Sunday, April 25, 2010

Tonado hits Mississippi

Last Saturday, a horrible tornado hit and went through the rural countryside of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Those high winds from the tornado ripped many roofs and buildings away from the city of around 28,000. While hitting Mississippi, they tornado traveled over 150 miles in the state. From an updated report from today, they stated that over 100 homes had been torn away or had definite damage. Viewers of the storm said it was very enormous. Storm researchers said the heavy winded tornado was almost a mile wide. This tornado covered almost over 10 miles long and was just one of the many tornados that started and hit the southeast part of the country. This same exact storm went from Louisiana to Alabama and hit Mississippi very hard. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) stated that they had found and stated that they had found ten dead people. Over twelve other people had severely injured from the tornado. They don't know how many more people are injured or have died, but they definitely don't like what they have seen so far while working on the picking up stage of the storm. They also said that twelve different counties were hit in Mississippi from the tornado.
Many people say that they knew about the storm that was coming, but is upset that people were killed and severely hurt. They had some very goofy looking skies people said and the were getting pounded with rain before this tornado started. Many of the counties in the three states, mainly Mississippi, had many tornado warnings. We knew that the storm was coming, we just didnt know how bad it was going to get, people said. There was many broken trees over roads, downed power lines, and many homes destroyed. Many people want to go out and see the damage that happened. But there is many problems with people doing so. It slows down the research teams and the safety is very uncertain. Many wires are down, so electrical shock and other things can severely hurt people while they are looking around at the damages done.
A man said that the storm threw him almost fifteen feet into the air. He got trapped in an area and wanted to get out of his vehicle. Many people saw this and feel/think that you need to do whatever you can in order to stay alive. These people know the damages that tornadoes can cause and feel that you need to do right. They feel that you shouldn't just do what you think is right. Do what they tell you about getting to a safe area and wait until the storm has passed. Many people just try to run from these storms and they get caught in them.
This was just the beginning of the storm season down south. There are always storms that hit down there and people need to prepare for things to happen. Tornadoes are something that do happen, but keeping yourself safe is the number one thing that needs to happen in the threat of a storm.

4 comments:

  1. WOW!! Interesting article. I haven't heard of this tornado at all and it makes me think of how bad people must have felt. That must have been a very big tornado and a storm also. Out of all the states Mississippi got it. WOW, that's what really got me thinking. Down south is in for a big treat, meaning alot more tornados and storms. I personally hate tornados and storms, so if I were living down south, I would be freaking out. Hopefully everything goes smoothly for them.

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  2. Tornadoes, they scare me. I am so glad I live in North Dakota where there isn't to many tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes,and fires. When people hear there is a tornado warning they should probably not be driving. They should make other plans and just stay home or if they don't have a basement there go to where there is one tell the storm is over. With the beginning of the tornado season no body knows how many are to come. People should not to go out looking at the damage tell all the rescueing is done.

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  3. Maybe it is because I am paying more attention to the news now than ever before, but it seems like there are so many natural disasters that it is hard to keep up and they are all so horrible. My heart goes out the people in Mississippi; it is going to take a lot for these people to rebuild their lives. I heard on the news this morning that one lady was actually saved by the canopy on her bed. It sounds like this was a horrifying experience for everyone involved. There is also a safety issue out there, if there are tornado warnings what on earth are people doing driving?

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  4. I had never heard of this tornado until you brought it up. Its kind of crazy how the media focuses on other things that aren't even as important as a tornado. Its also interesting to know that the people knew a tornado was coming and didnt get out of that area sooner. It takes death for people to realize they need to get out. Homes are a big part of peoples lives and such but having your life is more important than having a home.

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