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\nA massive tornado touched down in Mississippi and Alabama last night. At least 24 people were killed but it\u2019s possible that death toll will rise. A nurse who helped care for the injured at a nearby hospital told the NY Times, \u201cI have never seen as much devastation and traumatic injuries as I saw last night.\u201d He added, \u201cYou just can\u2019t imagine. It was awful.\u201d
A meteorologist who was tracking the storm said a prayer on the air as it was headed form the town of Amory.
WATCH: WTVA meteorologist Matt Laubhan overwhelmed as major tornado hits Amory, Mississippi pic.twitter.com\/JDd8n46X31
BNO News Live (@BNODesk) March 25, 2023<\/p>\n

Amory MS tornado damage. #mswx @NWSMemphis pic.twitter.com\/ZvXFE2hWUX
\u2014 Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) March 25, 2023
One family of seven in Amory survived the complete destruction of their house in a small bunker:
NW side of Amory MS. This house took a direct hit from the tornado total loss. Seven family members were able to get storm shelter before it hit. The advance warning by the @NWSMemphis with the tag tornado emergency saved lives in Amory MS. #mswx #Amory #tornado pic.twitter.com\/NqC1KcBO0R
\u2014 Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) March 25, 2023
A videographer captured this image of the tornado just before it hit the town of Rolling Fork, MS.
Violent tornado with horizontal vortex right before entering Rolling Fork, MS. Came across town and pulled multiple people from ruble. Unburied one woman and flagged down medic. Myself, Max and Jordan worked to free older woman buried under house and carried little girl to safety pic.twitter.com\/uJu5BrMFFd
\u2014 Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) March 25, 2023
Here\u2019s video of the tornado passing close to Rolling Fork. It\u2019s a bit shaky at first but steadies later.
Video of the Rolling Fork\/Silver City tornado passing just north of Midnight, MS. The tornado was approximately 1\/3 mile or less in front of me. You can see the lights from a house in the distance get swallowed up. #mswx #Tornado #RollingFork #Silvercity pic.twitter.com\/tl4w3K045Y
\u2014 Steven Walchli (@stevenwalchli) March 25, 2023
The town, which had a population under 2,000 people, appears to have been completely destroyed.
First light revealing the destruction in Rolling Fork, MS #MSwx pic.twitter.com\/9q5QX2wF4F
\u2014 Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) March 25, 2023
CNN spoke to a woman from Rolling Fork who took shelter in a freezer at work:
\u201cWe didn\u2019t know what was happening. I got a message from my daughter and my sister saying, \u2018There\u2019s a tornado, get to safety,\u2019 and then one of my cashiers came and said her mom was on the phone and there was a tornado,\u201d she continued. \u201cThen all of a sudden, the lights\u2014the lights started flickering and I don\u2019t know if it was me or someone else who said, \u2018Cooler!\u2019 And my husband just started pushing us all in the cooler and this little spot saved our lives,\u201d Harden said, as she wiped tears from her face.
Please keep the people of Rolling Fork, Mississippi in your prayers. ????????
The Governor of MS reported that over 23 Mississippians were killed in the tornado last night.
Absolutely tragic.
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\u2014 Alex Bruesewitz ???????? (@alexbruesewitz) March 25, 2023
According to a researcher at the University of Oklahoma, the tornado lifted debris about six miles into the air.
What was almost certainly a strong to violent tornado just impacted Rolling Fork, MS a few minutes ago, lofting debris above 30,000 feet(!) and producing a strong, long-lived velocity couplet above 80 kt, all of which point to an extremely high-caliber tornado #mswx pic.twitter.com\/72ZupKNPib
\u2014 Sam Emmerson (@ou_sams) March 25, 2023
There are reports of checks from Rolling Fork being found more than 100 miles away.
(????: Christy Edgeworth) Here is a photo of a check that Mrs. Edgeworth found in her yard in Big Creek, Mississippi, 133 miles from Rolling Fork following the storms. pic.twitter.com\/WV0mEulsLO
\u2014 WLBT 3 On Your Side (@WLBT) March 25, 2023
The mayor of Rolling Fork, Eldridge Walker, told CNN his community was gone.
The mayor of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, tells CNN his community „is gone“ after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the state https:\/\/t.co\/00sPybiDap pic.twitter.com\/ArRzwsfbeL
\u2014 CNN (@CNN) March 25, 2023
Rolling Fork was the first of several towns hit. The same storm also hit Silver City, MS.
Drone footage from Silver City, MS shows extreme devastation in the city. Roofs were torn off home and trees uprooted. #MSwx pic.twitter.com\/BnzO4zR1KW
\u2014 WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) March 25, 2023<\/p>\n

More drone footage from our field crews in Silver City, MS today. You can see the path the tornado carved and debris scattered throughout. Crews are working to clear pathways within the community #MSwx #silvercitytornado pic.twitter.com\/feuQkM6SDY
\u2014 WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) March 25, 2023
The governor has issued a state of emergency.
JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 Governor Tate Reeves today issued a State of Emergency in all counties affected by the severe storms which occurred across Mississippi on March 24, 2023.
Governor Reeves\u2019 State of Emergency can be found here. [https:\/\/t.co\/sdkHlXjcUP] pic.twitter.com\/B7QWZud1Eq
\u2014 msema (@MSEMA) March 25, 2023
Some news outlets were reporting at least 23 were killed in the storm. Most are now reporting 24 killed. The death toll could rise as rescuers go through these areas and try to account for everyone. I\u2019ll update this later if the situation changes.<\/p>\n