• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Chilling video catches moment tornado rips through school

Home> News

Updated 18:08 26 Mar 2023 GMT+1Published 17:27 26 Mar 2023 GMT+1

Chilling video catches moment tornado rips through school

At least 26 people have died after a tornado tore through Mississippi and Alabama

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Horrifying footage caught the moment a deadly tornado tore through a school in Mississippi.

Officials have said at least 26 people have died in Mississippi and Alabama after a devastating tornado ploughed through the states on Friday night. You can see the moment it hit a school here:

Buildings were left destroyed by the tornado, with new footage showing the damage caused in one school in Amory.

Advert

The video, which was shared by the school’s IT director Sam Strickland, shows the hallway of Amory High School just before 11pm on the night the tornado struck.

Posting the clip, Strickland wrote: “I went to the High School today and pulled our camera server. Here’s a clip of when the tornado hit.”

In the footage, parts of the ceiling crumble and it isn’t long before the camera is dislodged and falls to the ground.

Thankfully, it is believed nobody was in the building at the time.

Advert

The video shows the school being hit by the tornado on Friday night.
Facebook/Sam Strickland

The National Weather Service issued an urgent warning to residents as the storm rolled in, telling people: “To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW.”

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he viewed the damage in the region.

US President Joe Biden has since announced a federal emergency for the areas impacted by the tornado.

Advert

The announcement will mean emergency funding is available for Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties in Mississippi.

Facebook/Sam Strickland

The White House said: “Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.”

Federal Emergency Management Agency told CNN that a team has been dispatched to help with the immediate needs created by the tornados as well as making plans for the longer-term.

Advert

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said: “We want to make sure that the state has everything that they need as we work to make sure that no additional lives are lost.”

The tornado has caused widespread damage in Mississippi and Alabama.
REUTERS / Alamy Stock Photo

According to the National Weather Service, early information based on estimates from storm reports and radar data indicate the tornado was on the ground for more than an hour and moved at speeds of at least 170 miles (274km).

Lance Perrilloux, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s office in Jackson, Mississippi, said: “That’s rare – very, very rare.”

Advert

Perrilloux said preliminary findings showed the tornado began its path of destruction just south-west of Rolling Fork before continuing north-east towards the rural communities of Midnight and Silver City and onwards toward Tchula, Black Hawk and Winona.

Featured Image Credit: Facebook/Sam Strickland

Topics: US News, Weather

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at UNILAD who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

6 hours ago
7 hours ago
  • 6 hours ago

    Restaurant sparks debate after charging customers a $17 fee for making reservation mistake

    Restaurant l'Ilôt has caused controversy after its chef and manager took to social media to warn customers of new rule

    News
  • 6 hours ago

    Controversial film with 'most disturbing' scenes is rated NC-17 but fans say is a 'must watch'

    The racy flick has both graphic scenes and full-frontal nudity but has won praise from critics and viewers

    Film & TV
  • 7 hours ago

    Scientists discover first ever dolphin with 'thumbs' and reveal shocking reason why it could have happened

    A dolphin appears to have grown or developed a 'thumb', similar to what humans have

    News
  • 7 hours ago

    People disgusted after learning Elon Musk's father had kids with own stepdaughter he'd known since she was 4

    Errol Musk had previously been married to Jana Bezuidenhout's mother, Heide, in the 1990s

    News
  • Terrifying video shows driver caught in middle of tornado ripping through Missouri as death toll reaches 3
  • Horrifying video shows moment dog started house fire after chewing through portable battery as warning issued
  • Terrifying moment Titanic explorers lose light as they search through wreck in chilling footage
  • School forced to shut down after wild student prank 'went too far' sparking police investigation