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Massive tornado tears through Mississippi

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    Elizabeth Prann reports on wicked weather

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All right let's get back to the weather now for a moment because of powerful tornado.

Tore through southern Mississippi overnight take a look.

Oh my god I've never seen a tornado the -- like.

-- -- -- -- pretty I set it off the head is a big tornado.

Massive funnel cloud as it tore through that area and it did not do -- without leaving damage behind at least ten people were injured.

Lot of homes and buildings were lost including parts of the University of Southern Mississippi.

-- saw it.

Right around.

As it was -- -- 59 who's coming up pretty fast that I was part restrictions have lived here my whole life and this is surreal it's really hard to the ticket and right now.

Blitzer is for real it went through and left a huge mess in -- wake let's bring in Elizabeth ran following this story live from heartland of the air out -- -- Good morning Wal-Mart -- add insult to injury people in Hattiesburg are trying to clean it clean up this morning in relentless rain.

It's -- since they won't.

Look announcing things.

To travel from -- things over.

Now lots of cell -- and -- -- were rolling as that twister ripped through southern Mississippi this long track tornado was on the ground across several counties.

It's split brick buildings it picked up trucks and plowed through neighborhoods.

I just got the phone with no -- officials there tell me there -- 76 reported injuries while.

Mississippi emergency management officials are estimating about 300 homes are damaged and -- hundred roads remain blocked by debris this morning but so far.

No reports of any deaths the University of Southern Mississippi was very hard hit university officials say.

Many buildings like this -- -- badly damaged but luckily no injuries on campus but that's likely because classes were already canceled today and tomorrow firm Mardi Gras celebrations.

Give -- police declared a state of emergency -- ask that anyone who was not on campus to please stay away and -- with safe and clean.

Governor Phil Bryant plans to visit that hard hit area today and we'll hold the press conference in about an hour.

Now know officials did tell me this city had about an eighteen minute warning before damaged his strikes so.

Perhaps that's why we're seeing what reporter Ira injuries and reported injuries and thankfully.

No fatalities so far as the good news Elizabeth thanks --

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