TORNADOES SWEEP THROUGH BOGUE CHITTO RECOVERY BEGINS

Tornadoes that swept through Mississippi Wednesday night, May 6, flattened the Walsh Mobile Home Park in Bogue Chitto. Emergency officials said there was extensive damage in Lincoln County, including at the trailer park off Highway 51. It was just one of at least eight twisters that ripped across the state. At least 17 people were hurt, and officials reported no immediate deaths. The storms damaged nearly 500 homes across the state, with some of the worst destruction in Lincoln and Lamar counties. At the Walsh Trailer Park in Bogue Chitto, power lines hung low over the debris Thursday morning. Utility poles leaned over piles of insulation, sheet metal and splintered wood. Some mobile homes still had walls. Most had been ripped apart down to the blocks.

At least 17 people were hurt, and officials reported no immediate deaths. The storms damaged nearly 500 homes across the state, with some of the worst destruction in Lincoln and Lamar counties. At the Walsh Trailer Park in Bogue Chitto, power lines hung low over the debris Thursday morning. Utility poles leaned over piles of insulation, sheet metal, and splintered wood. Some mobile homes still had walls. Most had been ripped apart down to the blocks. Meteorologists reported at least three tornadoes touched down during the storms. State emergency officials said Lamar County reported about 275 damaged homes, Lincoln County reported at least 200 damaged homes, and Lawrence County reported about 10 to 12 damaged homes.