More than 49,000 homes were left without power after multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi, leaving at least one dead and nearly two dozen injured.
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The tornadoes hit Rankin County and Jasper County from Louin to Bay Springs to Turnerville, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement on Twitter. Rankin County borders the capital city of Jackson on the east. Crews were searching for survivors Monday and assessing damage, Reeves said.
The tornadoes were part of a severe weather system that pounded the Southeast, producing powerful thunderstorms and large hail, Accuweather reported. Seven “preliminary” tornadoes swept through parts of Mississippi and Florida on Sunday, Accuweather said, citing the Storm Prediction Center.
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