The passage of a storm in the central Gulf Coast left at least one dead and dozens injured this Wednesday. Specifically, as reported by the governor of Missississippi Tate Reeves, one person died in Scott County; although the cause of death has not yet been disclosed. In addition, he also reported that in Grenada County another person was injured along with the destruction of several homes throughout the state:
I want to provide another update on the severe weather currently impacting Mississippi.
I’m sad to announce that as a result of the severe weather, one death has been reported in Scott County, as well as one injury in Grenada County. Please pray for them and their families…
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) April 10, 2024
The destruction of those homes was caused by the flash flooding that reached New Orleans as a result of the storm. In addition, in the neighboring state of Louisiana, another ten people were injured in the wake of the storm, the Slidell Police Department reported at a press conference:
Tornadoes in Louisiana as a result of the storm
The storm was also accompanied by tornadoes. The city of Slidell itself recorded this weather phenomenon during the storm. Another place where another tornado could be seen was in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The bad weather damaged several houses but, fortunately, did not injure any residents:
A tornado likely touched down earlier today in Slidell, LA north of New Orleans.
An additional tornado was confirmed in Lake Charles on the SW part of the state earlier today, an EF-2. pic.twitter.com/Qyk9DwT6YZ
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) April 10, 2024
Along with this, thousands of residents in South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama reported problems with their power supply due to the storm. According to Poweroutage.us, in these five states it was reported that, past 3 a.m. ET, a total of 189,640 homes were without power.
The storm will continue until Thursday. On that day, reports the National Weather Service, there could still be flash flooding and "widespread damaging winds" that will reach up to 80 mph in the Southeast and could bring multiple tornadoes and hail.
