04-27-2011, 09:54 PM
State by state damage here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42777780/ns/weather/
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said the state's death toll from violent storms Tuesday and Wednesday is now 11.
Jeff Rent, a spokesman for the agency confirmed the number Wednesday night and said there have been more than 40 injuries. Meanwhile, authorities said a possible tornado heavily damaged much of the town of Smithville in Monroe County.
"The same areas keep getting hit over and over again," said spokesman Jeff Rent.
A police officer on a camping trip was killed while shielding his daughter when the storm ripped through a state park in northern Mississippi. The victim, from Covington, La., was not immediately identified.
"He covered his daughter with his body when the storm came through to protect her. A tree limb fell and hit him in the head, killing him. The daughter was not hurt. She was still at the campground waiting for family to arrive," Choctaw County Coroner Keith Coleman said.
Cracker, please let us know as soon as you can that you are safe.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said the state's death toll from violent storms Tuesday and Wednesday is now 11.
Jeff Rent, a spokesman for the agency confirmed the number Wednesday night and said there have been more than 40 injuries. Meanwhile, authorities said a possible tornado heavily damaged much of the town of Smithville in Monroe County.
"The same areas keep getting hit over and over again," said spokesman Jeff Rent.
A police officer on a camping trip was killed while shielding his daughter when the storm ripped through a state park in northern Mississippi. The victim, from Covington, La., was not immediately identified.
"He covered his daughter with his body when the storm came through to protect her. A tree limb fell and hit him in the head, killing him. The daughter was not hurt. She was still at the campground waiting for family to arrive," Choctaw County Coroner Keith Coleman said.
Cracker, please let us know as soon as you can that you are safe.