Numbers continue to roll in after Mississippi experienced several rounds of severe weather last week.
The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that 14 tornadoes touched down between April 2 and April 6. This includes two EF-3 tornadoes in Tate and Marshall counties, five EF-2 tornadoes, six EF-1 tornadoes, and one EF-0 tornado.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has recorded damage in 22 counties: Alcorn, Benton, Bolivar, DeSoto, Forrest, Hinds, Jackson, Jasper, Kemper, Lafayette, Lowndes, Marshall, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union, and Quitman.
Damage reports, so far, include 414 homes, 20 farms, and 14 businesses. Of the homes affected, 54 were destroyed while 68 sustained major damage. The severe storms and tornadoes resulted in one life list in Jasper County and seven others injured across Marshall (1), Pontotoc (1), Tate (2), and Tippah (3) counties. The deceased was identified as 72-year-old Sue Welborn of Stringer.
