By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
FOUR lives were lost from severe storms over the weekend, including multiple tornadoes that ripped through six states in the US.
Between Saturday and Sunday afternoon, it was gathered that 38 twisters were reported across Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas.
On Sunday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced one death in Adams County, adding that at least 10 people were injured by the severe weather in Franklin, Simpson and Wayne counties.
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Reeves, later on Sunday, posted a statement on social media, confirming a second weather-related death in his state:
“I am saddened to announce that a second fatality has been reported, this time in Lowndes County. Mississippi is praying for the individual who lost their life and for their family.”
Reeves also said a damage assessment was underway across the state. Preliminary assessments indicated that property was damaged in at least 14 counties.
At one point, according to the governor, about 100,000 utility customers lost power; however, that number was down to about 65,000 on Sunday.
Crews were working to restore power to those who remained without it as the weekend came to a close, he said.
According to our source, another death was reported in Texas, and one more was reported in North Carolina.
In a statement on its Facebook page on Sunday, Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office said, on Saturday, one person was killed in the area around Liverpool, Texas, when a suspected tornado hit the region south of Houston.
At least four other people were injured, according to the sheriff’s office.
The National Weather Service confirmed that at least seven tornadoes hit the south on Saturday and Sunday, including five in Texas.
In Montgomery County, an EF-3 tornado on Saturday left at least eight people injured and needing medical attention, according to county officials.
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