Local families sought safety in their homes when a deadly tornado slammed into Winona, Mississippi, late Friday.A local man told ABC News affiliate WTVA, “As soon as I got there, I heard a big bang, and I didn’t hear anything for a while, so it was right behind me.”
He added, “So we went outside and came out to about 10 trees in the yard.” , ruined the infrastructure of that trip. Within about an hour he landed in a city 100 miles away. At least 23 people were killed, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Four others were reported missing, the agency said. On Saturday morning, first responders searched the site of the destruction. United Cajun Navy President Todd Terrell said of the city: Quite run down. “Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers, who leads Six Corners’ rolling fork response team, told ABC News he expected a “really serious” death toll.When asked how the tornado would compare to previous storms, he said, “As far as I understand it, it will be as devastating as the devastation.”
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