Severe storm leaves 7 dead, 40 injured

The National Weather Service in Memphis released a map showing the track of an “exceptionally long-track, violent tornado” that hit Northern Mississippi.
The violent storm and tornado which hit the south left at least seven people dead- including a 7 year-old boy and also injured 40 more while leveling homes and destroying valuables.

Weather officials say there were at least 21 reports of tornadoes and confirmed twisters in Iowa, Mississippi and Tennessee, according to the NWS, including a “large and extremely dangerous” tornado near Oxford, MS.

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Some 68 million Americans were forecast to be in the path of the storms Wednesday night.

A “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch was issued from Monroe, Louisiana, to Jackson, Tennessee, meaning there was a good chance of long-track tornadoes.
In addition to Mississippi, severe storms were predicted for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Alabama.

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