Damaging Tornadoes Hit Multiple States Over the Weekend

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19 Mar 2025 8:50 AM

Widespread tornadoes touchdown across the Central U.S. and Deep South on Friday and Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction and multiple casualties. As of Monday, additional tornado reports have come out of North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has done preliminary surveys to find that two tornadoes moved through nearly the same locations near Tylerstown, Mississippi. The first was rated EF-4 and the second was rated EF-3.

In addition to the tornadoes, over 150 tornado warnings were issued from Wisconsin to Mississippi on Friday alone, and a sum of over 300 tornado warnings were issued from this event, underscoring the widespread and dangerous nature of the storm system. Several tornadoes have been rated after storm surveys were completed, with several EF-3 tornadoes confirmed and two EF-4 tornadoes in Arkansas.

Video coming out of Elliot, MS shows firefighters recusing people from homes that have been grounded to a tornado that moved through the area. 

In Rolla, Missouri, a powerful tornado hit the area. Two men, in their truck at a local gas station, captured chilling video footage showing the heavy rainfall and powerful gusts of wind. The video gives viewers a firsthand look at the terrifying conditions on the ground. 

The devastation continued in parts of the Deep South as more areas experienced lots of damage from tornadoes from Mississippi and Alabama. Storm survey teams will be busy over the next few days looking through a lot of hard-hit areas.

 

Wrapping up the weekend, the east coast picked up the severe chances. As those storms blew through, some areas of Pennsylvania clocked winds to nearly 90 mph.

For more information on severe weather and how to stay prepared this season tune into WeatherNation this week for severe weather awareness week.

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