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USA - Severe weather (ECHO 27 Mar 2023)
Pubdate:
3/27/2023 10:29:30 AM
Several tornadoes, strong winds, hailstorms and thunderstorms have been affecting the Lower Mississippi Valley (in particular Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, south-eastern USA) since 24 March, causing a number of severe weather-related incidents (particularly due to tornadoes) that have resulted in casualties and widespread damage.
NOAA reports at least 12 tornadoes across the three aformentioned states over 24-25 March. In Mississippi, the worst affected counties are: Rolling Fork, Silver City, Winona, Sharkey, Smithville, Amory and Montgomery.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports, as of 26 March, 25 fatalities, 55 injured, 65 evacuated people across three shelters and a total of approximately 2,000 damaged houses throughout Mississippi. In addition, FEMA reports 5,200 power outages in Mississippi, 10,500 in Alabama and 1,800 in Tennessee.
Over the next 24 hours, strong winds, hailstorms and thunderstorms are forecast over the already affected Mississippi and Alabama and over southern Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and the Carolinas.
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3/27/2023 10:32:03 AM
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3/28/2023 9:30:03 AM
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