Widespread Damage as Tornado Moves Through Mississippi

Widespread Damage as Tornado Moves Through Mississippi
This screen grab from video broadcast by Fox Weather shows the immediate aftermath of severe weather in Rolling Fork, Miss., late on March 24, 2023. Fox Weather via AP
The Associated Press
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ROLLING FORK, Miss.—A strong tornado tore through a rural area of the Mississippi Delta on Friday night, causing injuries, widespread damage, and downing power lines as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage about 60 miles northeast of Jackson, Mississippi. The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork were reporting destruction as the tornado continued moving through towns including Tchula and Winona into the night.