HOUSTON (AFP) – At least 20 tornadoes hit the southern United States (US) yesterday, cutting power and damaging homes, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, urging residents to seek shelter.
Tornadoes struck the states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, damaging roads, downing trees and blowing roofs off houses, NWS said.
NWS described one tornado ripping through Alabama as “life-threatening” in an advisory.
Parts of Alabama and Mississippi were under a tornado watch until 6am yesterday, NWS said.
Hail ranging from “quarter size” to “baseball size” was forecast for affected counties in Alabama, it said.
In the first week of November, a series of powerful tornadoes battered the southern US states of Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, leaving one person dead.
