A second round of severe weather in three days is tearing through Mississippi on Tuesday, spawning tornadoes and heavy rains that have damaged property but caused no reported injuries.

Both a tornado watch and flash flood watch is in effect for much of the state Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, several people posted videos and photos of what appeared to be a tornado crossing Highway 49 near the Piney Woods School in Rankin County.

Tuesday’s severe weather outbreak follows a Sunday outbreak that spawned several tornadoes and damaged property but caused no reported injuries. 

Officials from the National Weather Service in Jackson have deployed teams across central Mississippi to confirm tornado reports and assess damages. 

One tornado touched down in Pontotoc County late Sunday night. The storm caused damage in Calhoun City and Tupelo, knocking down trees, ripping off roofs and blocking roads with downed power lines.

Another tornado was spotted in southern Hinds County around Byram before making its way into southwest Rankin County. On Sunday evening, another tornado touched down in Yazoo County, damaging homes over a several-mile stretch.

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Another round of severe weather tears through Mississippi

by Will Stribling, Mississippi Today
May 4, 2021

<h1>Another round of severe weather tears through Mississippi</h1> <p class="byline">by Will Stribling, Mississippi Today <br />May 4, 2021</p> <p>A second round of severe weather in three days is tearing through Mississippi on Tuesday, spawning tornadoes and heavy rains that have damaged property but caused no reported injuries.</p> <p>Both a tornado watch and flash flood watch is in effect for much of the state Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, several people posted videos and photos of what appeared to be a tornado crossing Highway 49 near the Piney Woods School in Rankin County.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PatrickEllisWx/status/1389603330205405184?s=20 </div> </figure> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/peytongwx/status/1389621262356520961 </div> </figure> <p>Tuesday's severe weather outbreak follows a Sunday outbreak that spawned several tornadoes and damaged property but caused no reported injuries.&nbsp;</p> <p>Officials from the National Weather Service in Jackson have deployed teams across central Mississippi to confirm tornado reports and assess damages.&nbsp;</p> <p>One tornado touched down in <a href="https://www.wtva.com/content/news/Tornado-debris-in-Calhoun-Pontotoc-Lee-counties-574337361.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pontotoc County</a> late Sunday night. The storm caused damage in Calhoun City and <a href="https://www.djournal.com/news/tornado-hits-tupelo-calhoun-city-pontotoc-county/article_6fc754da-1b3f-5869-9ce1-62e69638b491.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tupelo</a>, knocking down trees, ripping off roofs and blocking roads with downed power lines.</p> <div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofTupelo/posts/10159140853894049" data-width="500" data-show-text="true"> <blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/CityofTupelo/posts/10159140853894049" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"> <p>Damage has been reported in the City of Tupelo. Emergency crews are currently assessing the degree of damage. Please do...</p> <p>Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofTupelo/">City of Tupelo - Mayor's Office</a> on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CityofTupelo/posts/10159140853894049">Sunday, May 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote> </div> <p>Another tornado was spotted in southern <a href="https://www.wjtv.com/top-stories/tornado-warning-issued-for-hinds-rankin-counties/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hinds County</a> around Byram before making its way into southwest Rankin County.&nbsp;On Sunday evening, another tornado touched down in Yazoo County, damaging homes over a several-mile stretch.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Coulter_wx/status/1389014617381289986 </div> </figure> <p><strong>LATEST WEATHER ALERTS:</strong> <a href="https://www.weather.gov/jan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Visit the National Weather Service page</a>.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2021/05/04/another-round-of-severe-weather-tears-through-mississippi/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=998662&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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