7 hurt in Arkansas tornado as storms move into Deep South

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By KEN MILLER and JILL BLEED

Severe storms that included at least two confirmed tornadoes injured several people Wednesday, damaged homes and businesses and downed power lines in Mississippi and Tennessee after they spread damage in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas overnight before moving to the Deep South.

No deaths had been reported from the storms as of Wednesday evening, officials said.

But widespread damage was reported in the Jackson, Tennessee, area as a tornado warning was in effect. “Significant damage” occurred to the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, a nearby nursing home and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Jackson, said Madison County Emergency Management Director Jason Moore.

In Nashville, Tennessee, paneling fell five stories from the side of a downtown hotel Wednesday evening and onto a roof of a building below. The fire department warned the debris could become airborne as high winds continued, and some hotel guests were moved to other parts of the building due to concerns that the roof would become unstable. No injuries were immediately associated with the collapse.



Crews clean up the grounds at George Elementary School Wednesday, March 30, 2022 in Springdale, Ark. Severe storms that included at least two tornadoes injured several people, damaged homes and businesses and downed power lines in Arkansas and Missouri overnight as twisters and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South on Wednesday.(Flip Putthoff/The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)


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[abqtommy]

1. I got an e-mail from a friend of mine in western Georgia who told me that they're on

a sever weather alert after midnight tonight and delayed school opening until 10am
tomorrow. Stay safe everyone!

[yaesu]

2. probably one of the best live weather channels I follow, MS, Alabama getting hit hard now

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. Yeah, we are minutes (10:15) from it getting here

It's a bad one for sure.

[Grammy23]

4. I have family who live in and near Jackson, Miss.

A Tornado came through but fortunately family is all safe. Others in town were not so lucky. I grew up in Jackson and remember tornado drills at school. I was terrorized at just the thought of a tornado. That area has seen several tornadoes over the past few years. It happens so fast you do not have time to figure out your safest place to shelter. You MUST do that ahead of time while your mind is clear and calm and rational. (On a normal, calm day.) Then when you get the warning go to your safe place ASAP. Once the storm is bearing down on you, seconds matter. It will all be over in less than one minute if your home or building gets impacted by the tornado. I cannot emphasize enough that waiting to see what happens could be a huge mistake. Just go get in your safe place and wait for the noise to stop so you know the tornado has moved on.

I speak from experience when a tornado moved through our neighborhood, luckily sparing our house but splitting a huge oak three ways in a matter of seconds and took patio furniture down the block and ripped out the fence. The noise was not describable except to say if a jet sat on our house and revved its engines, it might come close. Our yard was littered with debris from the homes and fences that were hit. The brick and siding were filthy with mud and leaves. Never think it can’t happen to you. One minute we were watching TV and monitoring the storm. The next we were racing for our middle of the house bathroom. It happens fast. No time to debate. Just go. You can discuss it all later….after the shock of what just happened wears off.

[Lars39]

5. Jackson.Madison hospital

is the main hospital for a whole lot of counties in West TN.