One Mississippi county was hit by a strong tornado last Tuesday for the second time in less than three weeks following a long-track, destructive twister just before Valentine's Day. O​n March 4, an EF2 tornado tore a path near the town of Whistler in northern Wayne County,

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At least two people were killed after deadly storms struck the South Tuesday. The system spun up tornadoes, brought damaging winds and even kicked up some dust storms. Hundreds of thousands were still without power in the region Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Mississippi on Tuesday, March 4. An EF-2 tornado was reported in Wayne County, and an EF-1

A severe storm was moving east across the central and southern United States on Wednesday, a day after it carved a destructive path that killed three people in Mississippi and two in Nebraska, pulled down power lines and ripped roofs off buildings.

An EF-1 tornado touched down in Irving, Texas earlier this week, heavily damaging buildings in the area and bringing down power lines.

A mammoth and multifaceted storm – which was dealing wind, fire, choking dust and the threat of a blizzard – pummeled much of the country as it marched east.

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — More counties reported damage from mid-week storms in Mississippi. These reports stemmed from severe weather on Tuesday, March 4. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency received damage reports from Clarke, Harrison, Madison, Perry, Warren and Wayne counties.

Unfortunately, a few of those can be violent tornadoes, particularly in the South. On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore a 202-mile long path across central and eastern Mississippi into western Alabama.

Over much of south, central and west Texas, including Austin and San Antonio and far southeastern New Mexico, there is also an extremely critical risk of wildfires.

But deadly storms can hit at any time of year in Mississippi. Certain seasons see more strong storms. Spring is known for having peak tornado weather, but no month is without a severe weather risk.