BRAND-NEW ORLEANS (AP)– Strong storms pounded the Deep South on Sunday, killing a minimum of 6 people in south Mississippi and damaging as much as 300 homes and other structures in northern Louisiana.
Mississippi Emergency situation Management Company director Greg Michel stated one person killed was in Walthall County, 2 were killed in Lawrence County and three were killed in Jefferson Davis County. All 3 counties are more than an hour’s drive south of Jackson, near the Louisiana state line.
The National Weather condition Service stated strong winds were sweeping through other parts of Mississippi, and a tornado was spotted north of Meridian near the Alabama state line.
Prior to the storms moved into Mississippi, the weather condition service reported multiple twisters and damaging winds over much of northern Louisiana. There were no imme