US EditionTornado hits Sharkey County on eve of anniversary of Rolling Fork tragedy
- A tornado touched down in Sharkey County, Mississippi, causing extensive damage with winds reaching 195 miles per hour, according to local reports.
- The storm system has resulted in at least 18 confirmed tornadoes across Mississippi, leading to seven fatalities and over 800 damaged homes and businesses.
- Recovery efforts are extensive, with Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker noting, "Rebuilding is a lengthy process.
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A tornado hit a Mississippi town nearly 2 years to the day after a deadly twister outbreak. The only home it damaged was the emergency management director's.
Sharkey County's emergency management director "attempted to get to his house while watching the tornado come across farm fields," an official said, as Rolling Fork mourned two years since the 2023 twister outbreak.
Tornado Strikes Home of Emergency Director in Sharkey County, Spares Others
ROLLING FORK, Miss.–An apparent tornado touched down in Sharkey County Sunday and damaged just one home, the home of Emergency Management Director Frank Eason. Pictures posted to social media show the roof severely damaged and his county truck wrecked by the storm. Some outbuildings were also damaged. His home is in the Lorenzen area. Eason was not home when the twister hit. He was at a service in Rolling Fork, commemorating the anniversary of t…
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