City to coordinate disaster assistance at Trotter
Mayor Robert Smith and his office will open a disaster assistance center at Trotter Convention Center in wake of damage from the EF-3 tornado that hit Columbus Saturday.
Mildred’s wild ride: Northside resident escapes SUV caught in Saturday tornado
As much as she likes the fish sandwich at Skeet’s Hot Dogs, Mildred Brooks admits it wasn’t worth the trouble early Saturday evening.
A short drive — only about a mile from her home to the restaurant — became Mildred’s Wild Ride and a part of the folklore of the Columbus Tornado, an EF-3 twister that ripped through the city shortly after 5 p.m.
Starkville, West Point helping with storm recovery
Justin Edwards isn’t new to responding to storms.
Citizens asked to put storm debris on curbside
As attempts to clean and repair homes and businesses continue in the aftermath of Saturday’s tornado, the city of Columbus is asking residents to keep debris out of the roads.
Saturday storm deemed EF-3 tornado
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-3 tornado touched down in Columbus at about 5:14 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Residents rise to the occasion in helping those affected by storm
As daylight Sunday morning arrived, bright and chilly, the streets in north central and East Columbus began to swell with residents cleaning up their own properties, neighbors from outside the affected areas pitching in as they could and curious on-lookers clogging the streets.
A baptism service to remember: Eight baptized Sunday at First Pentecostal at tornado-wrecked church site
Come hell or high water, Blake Brown was going to get baptized Sunday.
Under normal circumstances, that would be easy enough. Steve Blaylock, pastor at First Pentecostal Church on Tuscaloosa Road in East Columbus has baptized hundreds of people in his 22 years at the church.
But pulling off a baptismal service Sunday was no small feat. For starters, the baptistery and the baptism robes were buried somewhere among the scattered debris of the church, which imploded under the power of Saturday evening’s tornado.
Arts gala perseveres through storm, power outage
As strong winds and heavy rains passed over downtown Columbus Saturday night, streetlights went dark, homes lost power and businesses closed their doors.
At the Columbus Arts Council’s annual fundraiser gala in Trotter Convention Center, the band played on.
Photos: Tornado damage
Every structure at Sim Scott Park was demolished, including the activity center on 20th Street North.
Likely tornado damages homes in Alabama as Harvey hits Deep South
Harvey spread its misery into the Deep South as a likely tornado damaged homes and toppled trees in a rural area of northwest Alabama and areas around the region faced flooding fears.
Sunday’s tornado count in Mississippi rises to 24
The National Weather Service says it has confirmed that at least 24 tornadoes hit Mississippi during storms on Sunday.
Officials count 1,100 homes damaged by Mississippi tornado
A tornado that tore a 31-mile path across south Mississippi over the weekend killed four people and damaged or destroyed more than 1,100 homes, state officials said Monday, as the governor assured residents that federal funds were being sought to help them recover from the widespread devastation.
4 dead after tornado rips through south Miss.
Four people were killed, roofs were ripped from homes and churches, and trees were torn from the earth early Saturday when a tornado hitting in the dark of night ripped through a region in southern Mississippi, officials said.
Surveyors count 9 Miss. tornadoes from Monday storms
The National Weather Service has counted at least nine tornadoes hitting Mississippi on Monday.
Storms kill 4, damage buildings across Southern states
A powerful storm system that moved across the South on Monday killed four people in Alabama and left a trail of damage over several states, officials said.
Oktoc tornado deemed EF1
Tuesday’s storms produced an EF-1 tornado that damaged approximately four homes in the Oktoc community, Oktibbeha County Emergency Management Agency Director Shank Phelps confirmed Wednesday.
Feds: Louisville should repay tornado recovery grant
A division of the federal government says the city of Louisville should repay a $25.4 million grant awarded for recovery from a 2014 tornado.
Lowndes Co. to provide $50K for tornado debris removal
Lowndes County Board of Supervisors spent its Monday meeting discussing cleanup needs due to the EF-1 tornado that ripped through the New Hope area Thursday.
Storms damage homes, EMCC housing
A tornado damaged homes and at least one church, and strong winds damaged buildings at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba on Tuesday.
Storms expected in Golden Triangle today
Golden Triangle emergency officials are preparing for the threat of severe weather that could include tornadoes today.