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1 dead in Mississippi as severe storms, flooding slam the South
By Emily ShapiroDaniel AmaranteMax Golembo,
2024-04-10
A deadly storm is bringing extreme rainfall and dangerous tornadoes to the South, with the severe weather stretching from Texas to Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama to Florida.
Chris Granger/AP - PHOTO: Storm clouds roll across New Orleans as water rises in the Treme neighborhood, April 10, 2024.
One death was reported in Scott County, Mississippi, according to Mississippi Emergency Management officials.
At least one person in Mississippi was injured and at least 72 homes across the state have been damaged, officials said.
Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger/USA Today - PHOTO: An Entergy employee is parked near downed power lines and trees from the storm the night before on Northampton Drive in Jackson, Miss., April 10, 2024.
Three tornadoes have been confirmed so far: two in Louisiana and one in Texas.
One of the confirmed tornadoes ripped through Slidell, Louisiana, about 30 miles outside of New Orleans, damaging buildings and downing power lines as rain pounded the town.
Gerald Herbert/AP - PHOTO: A street sign that wound up in the lobby of the heavily damaged building of E.C.O. Builders sits outside after what employees described as a tornado came through Slidell, LA, April 10, 2024. Gerald Herbert/AP - PHOTO: Robin Marquez walks past her son's heavily damaged car after they sheltered in place for what she said was a tornado, in the aftermath of severe storms that swept through the region in Slidell, LA, April 10, 2024.
More than 50 people have been rescued so far in Slidell, and some were taken to hospitals for their injuries, none believed to be life-threatening, according to local police. Many of the injuries came at a heavily damaged apartment complex that had the second-floor roof ripped off.
In a press conference Wednesday evening, Slidell Police Chief Randy Fandal confirmed there were no deaths or major injuries as a result of the tornado.
However, Fandal said authorities have described the damage in Slidell and parts of St. Tammany Parish as "catastrophic."
According to authorities, hundreds of homes were damaged from the storm in St. Tammany Parish, and likely just under a hundred were damaged within the city limits of Slidell. Over 50 people were evacuated from an apartment complex damaged by the storm, Slidell Fire Chief Chris Kaufmann said in the briefing.
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