Mississippi storms hurt 24, damage 82 homes

This is a story about two twisters that hit Mississippi and damages 82 homes . Simpson County, about 40 miles southeast of Jackson, was hit the worst.Sixty homes were damaged and 20 people were injured in the county, the agency said. Seventeen people were treated in local hospitals and three were transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.Another tornado was reported in Lauder dale County, in eastern Mississippi Simpson county got hit the wost they say. The tornado touched down at 4am thursday , said Katherine Gunby.Another tornado was reported in Lauderdale County, in eastern Mississippi, where one business was destroyed and 11 homes and a business were damaged, according to the agency.The tornadoes destroyed Corinth Baptist Church in Simpson County, leaving only its doors standing.The church means so much to this community," Pastor Jay Westbrooks told CNN affiliate WAPT.
he said we're going to survive. The building is destroyed, but the church is alive," he said. he also said we're going to come back and rebuild. The weather's not going to stop us."
The Mississippi Department of Transportation and utility companies are working to restore power to the state, Gunby said.l