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A destructive tornado surge wreaked havoc overnight in Mississippi as the National Weather Service declared several Tornado Emergencies from Bude to Brookhaven. Officials in Franklin County reported that homes have been obliterated and residents are trapped near Garden City, with a large and hazardous tornado moving eastward at 50 mph. The danger now extends into Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia, affecting over 2.4 million people in the path of EF-2 and stronger tornadoes, along with large hail and winds reaching 70 mph.

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00:00A monster tornado outbreak ripped across Mississippi overnight as multiple tornado

00:04emergencies were declared from Bew Day to Brookhaven. The National Weather Service confirmed

00:09a large and violent tornado on the ground in Lawrence Lincoln and Jefferson Davis counties,

00:15capable of deadly damage and complete destruction of mobile homes.

00:19Franklin County emergency officials reported a major tornado tore through Garden City,

00:24destroying multiple homes with residents trapped inside. The supercell tracked east at 50 miles per

00:31hour, dropping hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter across Mississippi and Alabama. More than 2.4

00:38million Americans across Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama are now in the threat zone for

00:45EF2 plus tornadoes through Thursday. Sheriff's deputies were forced to hunker down as conditions

00:51made first response impossible. Governor Tate Reeves activated state search and rescue teams

00:57overnight. Forecasters warn the threat shifts east today into Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas.

01:03If you are in the path, basement or interior room, lowest floor, away from windows, right now.

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Devastating Tornado Surge Strikes Mississippi — 4 States on High Alert

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