Several areas in Mississippi saw destruction after tornadoes swept through at least three cities on Sunday night.
The National Weather Service issued a warning on social media alerting residents that the storms presented a “life threatening” situation in Tupelo.
“Please do not get out and drive. It is dangerous — there are reports that power lines are down in the roads,” a post on the Tupelo Mayor’s Office Facebook page said.
Following the storm, the mayor advised residents to stay indoors so crews could assess damaged buildings and downed power lines.
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Tornado damage in Tupelo, MS. Residents say it all happened so fast. @WMCActionNews5 pic.twitter.com/we9QLyele8
— Briseida Holguin (@BriseidaHolguin) May 3, 2021
Tornado emergency continues! Damaging tornado moving across Tupelo. Take cover! #mswx pic.twitter.com/yB3Omkna45
— NWS Memphis (@NWSMemphis) May 3, 2021
The same line of storms moved around 50 miles southwest of Tupelo to the town of Calhoun City at around 10:43 p.m. local time Sunday, NBC affiliate WTVA reported.
Video footage from the aftermath showed crews attempting to clean streets covered with uprooted trees and power lines, according to a local CNN affiliate WCBI.
Calhoun County Sheriff Greg Pollan confirmed to the outlet that the town sustained significant damage from the storm and also advised residents to stay off the roads until cleanup crews could clear away debris.
Pollan said in a Facebook post that “light poles have been snapped off,” and trees landed inside homes and on top of cars.
One woman, who moved into her new mobile home eight days ago, lost it Sunday night when a tornado lifted it off of its foundation and threw it roughly 25 feet in Calhoun County, Fox News reported.
Yazoo City also reported a tornado touched down earlier on Sunday, around 120 miles southwest of Calhoun City.
Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham told CNN in an email there were no reported injuries, but the town sustained damages to numerous structures.
Weather forecasts also predict more storms across Mississippi in the coming days, as well as weather alerts in parts of Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia. Storms this week could amount to winds of 70 mph and hail the size of golf balls.
The National Weather Service issued storm warnings on Monday for several Georgia counties until at least 4 p.m. At around 10:32 a.m. local time, outlets reported a tornado spotted near Atlanta. The city is also under a flash flood warning, according to CNN.
No deaths or major injuries have been reported from the storms that wreaked havoc across the southern states Sunday night.
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On Monday afternoon, parts of North Carolina, including Charlotte, were also placed under a tornado warning.
