Youtube video shows damage to power lines and buildings in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a series of storms bring severe weather to Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Msnbc's Milissa Rehberger reports.
Updated 12:49 a.m. ET: Emergency officials in Mississippi are assessing damage after a tornado ripped through a populated area near the University of Southern Mississippi.
Forrest?County Fire Coordinator Chip Brown said there is major damage in Hattiesburg, Miss., where the university is located, and Petal, Miss., according to the Associated Press.? There are unconfirmed reports of injuries in the area.
?There are power lines down, some gas lines down.? We are encouraging people to stay at home, don't leave home unless you have to,? said Kyle Hopkins, a member of Forrest County?s Emergency Management team.? ?University of Southern Mississippi was hit by the tornado.? No dorms were damaged and there were no injuries on campus, however some academic buildings were damaged.?
See photos of the damage
The National Weather Service warns that the threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the Gulf Coast will continue late into Sunday evening.
In neighboring southwestern Alabama, authorities reported a flurry of seven tornadoes across three counties, including one that damaged 46 homes in Clark County, Weather Service meteorologist Keith Williams told Reuters.
About 100 houses or more were damaged or destroyed in Petal, Mississippi, alone, and several businesses were hard hit there as well, including a hardware store reduced to rubble, Mayor Hal Marx told Reuters.?
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report
Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/10/16920029-tornado-hits-college-campus-in-mississippi?lite
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