2 Twisters Strike Same Place Within Minutes - Videos from The Weather Channel

2 Twisters Strike Same Place Within Minutes - Videos from The Weather Channel

Two tornadoes struck the same location in Mississippi on March 15. Not only did they hit the same place, they struck within 41 minutes of each other. The National Weather Service out of Jackson, Mississippi, noted that the first tornado was an EF-4 that originated out of Kentwood, Louisiana. The second twister originated north of Bassfield, Mississippi, and crossed the first tornado’s path. - Videos from The Weather Channel

By Mary Gilbert, a meteorologist at CNN Misty Drope, she was anxious. While working on Friday, March 14, a sense of terror accompanied her. That night there were strong storms coming in Paragould, Arkansas. I’ve been hearing about them all week on the news. tornadoes were likely to occur. “I try to tell myself that there’s no reason to be worried,” recalls Drope. “But today I’m very anxious and that’s not my personality.” When she came home with…

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