“Significant tornadoes, wind damage and large hail will be possible from morning into afternoon,” the center advised late Wednesday. At least 23 tornadoes reported Wednesday across five states—the majority in Alabama—with a powerful twister causing damage in Wayne County, Mississippi. In South Carolina, the severe weather threat led the state Senate president to caution senators to state home Thursday while urging staff to work remotely for their safety. Large vaccination clinics where hundreds of people an hour can get shots without leaving their vehicles were canceled in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. In the Mississippi capital of Jackson, state employees were warned to head to stairwells if they hear weather sirens.

Source: Huffington Post March 17, 2021 20:57 UTC