Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

Threats include large hail, strong tornadoes and damaging wind gusts. Central Mississippi is at Slight Risk and the southern portion of the state, including Hattiesburg, is at Marginal Risk with less chance of hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes.

Magee, with a population of 3,988 in the 2020 U.S. Census, sits on U.S. 49 about 42 mils Southeast of Jackson heading toward Hattiesburg. Three tornadoes are believed to have touched down in the vicinity on Saturday. The Magee earthquake, reported just ...

Storms and tornadoes swept Mississippi on a recent evening ... Gilliam set off for Madison from Hattiesburg on the afternoon of Dec. 28, 2024, hoping to beat the bad weather. Her three dogs, Finnley, Cooper and Maisy rode with her. Gilliam's husband ...

The potential for severe weather on Sunday comes days after storms left homes destroyed, lives upended and multiple people dead in the state.

At least 23 people are dead across four states following a widespread and dangerous severe weather outbreak, which started on Friday and continued during the first half of the weekend.

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