The National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday released preliminary statistics on a deadly tornado that ripped through several towns on its hour-long path.
declared a major emergency in Mississippi and made federal aid available to the state early Sunday, making federal funding available to Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties.Insulation and tin are seen stuck and wrapped around the remains of trees near the intersection of Highways 25 and 6 in Amory Miss., on Saturday.A house on Meadowbrook Circle in Amory, Miss.
Federal funding was available during recovery efforts for temporary housing, home repairs, loans covering uninsured property losses and other individual and business programs, the White House said in a statement. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell was scheduled to visit the state on Sunday to evaluate the destruction.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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