About 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Last Friday night, a vicious tornado in Mississippi killed at least 21 people, injured dozens and flattened entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. Deputy Director of Athletics Matt Henderson said in a statement the decision was made “due to the unpredictable timing of possible severe weather and potential storm impact.” In Iowa City, the University of Iowa canceled Friday’s watch party for fans who planned to gather for the women’s basketball Final Four game against South Carolina. The bad weather could also extend into Chicago, where forecasters warned of a “relatively rare, significant severe weather threat” that includes powerful winds, tornadoes and large hail. People in those areas should stock emergency supplies, prepare for power outages, avoid getting stranded in places vulnerable to falling trees or severe hail, and park vehicles in garages if possible, meteorologists said. tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail,” he said. But people throughout eastern Iowa, western and northern Illinois and Arkansas should also be prepared, said Northern Illinois meteorology professor and tornado expert Victor Gensini. Louis, Memphis, and Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The major population centers at greatest risk for storms starting Friday afternoon include Little Rock, Jonesboro, St. Roughly 89 million people were under weather advisories Friday morning as the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center forecast an unusually large outbreak of thunderstorms with the potential to cause hail, damaging wind gusts and strong tornadoes that could move for long distances over the ground. on Friday have meteorologists urging people to brace for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. Massive storms brewing over 10 states in the Midwest and southern U.S.
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