Tornado cleanup and recovery continues in Rolling Fork, Miss.

Tornado cleanup and recovery continues in Rolling Fork, Miss.

21 people were killed across the Magnolia State during Friday’s tornado outbreak; 13 of those deaths were in Rolling Fork.

Cleanup continues; dangers slow recovery

Authorities are tallying damages from the weekend’s windstorm that felled hundreds of trees and downed electric wires, cutting power to tens of thousands in the Mahoning Valley. Ironically, Ohio Severe Weather Awareness Week ended Saturday. Ohio Edison said that it expects “to restore service to the majority of customers by 4 p.m. on Wednesday.” Between the high number of power outages, storm damage and not being able to safely use bucket trucks…

EF4 tornado devastates Rolling Fork

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) - While taking in the scope of damage in Rolling Fork, the town took on widespread destruction in every direction with almost the entire town affected. Rolling Fork is the county seat of a Sharkey County where around 1,800 people live. Many of those people now don’t have a place to call home. Brick homes were leveled, 18-wheelers were rolled and bark was stripped from trees. Mississippi Legislature to vote on fu…

Tornado survivors start the clean up Monday in Rolling Fork, Miss.

Survivor's of Friday's deadly tornado begin the recovery process in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

Her son was injured in the Rolling Fork tornado. She drove hundreds of miles to find help.

She blared down on her horn as she drove down pitch black streets, rolling over debris and downed power lines to get to her 10-year-old who was bleeding and having trouble breathing. “I knew that I couldn’t break down. I had to get my baby some help.”

Rolling Fork then and now: Tornado destroys homes, landmarks

Take a look at pictures of Rolling Fork in 2020, compared to 2023 after a devastating tornado.