2:25
- ABC News
- March 31, 2022
2 deaths reported as tornadoes slam South
The deaths were reported in Washington County, Florida on Thursday.
2:25
One twister that tore through Springdale, Ark., on Wednesday injured seven people and caused heavy damage to an elementary school. The NWS reported that the Springdale tornado was a powerful EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale and produced winds of 145 mph.
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Besides tornadoes, the severe weather front came with damaging winds that ripped roofs on homes, barns and businesses and uprooted trees.
In Louisiana, powerful winds and low visibility due to blowing debris was blamed for a three-car pile-up on a highway near Iota that caused several minor injuries, according to the Iota Police Department.
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At least 10 twisters were reported across Mississippi and high winds toppled large trees outside the Governor's Mansion in Jackson.
4:40 pm CT Sirens blaring in Jackson, Mississippi. REMINDER: sirens are fine for outdoors but they should never be your primary source of warning. They aren’t the same in all cities, counties and states. Noaa weather radio is best. TORNADO WARNING is here now. Get to shelter. pic.twitter.com/uhviQyxyyS
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) March 30, 2022
At least three tornadoes touched down in Central Alabama, including one that flipped over a mobile home in Shelby County, triggering a rescue of a person trapped inside, ABC affiliate station WBMA in Birmingham reported.
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A twister also touched down in Montevallo, Alabama, Wednesday night, tearing the roof off a dorm at the University of Montevallo and injuring one person, according to the Montevallo Police Department.
\"We are thankful that this week was spring break and that very few people were on campus during tonight’s storms,\" university officials said in a statement.
ABC News' Max Golembo, Puri, Alexander, Griffin, Melissa Griffin and Whitney Lloyd contributed to this report.
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