PHOTOS: Life-Threatening Tornadoes Sweep Mississippi, Alabama Late Monday

By Michael Kuhne, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

April 28,2014; 8:40PM,EDT

 

 

Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi and Alabama Monday afternoon creating widespread damage, The Associated Press.
The life-threatening tornado outbreak Monday comes on the heels of a lethal storm system that killed at least 15 people Sunday evening. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant had declared a state of emergency early Monday before the storms.
A demolished car sits on North Gloster Street across from what remains of a shell gas station in Tupelo, Miss, after a tornado touched down on Monday, April 28, 2014.
"Gov. Bryant just called and is sending additional resources our way," Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton tweeted. "Please stay inside and aware of the weather."
What remains of the Steak Escape restaurant that sits in front of the Sleep Inn on North Gloster Street in Tupelo, Miss, after a tornado touched down on Monday, April 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)
"Injuries were reported in Tupelo, a community of about 35,000 in northeastern Mississippi; and in Louisville, the seat of Winston County about 90 miles northeast of Jackson, Miss., where about 6,600 people live," Mississippi Health Department spokesman Jim Craig told the Associated Press.
Craig said the number and seriousness of the injuries were not known because relief efforts were still underway, the Associated Press reported.
According to the reports, a tornado also touched down in Limestone County, Alabama, Monday, causing widespread damage, but emergency personnel could not report on whether there were injuries or deaths.
Major damage was reported to Winston County Hospital and several homes, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Esmeralda, left and Craig Stanford help a friend clean up his North Gloster Street Texaco gas station and quick stop in Tupelo, Miss, after a tornado touched down on Monday, April 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)
Tornadoes were also reported in the suburbs of Jackson, Miss., including Richland and Pearl, according to NWS. Heavy damage reports centered on both suburbs.

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Based on damage reports and what I’ve seen, here is a map of the path taken by the Tupelo Tornado. Unsure of length mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z…

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