At least ten people are dead after a large, destructive tornado tore through Yazoo City , Mississippi yesterday. The tornado has been rated an EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale , and is estimated to have had at most 170 mph winds. Location of Yazoo City within MississipiFive of the deaths were in Choctaw County , four in Yazoo County , and one in Holmes County . 21 people have been hospitalized as a result of the storm, and others have been trapped in cars and houses. Multiple injuries resulted from cars being blown off of Interstate 55 during the storm. The Salvation Army is aiding relief efforts by providing hot meals, coffee, cold drinks, and spiritual counseling to tornado victims in Yazoo and Warren Counties. The tornado occurred on the third, and most active, day of a severe weather outbreak that had previously affected areas of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the latter two of which were also effected during Saturday's outbreak. The Storm Prediction Center has received 104 reports of tornadoes so far during this outbreak.
At least ten people are dead after a large, destructive tornado tore through , Mississippi yesterday. The tornado has been rated an EF4 on the , and is estimated to have had at most 170 mph winds. Location of Yazoo City within MississipiFive of the deaths were in , four in , and one in . 21 people have been hospitalized as a result of the storm, and others have been trapped in cars and houses. Multiple injuries resulted from cars being blown off of during the storm. The is aiding relief efforts by providing hot meals, coffee, cold drinks, and spiritual counseling to tornado victims in Yazoo and Counties. The tornado occurred on the third, and most active, day of a severe weather outbreak that had previously affected areas of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the latter two of which were also effected during Saturday's outbreak. The has received 104 reports of tornadoes so far during this outbreak.
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