3 min readMar 16, 2025 10:50 PM IST
First published on: Mar 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM IST
In a tragic incident, at least 34 people have died after tornadoes struck several states in the US Midwest and Southeast on Saturday night and now a video has gone viral where a resident of Tylertown in Mississippi, recorded the moment a tornado struck past his home.
A dust storm in Kansas on Friday led to a crash of about 50 vehicles and at least eight people died in the incident. Texas also witnessed a similar pile up of vehicles. Missouri reported 12 fatalities across its five counties, the state’s highway patrol informed on X.
In Missouri’s Butler County, the director of emergency management Robbie Myers said that more than 500 homes in the county were destroyed due to the tornadoes.
A church and grocery store were also destroyed, a mobile home park had been “totally destroyed,” he said, according to Reuters.
Residents look for personal belongings in the damage after a tornado passed through where two people lost their lives, in Plantersville, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
In Tylertown, Mississippi a man was able to record the moment when a tornado tore past his home. In the video, the tornado can be seen swirling around his home with trees, cars getting affected.
The footage captured the terrifying moment which has caused significant damage to homes and buildings. In the state of Mississippi, at least eight deaths were reported due to the tornadoes.
A state of emergency has been declared in several states, including Arkansas, Georgia and Oklahoma. On Sunday, the weather forecasts predict severe weather with flash flooding and more tornado warnings issued across the region.
The National Weather Service (NWS) described the current situation as “particularly dangerous” and warned of “intense to violent” tornadoes.