WALNUT, Miss. (WTVA) – Clean-up efforts are ongoing in Mississippi after destructive storms hit, including a tornado in Tippah County.
The storm destroyed 13 homes and two farms and it injured three people.
Larry Devore said his parents got thrown 80 yards when a tornado picked up their home while they were inside.
“He said he never realized how fast it happened, and he said it literally happened like a streak of light,” Larry Devore said.
The house is destroyed and his parents and one other person were hurt.
Devore rushed to help his family.
“The objective was to get my stepmother because she was, she was pretty, pretty, hurt,” he said.
It has been a tough week for the family, but they say things could have been much worse.
“This is all just structure and we’ll build it back and we’ll keep on living life now that they’re they’re they’re not in a casket,” Devore said.
All victims are recovering from their injuries.
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