Mississippi Tornado Outbreak Damages 400 Homes, Injures 17
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Fourteen tornadoes ripped through central and western Mississippi, damaging about 400 homes and injuring at least 17 people, with Lamar County hit hardest (275 homes damaged, four injured) and Lincoln County reporting 200+ homes damaged and 12 injuries in Wash Trailer Park. MEMA says 15,643 power outages statewide and no deaths yet; several schools closed as Cajun Navy aid is deployed. The storms have weakened but moved east toward the Florida Panhandle and Georgia, with more rain forecast through Friday.
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