The average wait time for a disaster declaration that triggers federal funding is 24 to 37 days, said Scott Simmons, director of external affairs for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.

The tornado struck in an era with no electricity, and therefore no advanced warning, killing more than 300 people.

FOX Weather is joined again by Curtis Bush, who shares his recovery process after a major tornado took the life of his dog ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s been over a month since tornadoes tore through Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and other states. The President has now denied Arkansas’s request for federal aid ...

On April 24, 2010, 15 years ago today, one such supercell spawned a long-track tornado from northeast Louisiana across central Mississippi. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson ...

The severe weather outbreak killed several people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. Paul Floyd survived the destructive EF-3 tornado that ...

(WHLT) – A North Carolina nonprofit helped provide shelter for families who lost their homes during a tornado outbreak in Walthall County in March. Operation Anchor has been in Tylertown since ...

and into the Ozark Mountains and mid-Mississippi Valley on April 20, the weather service said. By late April 20, local television stations in Arkansas and Montana reported at least two tornadoes ...