About 10 to 12 houses in the Benoit area suffered wind damage and a few homes in Leflore County were hit hard by the storm. The Bolivar County Courthouse also suffered damage when marble-sized hail broke four windows, authorities said. We had 80 miles per hour winds. The winds destroyed e Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church East of Benoit. In the Midwest, shifting mountains of snow and fierce winds have highways closed in parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Officials say tractor-trailers have slid into ditches and are blocking some roads.
The wind and snow has closed a stretch of Interstate 94 from near Fargo in eastern North Dakota to Alexandria in central Minnesota. Sections of Interstates 29 and 90 have also been shut down. Minnesota officials have closed roads in seven counties. Meantime, truck stops are starting to fill up with drivers waiting for improved driving conditions. And a Minneapolis airport official says he's optimistic there won't be any major flight disruptions today.