WebHattiesburg, MS Weather Advisories - Warnings & Watches | AccuWeather Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities Hattiesburg Alerts 0 Active As of Nov. 30, hurricane season is over. It was a lease-to-own situation for someone who needed it, Ben explains in the clip. Our families are all good, but lots of folks will need our help in the days to come., In another post, she explained, Laurel is working together to clean up our city after last nights tornado, but so many low-income families homes have been destroyed, roofs ripped away, and trees have crushed a lot of property and cars We lost some living room windows, but by tonight well be back home and having dinner. Weve lost so many of our century-old oak trees but thats all I can see in the dark with headlights. One of the two twisters, rated an EF-4, carried photographs from a destroyed home in the town of Moss all the way to Tuscaloosa County, Ala. a distance of 121 miles. Jefferson County has reported three deaths and Jones County one. A second home also had most of its roof ripped off. About 135 structures were damaged, said Paul Sheffield, director of the Jones County Emergency Operations Center. Cleanup and repairs were expected to move ahead slowly. A small outdoor metal shed was damaged, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. On Dec. 16, 2019, the EF-2 storm drove through the center of the city, wiping out at least two businesses and leading to the demolition of others. In November of 1916, one tornado carried a canceled check to Palmyra, Neb., after striking Great Bend, Kan. Thats a distance of 210 miles. A 16 WAPT viewer shared video of an apparent tornado on the ground in the Laurel, Mississippi area Wednesday afternoon, part of a cluster of I dont care. That all fell apart when the tornado ripped through the area. The Laurel Boys Football season preview, complete with returning player information and program history is available. Another home sustained major roof damage, outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted, and two people sustained minor injuries in the Sandersville area. Laurel and Sandersville were ineligible for federal aid because the damage fell beneath the threshold for it. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. The Season 4 finale of Home Town airs Monday, June 8 at 9 pm ET/PT on HGTV. Its been one year since a tornado cut a piece from the heart of Laurel. RELATED VIDEO: 'Home Town' Couple Ben and Erin Napiers Unbelievable Journey to HGTV Stardom: 'We Never Expected This'. Data A cinder block store was destroyed, and a group of three chicken houses were damaged. Sirens wailed in Laurel, Mississippi, on Wednesday, March 17, as the area was placed under a tornado warning by the National Weather Service. Drivers reported a possible tornado shortly before on Highway 84, which passes between Laurel and Wayne County. By late evening, isolated supercells were overtaken by the squall line, reducing the significant tornado threat. Hundreds of trees were snapped by this high-end EF2 tornado, and several homes were severely damaged and sustained roof loss. We just had that desire knowing that they walked these halls we wanted to do the same, he said. Numerous trees were downed, and a couple of homes suffered minor roof damage. A few trees were snapped and blown in opposing directions. Significant tornado damage 5 SW Soso, MS. According to the NWS SPC, the tornado that touched down in Soso may have reached speeds of 170 to 205 miles per hour. Welcome! [63], The tornado was on the ground for 1.5 hours and was rated low-end EF3 and injured two people. #mswx pic.twitter.com/JHEbedsqVy, David Hartman (@DHartman_WAPT) April 12, 2020, My goodness. The tornado moved along a northeasterly path through residential areas of Pineville, snapping and uprooting numerous large trees. Seven people were injured. Violent tornado outbreak in the Southeastern United States in December 2019, Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak. A substation and numerous homes suffered damage, some significantly due to fallen trees. https://www.wjtv.com/news/laurels-historic-district-damaged-by-tornado MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. On 9/16, the Laurel varsity football team lost their away non-conference game against Petal (MS) by a score of 45-40. Violent storms, tornadoes shift to East Coast after leaving at least 30 dead, 1.3 million without power, This picture has been identified. We want to do whatever it takes to make this right.. #mswx #TornadoDamage pic.twitter.com/OX8n7McUgj. Here's a guide to the percentage of power outages in each county. Most every other house we worked on, theyre okay, she continues. A mobile home was destroyed, and one person was injured after being thrown out of the structure. JACKSON, Miss. In higher-end tornadoes, steel-reinforced concrete structures are frequently the only aboveground structures that remain. Maximum heat index forecast for next 7 days. Theres no way to know what the next severe weather seasons will bring in the spring and fall, Sheffield said. Localized flash flooding will be possible. EF2 damage occurred beyond this point as the tornado moved through densely forested areas of Fort Polk, snapping and uprooting countless trees. On 9/30, the Laurel varsity football team won their home conference game against Brookhaven (MS) by a score of 7-6. A silo, a storage shed, and trees were damaged as well. 17 March 2021, 8:19 pm Sirens wailed in Laurel, Mississippi, on Wednesday, March 17, as the area was placed under a tornado warning by the National Weather Service. Damage was inflicted to 13 homes and 3 businesses suffered damage. Widespread thunderstormswith the potential to producerainfall of two to three inches in a short period of time are expected, mainly through noon Tuesday. [63] Exiting Fort Polk, the tornado narrowed and weakened again, causing EF0 to EF1 tree damage is it moved through unpopulated areas. His mother had just finished baking How, amid the widespread devastation, is something like this poundcake possible? The tornado proceeded to cross the Red River and entered Pineville, first causing EF1 damage to structures at the Pineville Municipal Airport. The F-scale of damage will vary in the destruction area; therefore, the highest value of the F-scale is recorded for each event. Vandals also were believed to have clogged sinks to flood another building. (WLBT) - Two homes and three chicken houses were damaged as a result of the tornado that struck Wayne County Wednesday. Harold Russell, superintendent of the citys inspection department, said one business, Trustmark Bank off 16th Avenue, was destroyed in the storm. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and a few homes were damaged as well. from 2 miles southwest of Laurel (5:59 p.m.) to. This is a school bus destroyed by major tree damage southeast of Prentiss along Hwy 42. The tornado then regained EF1 strength as it crossed into Choctaw County, Alabama, downing trees and destroying a mobile home. This!! The roof of a barn was ripped off, and a carport and sheds were damaged. [10] Discrete supercells soon developed within the warm sector across Louisiana, while a line of thunderstorms congealed along the encroaching cold front. The front porch and a portion of the roof was ripped off one house, and its toilet was uplifted about 1ft (0.30m) above the flooring. In addition to damaging two residential structures, it also damaged or destroyed three chicken houses Trees were snapped and uprooted. Fire data is updated hourly based upon input from incident intelligence sources, GPS data, infrared (IR) imagery from fixed wing and satellite platforms. Its walls, floor, and roof were scattered far downstream, and multiple half-ton trucks and livestock trailers filled with thousands of pounds of tools were moved or flipped. On 10/28, the Laurel varsity football team lost their away conference game against Wayne County (Waynesboro, MS) by a score of 39-36. Mississippi emergency officials on Monday morning said 18 counties had reported some damage from the storms. On 11/11, the Laurel varsity football team lost their away playoff game against Picayune (MS) by a score of 24-9. It reached a peak width of 350yd (320m).[64][63]. On 10/7, the Laurel varsity football team won their away conference game against Natchez (MS) by a score of 42-12. According to the Wayne County EMA, tornado damage was reported near Highway 98 between Laurel and Waynesboro. The initial tornado warning for Wayne County was issued at 12:00 p.m. The EMA reported two homes and three chicken houses were damaged by the tornado. @weatherchannel #tornado pic.twitter.com/BzvqYfXAAf. Chance of rain 70%. Trees were snapped and uprooted. Restore Jones County will be able to assess whether homeowners can receive assistance with repairs and recovery, especially in cases where theyre not receiving federal help. An updated list of roads flooded in Hattiesburg is as follows: The city of Hattiesburg reported some roadsareflooded due to heavy rain: Bay Street and Williams Street at E.Hardy Street is also flooded. Metal roofing was torn off of a three-story motel along Jefferson street as well. All rights reserved. On the Season 4 premiere of Home Town, the couple showed viewers the destruction caused by a deadly tornado that hit their town of Laurel, Mississippi in December. Severe weather:Some Mississippi schools close, shift to virtual. At 12:20 pm, the National Weather Services Mobile office tweeted that a tornado was moving through Mississippis Wayne County. Southern Mississippi was ravaged with dual tornado storms on April 12, 2020. Tornadoes arent a uniform, cylindrical mass of fluid orbiting a common core. Jerel Wades parents live in Laurel, Miss. One victim was located in Walthall County while two deaths came in from Lawrence Country the first two counties the tornados hit on April 12. HGTV recently announced that they have ordered 16 more episodes of the fan-favorite series, and Season 5 will premiere in early 2021. During Monday nights season finale, the couple is revisiting one of the houses badly damaged by the natural disaster and starting over on a renovation project they had previously finished. Checking back? On the other side of a subvortex, winds may counteract the rotational velocity of the main tornado producing a subtle, momentary calm. But if you walk at the right pace the wrong way, you can actually remain in place, staying still in comparison to your surroundings. Numerous mobile homes were thrown and destroyed at a mobile home sales business along Ross Lane, while nearby homes sustained significant roof damage. Several structures were damaged, some by fallen trees. A large, well-anchored manufactured home was obliterated. Damage from a likely tornado that passed through Covington County includes downed trees and powerlines, according to National Weather Service damage reports. Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code. Another tornadic supercell is passing by close to the NW #mswx @NWSJacksonMS pic.twitter.com/vJ4JmgLhq6, Quincy Vagell (@stormchaserQ) April 12, 2020, Jefferson Davis County in south Mississippi was just hit by TWO catastrophic tornadoes. Doppler radar even detected clouds of debris suspended high in the rotating supercell thunderstorms associated with the debris fallout. Stories that brim with optimism. The system willbring severe weather to much of eastern Mississippi, especially to locations along and south ofI-20, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, there have been seven reported deaths from the storms. This article was published more than2 years ago. The rightward storm impacting Soso, MS and is moving NE at 45MPH towards A final area of EF2 damage occurred to the southwest of the small community of Mannassa, where a well-built home along County Road 664 sustained destruction of its attached garage, and had a large portion of its roof torn off. Tornado Information for Laurel, Mississippi. Laurel, MS is a Very High Risk area for tornados. According to records, the largest tornado in the Laurel area was an F4 in 1987 that caused 350 injuries and 6 deaths. *Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the location. 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