Ala. governor mobilizes 1,400 National Guardsmen
Gov. Robert Bentley is deploying about 1,400 Alabama National Guardsmen to provide assistance to the Alabama counties impacted by the severe weather.
Violent storms smack the South; dozens of deaths reported
Fierce storms that spawned tornadoes roared across the South, killing at least 85 people as they wiped out homes and businesses, forced a nuclear power plant to use backup generators and even prompted the evacuation of a National Weather Service office.
Tornadoes bring death, destruction to northeast Mississippi
The death toll is expected to rise today after a devastating tornado Wednesday left the north Monroe County community of Smithville in shambles.
VIDEO: University of Alabama cancels classes after tornado devastates Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama has canceled classes for Thursday and suspended normal operations on campus after a deadly storm swept through the city.
UPDATE: TVA: Power could be out in area at least until morning
Power could remain down in Starkville and Columbus at least until tomorrow morning, a TVA spokeswoman said, as the power provider surveys the extent of damage to its grid in the wake of severe storms.
Deaths in Alabama as damaging storms rake state
At least five people were killed Wednesday as a wave of thunderstorms laced with tornadoes and winds blowing near hurricane force snapped trees, damaged buildings and left more than 260,000 without power across a wide area of Alabama, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency.
Amid storms, fire costs Webster woman her home
The storms that swept through Mississippi Wednesday morning cost a Webster County woman her home.
UPDATE: Miss. death toll continues to rise in wake of severe storms
Another night of severe weather has left four people dead in Mississippi, including a Louisiana law enforcement officer who was out camping with his daughter, raising the state’s total death toll to at least five.
Storm kills 3-year-old girl in McComb
Pike County authorities say a 3-year-old girl has been killed by an oak tree that fell on her family’s home.
Cleanup under way in wake of severe storm
With numerous trees down, some in houses, local residents are turning to the unwelcome task today of clearing the debris left in the wake of the most severe storm so far this year.
Storms highlight drainage issues in Starkville
Although battered by storms for the majority of the day Wednesday, Starkville received some help from Mother Nature.
Coach struck by lightning inside Northport, Ala. school
A physical education coach at Walker Elementary School was struck by lightning while he sat in his office inside the school.
UPDATE: No tornadoes, but damage from worst storm of year
Tornado warning sirens sounded through the night Wednesday, heralding a storm that caused power outages and flash flooding throughout the Golden Triangle. Though no tornadoes were confirmed, winds caused the worst damage of any storm this year, officials said.
Spring storm destroys entire family in Alabama
The home Willard Hollon had shared with his son and granddaughters is gone now, as is the one where his daughter lived, both twisted from their foundations by a tornado and tossed into the woods nearby.
One dead in Miss. after suspected tornadoes hit state
The severe weather that hit Mississippi on Friday killed a person in Greene County, state emergency officials said Saturday.
7 killed in Ala. storms, bringing U.S. death toll to 16
Vicious storms and howling winds smacked the Deep South, killing at least seven people in Alabama including three family members whose homes were tossed into nearby woods.
Storms leave minor damage in Ala.
Strong storms left scattered damage across a wide area of west Alabama on Friday, slamming trees into homes and roads and forcing schools to release thousands of students early as a precaution.
Tornado warnings issued for Lowndes, Clay, Oktibbeha, Noxubee counties
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southeastern Clay County and northern Lowndes County, including Columbus, after a funnel cloud was spotted near Tibbee Friday evening. Minutes later, a warning was issued for Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties.
MDOT warns of flooding in Choctaw, Oktibbeha counties
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) would like to inform motorists of the following flood advisory in Choctaw and Oktibbeha Counties.
Area spared serious damage as storms, tornado warnings pass
A series of tornado warnings were issued for Golden Triangle counties Friday afternoon as severe weather moved through, but aside from flooded roadways, the area was spared serious damage.