Members of the Villages Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 5 will be going out into the community to practice what they will do in an actual disaster. The team will carry out a simulated response to a tornado touching down in two areas of The Villages. Members will be…
Tornado season starts in November
As Mississippi prepares for the tornado season to begin in November, forecasters are looking at shifts in weather conditions — such as El Nino and La Nina — as indicators that this year’s outlook could be quite unpredictable. The 2015-2016 tornado season battered Mississippi, leaving 13 dead and 66 injured. Eleven of those fatalities and…
Texas, Oklahoma Brace for Round Two of Hail; Tornadoes Possible
Texas and Oklahoma were bracing Monday for a second round of severe storms and hail the size of tennis balls — and there was also a chance of tornadoes. Meanwhile, some 14 million Americans were in the path of severe thunderstorms shifting eastward into Louisiana, Arkansas, and parts of Mississippi, NBC meteorologist Bill Karins reported.…