UPDATE: on April 12 the reports said that the winds were over 200 miles per hour, which would indicate an EF5 rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Upon further examination, the National Weather Service announced April 13 that the wind speed didn't go higher than 170 mph. The deathtoll has also increased to over 30 people since first reporting, over 24 hours ago.
The southeastern United States is being pummeled with tornadoes, but the largest storm, an EF5 tornado, has killed at least 18 people in Mississippi.
One person suggested it was the most destructive tornado since Joplin, Missouri in 2011, but Oklahoma had two EF5 tornadoes after that in May 2011 in El Reno and May 2013 in Moore/Newcastle.
Additional storms are firing across portions of Louisiana and southeast Mississippi this evening. The threat of tor… https://t.co/Ha5PtRkH9m— Wx Geek (@Wx Geek) 1586734673.0
Meteorologist Alex Lamers tweeted, "I don’t recall ever seeing two such massive debris fallout signatures in close proximity before. Any radar experts remember one?"
Saw tornado wrapped in rain right after crossed it crossed I-20 near Arcadia. Many trees down. https://t.co/8BXg4kDLRn— Isaac Madera 🇩🇴🇺🇸 (@Isaac Madera 🇩🇴🇺🇸) 1586711792.0
The concern was that there may have been two EF5 tornadoes because there were two debris balls being observed on radar. Meteorologists, climatologists and weather experts all concluded it was like nothing they've ever seen before.
We have TWO radar confirmed tornadoes simultaneously in the Pine Belt. Both are considered tornado emergencies and… https://t.co/pWNgR1zGnQ— Scottlin Williams (@Scottlin Williams) 1586728707.0
Here's the discussion for the tornado in southern Mississippi. This is flattening everything in its path. #MSwx… https://t.co/XZ91ljqhik— Tyler Sebree (@Tyler Sebree) 1586727353.0
I have never seen anything like this in my life. Bassfield, Mississippi was just struck by probably the most violen… https://t.co/CfKhU7NyNK— 🌪 Giovanni Rizzotti⛈ (8-5) (@🌪 Giovanni Rizzotti⛈ (8-5)) 1586726619.0
The first tornado emergency was issued on 3 May 1999. I've been doing TV weather for longer than that, and I don't… https://t.co/V6NZC8aISj— 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵 ☂✈😷 (@𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵 ☂✈😷) 1586729226.0
The debris cloud continued to follow the storm well after it had passed through populated areas.
Viewer-submitted video of what appears to be a tornado earlier this evening in Noxubee County, Mississippi south of… https://t.co/ZaajIfKO6V— Trevor Birchett (@Trevor Birchett) 1586732060.0
You can donate to help Mississippi through the NE United Way, Team Rubicon, and the Mississippi Animal Rescue League.
The catastrophe was just one of many storms that hit the southeast. Here are a few other videos and photos of the storms below:
Saw tornado wrapped in rain right after crossed it crossed I-20 near Arcadia. Many trees down. https://t.co/8BXg4kDLRn— Isaac Madera 🇩🇴🇺🇸 (@Isaac Madera 🇩🇴🇺🇸) 1586711792.0
Viewer-submitted video of what appears to be a tornado earlier this evening in Noxubee County, Mississippi south of… https://t.co/ZaajIfKO6V— Trevor Birchett (@Trevor Birchett) 1586732060.0
Tracking tornado now Stormwall Ms. https://t.co/y1N3RIjhWr— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff Piotrowski) 1586730897.0
Mann wtf 💔💔💔 whole tornado done hit us ... pray for Monroe https://t.co/i2hUmdjLBz— YNN_Fredo (@YNN_Fredo) 1586714475.0
View of tornado warned storm over Macon MS!!! @spann https://t.co/gHomQbSH9b— CNC Chasing (@CNC Chasing) 1586724361.0
This is my current view in Yazoo County in Yazoo City where a tornado is on the ground at the Yazoo County Airport.… https://t.co/cvdkNuqXMA— Scottlin Williams (@Scottlin Williams) 1586716539.0
Large #tornado west of Yazoo City, MS earlier sent to me by EMA director Jack Willingham #mswx https://t.co/Cxe92SxRSw— Reed Timmer (@Reed Timmer) 1586717677.0
"My boy's house gone, man." Shocking footage shows significant damage done to homes in a neighborhood of Monroe, L… https://t.co/sF2PcUITEN— ABC News (@ABC News) 1586719628.0
Tornado damage west of Birmingham from tornado warned storm !@spann @weswyattweather @jillgilardi @jpdice_Fox6 https://t.co/mJ6mmPmjjb— Aiden][IDGT (@Aiden][IDGT) 1586731363.0
View of tornado warned storm over Macon MS!!! @spann https://t.co/gHomQbSH9b— CNC Chasing (@CNC Chasing) 1586724361.0
Massive Wedge tornado near Laurel,Mississippi https://t.co/7tM3T0kC4Q— EastTennesseewx (@EastTennesseewx) 1586731234.0
Some of the damage between Tylertown and Monticello, Mississippi, from the first tornado. Highway 27. #MSwx https://t.co/QO99Whinh9— David Paul (@David Paul) 1586729769.0
❗️Storm Damage❗️ Our storm chasers came across wind/ tornado damage in Brooksville, #Mississippi! #MSwx… https://t.co/iROMXqAmJf— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) 1586727682.0
