Governor tours tornado damage

Governor Reeves toured tornado damage, and spoke with storm victims.

TORNADO BEAT KATRINA150 TO 1 BECAUSE IT ONLY TOOK AFEWMINUTES TO DO THE DAMAGE THATKATRINATOOK TO DO OVER HOURS AND A LONGPERIOD OF TIME."NOT ONLY ARE SEVERAL HOMESDESTROYED IN JONES COUNTY...HUNDREDS OF PEOPLEARE WITHOUT POWER AS WELL DUE TOSUNDAY'SSTORM.THE DAMAGE WAS SO SIGNIFICANT INSOSO NEIGHBORS SAY A WOMAN LOSTHER LIFEAND SOME FAMILIES ARE WITHOUT AHOME.SOTMELISSA NEWELL- STORM VICTIM-GRAY 9843 @1:25-1:37 "LAST NIGHT I WASLOOKING AT THEPICTURES AND I WAS LIKE THERE'SNO WAY WE CAN GO BACK HOME ANDIT DAWNED ON ME I SAIDWERE HOMELESS.

IF IT WEREN'T FORFAMILY WEWOULDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO."VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER ROLLEDUP THEIRSLEEVES TO HELP WITH THERECOVERYPROCESS.SOTALLISON DEHART- VOLUNTEER- GRAY9801@ :19-:28 "WE'RE JUST CLEANINGUP SOMEBRANCHES.

THEY'RE FIXING UP THEROOF.

THEY'RE PUTTING A TARP ONIT AND WE ARECLEANING UP THE BACKYARD.

SOMEOF THE SIDING CAN OFF OF THEHOUSE."THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER ELECTEDOFFICIALS MET WITH PEOPLEIMPACTED ANDTOURED DAMAGED AREAS.

NEIGHBORSSAY THEY CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BADTHE STORM HIT SOSO.SOTKEN WILLIAMS- STORM VICTIM- GRAY9818 @2:49-2:57 "YOU'LL NEVER RECOVER.YOU NEVERWILL I MEAN MY UNCLE SAIDYESTERDAY YOUGONNA GET IT FIXED, YOU GONNAGET EVERYTHINGTAKEN CARE OF BUT IT WILL NEVERBE THE SAME."STORM VICTIMS SAY THEYAPPRECIATE PEOPLEHELPING OTHERS WHO LOSTEVERYTHINGWITHIN SECONDS.IN JONES COUNTY SHALEEKA POWELL16WAPT NEWS.

MISSISSIPPI POWER SAYS THEY HOPETO HAVEPOWER RESTORED TO PEOPLE IN THEAREA BYTOMORROW