Two killed and six injured as tornadoes hit Texas and Mississippi
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National Weather Service says severe storm system is moving east through Alabama and into Georgia. At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles as the storm system moved east across Alabama early on Sunday.
The US National Weather Service (NWS)’s severe storm tracker indicated the system was moving east through Alabama into Georgia shortly before 4am. The agency issued severe thunderstorm warnings with the possibility of tornadoes in western Georgia and the north-western tip of Florida directly above the Gulf of Mexico.
One person died in the Liverpool area, located south of Houston, and four people suffered injuries that were not considered critical, according to Madison Polston of the Brazoria county sheriff’s office. There were “multiple touchdown points” in the county between Liverpool, Hillcrest Village and Alvin. Officials knew of about 10 damaged homes but were working to determine the extent of the damage, Polston said.
In Mississippi, one person died in Adams county, and two people were injured in Franklin county, according to the Mississippi emergency management agency. The NWS said two tornadoes hit around Bude and the city of Brandon, ripping roofs from several buildings.
“These storms are probably going to get a lot worse this evening and overnight the further east you go,” said Josh Lichter, a meteorologist with the NWS. It appeared at least six tornadoes touched down in the Houston area, though officials may discover there were more when crews go out to survey the damage. And there was damage in the area from both tornadoes and straight-line winds, Litcher said.
