Drone video shows aftermath from deadly tornado in Mississippi
Just before midnight on Sunday, a tornado tore through Louin, Mississippi, killing one and injuring almost two dozen more.
Drone video: First glimpse of deadly Mississippi suspected tornado damage
At first light, storm chaser Brandon Clement got a view of devastated areas of Louin, Mississippi after a deadly suspected tornado hit Sunday night.
LOUIN, Miss. – At first light, residents emerged from their homes to understand the widespread destruction of a tornado. The storm hit just before midnight on Sunday.
One person died and nearly two dozen more were injured from the tornado, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
The drone video shows home after home reduced to piles of rubble. Some brick buildings remain standing but without roofs. The tornado pulled doors and windows from the homes, leaving the contents of lives spilling from the empty openings.
1 DEAD AFTER LIKELY TORNADO CAUSES DAMAGE IN LOUIN, MISSISSIPPI, SUNDAY NIGHT
Some homes were reduced to rubble. Others lost roofs, windows and doors.
(Brandon Clement / LSM / FOX Weather)
Winds blew away a chicken farm. The white dots covering the brown sections in the video are actual chickens, many of which survived.
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES IN SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY AS FLOODING CONCERNS GROW
The suspected tornado blew away a chicken farm. The white specs in the picture are actually chickens.
(Brandon Clement / LSM / FOX Weather)
The drone follows the path of flattened homes. Trees appear to have been snapped at the trunks and lofted acres away. Any trees still standing were stripped of leaves.
A forest of tree trunks show the power of the wind that tore off the upper portions of the tree.
(Brandon Clement / LSM / FOX Weather)
Several confirmed tornadoes hit the state overnight in Rankin and Jasper Counties, said Governor Tate Reeves in a statement. The hardest hit areas were Louin to Turnerville and Florence.
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Image 1 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 2 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 3 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 4 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 5 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 6 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 7 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 8 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
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Image 9 of 9Suspected tornado damage. (Brandon Clement / LSM)
"Emergency crews are doing additional SAR (search and rescue) missions and damage assessments in both areas now - with drones in those areas where it is impossible to get by vehicle due to downed power lines," announced Governor Tate Reeves over social media. "Multiple damaged homes and road closings in both communities."