Watch: Footage emerges from inside tornado
Astonishing footage from inside a tornado has been shared on social media as storms continue to batter America’s mid-west.
At least 34 people have been killed as a result of a mass storm in the United States, with parts of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania put under a new tornado watch early on Monday (local time).
The extreme weather hit the south and midwest regions, triggering tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms, before moving east on Sunday.
Almost 300,000 consumers had no power in the affected areas on Sunday mid-afternoon, according to the website PowerOutage.
Missouri reported the largest number of deaths, 12 fatalities spanning five counties, the state’s highway patrol posted on X.
As night falls, the Patrol & many agencies remain on high alert to protect our storm impacted communities.
— MSHP General HQ (@MSHPTrooperGHQ) March 16, 2025
🔦 Patrols – Monitoring storm-affected areas to prevent theft & looting.
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Missouri’s Butler County Emergency Management director, Robbie Myers said more than 500 homes, a church and a grocery store had been destroyed.
A mobile home park was “totally destroyed”, he said.
“Everything around it here is really bad. The trailer park up the street had fatalities. So, I mean, we don’t have nothing compared to anything like that.”
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves posted on X that there had been six deaths in the state – one in Covington County, two in Jefferson Davis County and three in Walthall County.
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According to preliminary assessments, 29 people were injured across the state and 21 counties sustained storm damage, Reeves said.
Also in Walthall County, Montanaa Lane captured the moment a tornado – packing winds of at least 220-265/km/h – crossed over their home in Tylertown on Saturday (local time).
Her footage shows people people standing near a window as winds whip through blinding rain outside. Trees can be seen bending in the wind.
“That’s it. That’s it,” someone says. “That’s the tornado.”
Seconds later, as the tornado crosses over the house, debris can be heard hitting the building.
“My car,” one person says. “Oh, man.”
“The camper’s gone baby,” someone else says.
Afterwards, significant damage can be seen to buildings and trees around the house.
I want to provide an update on the severe weather that impacted Mississippi last night.
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) March 15, 2025
Preliminary reports indicate three people were injured and hospitalized in Grenada County. This number is expected to increase. Mississippi is praying for those healing. @MSEMA has… pic.twitter.com/likMDluYrn
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said there had been three deaths and 32 injuries reported in the state.
Eight deaths were confirmed in a crash involving more than 50 cars in Sherman County in Kansas, caused by a severe dust storm, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. Many injured travellers were taken to local hospitals.
At least two people died in Alabama due to the severe weather, Governor Kay Ivey said in a post on X.
“We have reports of damage in 52 of our 67 counties,” the governor said.
Crashes caused by dust storms near Amarillo, Texas, caused three deaths, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety.
Thirty-nine tornadoes were reported, but not yet confirmed, from Friday to midday on Sunday, according to the US National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Centre.
