22 tornadoes struck Mississippi on Saturday. We know that.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that 22 tornadoes swept across Mississippi on Saturday, December 28, as part of a multistate storm system.

A report from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shows damage was reported in at least 18 counties.

According to Governor Tate Reeves, two deaths and at least ten injuries have been confirmed so far in connection with the twisters. A tree reportedly fell on a home in Natchez and another death was reported in Lowndes County.

Thousands remained without power across the state, and Entergy Mississippi’s power outage map still shows some areas in the dark as of Tuesday, Dec. 31, around noon. An update released on Monday showed that 45,000 were initially in the dark after the storms. Progress was being made and most of the remaining 11,400 people still without power were expected to be back online by Tuesday evening.

“Our staff is working with the county EMA directors to conduct damage assessments. Every disaster begins locally and ends locally. State funding has been provided to the counties that requested assistance,” MEMA said in a news release.

The NWS in Jackson has confirmed 56 tornadoes in Mississippi this year.

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Which counties reported tornado damage?

Preliminary damage reports for the deadly tornado outbreak include:

Yazoo: 8 houses, 2 farms.
Adams: 20 homes, 1 death.
Amite: 4 houses, 1 shop, 1 farm.
Clay: 28 houses.
Clarke: 15 houses, 1 shop.
Franklin: 14 houses, 2 stores, 1 farm.
Harrison: 6 houses.
Jackson: 10 houses, 1 business.
Leake: 2 houses.
Lowndes: 1 home, 1 death.
Oktibbeha: 6 houses, 19 apartments, 5 shops.
Perry: 1 house, 1 farm.
Scott: 5 houses, 5 farms.
Smith: 9 houses, 3 farms.
Rankin: 17 houses, 3 apartments, 1 shop.
Warren: 1 home.
Wayne: 33 homes, 1 store, 1 farm.
Wilkinson: 2 houses, 1 apartment.

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