At least four people were killed as severe weather battered the southern United States over the weekend.
More than 40 tornadoes were reported in seven states, according to Fox Weather. noticed on monday. Residents in Texas and Mississippi were hit hard, the paper said.
video footage show A tornado approached a neighborhood, sending debris into the air as people watched in horror.
The Fox report continued:
A rare “Tornado Watch for Particularly Hazardous Conditions” was issued Saturday afternoon for eastern Texas, southeastern Arkansas, much of Louisiana, and western Mississippi. Severe weather then continued through Sunday, resulting in numerous tornado warnings.
Severe storms pounded the greater Houston area Saturday, causing significant damage in the metro suburbs and at least one death.
The storm left several people injured, flights delayed or canceled, and tens of thousands without power. USA Today reported on sunday.
“By Sunday evening, more than 96,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida were without power, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us.”Early Sunday, about 200,000 customers were without power. “The power was out,” the store said.
video footage show People documenting the approaching tornado. “Hey, this is bananas,” one man said from behind the camera, according to NBC News.
Meanwhile, a CBS News reporter in New Caney, Texas, was standing outside his home where the wind was blowing. blown away They pulled down the garage door and tore off the roof of the house.
A woman whose house was severely damaged said: I mean, nothing like this has ever happened before. ”
The CBS video also shows aerial footage of tornadoes hitting communities in Mississippi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mumsRHqFfE8
When a tornado struck Ozion Church in Meadville, Mississippi, the scene where two worshipers sought safety was left untouched, and neither were injured, Fox reported.
Phyllis Daniels Whittington, church secretary, said: But we know (God) that we have a future, a bright future. ”
