Major Damage in Tupelo, Mississippi After Large, Wedge Tornado

A large, wedge tornado moved through Tupelo, Mississippi around 230-245PM CDT as part of a larger tornado outbreak across the Deep South. Radar is showing that the tornado lofted debris over 20,000 feet into the air, and pictures of major damage in the northeast Mississippi city are starting to come in across Twitter.

BREAKING: Tornado Emergency declared for Tupelo, Mississippi; tornado on the ground moving towards the city pic.twitter.com/yqDQsYotIq

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) April 28, 2014

The Weather Channel showed the wedge tornado live as it came towards WTVA's tower camera, and now the television station is off-air.

BREAKING TORNADO DAMAGE PICS: Tupelo, MS tornado damage #tupelo #tornado pic.twitter.com/f7CDeYlySn - @tabithahawk

— Al Boe (@AlBoeNEWS) April 28, 2014

WOW! RT @brandydavis01: This is Vanellis in Tupelo where I work. Everyone is safe. pic.twitter.com/KCBQTo4BuV

— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) April 28, 2014

[Top radar image via Gibson Ridge]