At least 13 people were killed in the small town of Rolling Fork.
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At least 23 people were killed when tornadoes swept through Mississippi Friday night, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said.
What we know so far
- A man and his daughter were killed in Wren, Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley told NBC News.
- Sharkey County Coroner Angelia Eason said there were 13 deaths in the small town of Rolling Fork.
- Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted that the state had activated medical support.
- The tornado occurred as very buoyant air and strong low-level and upper-level shear was forecast to increase the risk of severe storms in the area, according to the National Weather Service.
Among the 23 dead in Mississippi, 3 found in Carroll County and 2 in Humphreys County
Among the 23 people dead as a result of tornadoes in Mississippi, five were found in Carroll County and nearby Humphreys County.
The coroner’s office in Carroll County confirmed that three people were found dead in a destroyed house, while in Humphreys County, coroner Samuel Irving said two men had died as a result of a tornado in Silver City, a community of around 220 that’s about 30 miles east of Rolling Fork, where at least 13 people have been killed.
None of the victims had been identified by Saturday morning.
Tens of thousands remain without power across the South
As of 10 a.m. ET Saturday, tens of thousands of people remained without power across the South due to tornadoes in Mississippi, according to poweroutage.us.
In Mississippi, 13,457 customers were without power, while in Tennessee, 35,817 were without power. Around 19,231 were still without power in Alabama.
A father and his little girl among at least 23 people killed
A man and his daughter were killed in the house they were sheltering in with his wife and two other children, Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley told NBC News.
He said that their bodies were…
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