Severe weather swept across the
South Tuesday, spawning five reported tornadoes, including a deadly
tornado in the town of Columbia, Miss. in Marion County.
(MORE: Severe Weather Impact State-by-State)
At around 2:30 p.m. local time, strong circulation with a debris signature was spotted on radar moving toward the town.
The
reported tornado damaged businesses, flipped cars and toppled power
lines onto U.S. 98, closing the road for several hours. Two people were
killed, one in a trailer park, the other in a strip mall, according to
the Associated Press.
The storm will lead to an
extensive cleanup effort on Christmas Eve in Columbia, a town of about
6,400. Businesses, like Te Davi Florist on U.S. 98, saw their buildings
damaged and merchandise blown away by the reported tornado.
In
all, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center relayed a total of 69 storm reports
across the Deep South on Tuesday. Most of those were wind damage
reports, but there were 14 tornado reports as well. Keep in mind that
those are just reports, not confirmed tornadoes, and the final tornado
count is likely to be fewer than 14.
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