the tornado were waking up to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. Daylight also offered emergency management officials the chance to get a better handle on the damage that stretched across several counties ….
The twister traveled down one of Hattiesburg’s main streets and mangled homes, commercial buildings and structures on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. Emergency officials say at least 10 people were injured in surrounding Forrest County and three were hurt to the west in Marion County, but they aren’t aware of any deaths.
A Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman says it appears that a single tornado caused the damage in those two counties and Lamar County. Hundreds of homes are damaged in Forrest County, along with a couple dozen in the other two.
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