Meteorologists are urging people to be ready for dangerous weather Friday in parts of the Midwest and South.
FILE - Debris is strewn about tornado damaged homes, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday, March 31, for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. – Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S.
The major population centers at greatest risk for storms starting Friday afternoon include Memphis, Tennessee, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Last Friday night, a vicious tornado in Mississippi killed at least 21 people, injured dozens and flattened entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. About 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
The hazardous forecast is a result of strong southerly winds transporting copious amounts of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico north, where they will interact with the strengthening storm system.
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