Tornadoes rip central, southeast U.S., at least one dead

(Reuters) - Severe weather hit the central and southeast United States on Wednesday, with tornadoes ripping through Mississippi, Indiana and Tennessee, killing at least one person.

The National Weather Service said twisters touched down in Sardis, Mississippi, and heavily damaged homes in Solsberry, Indiana, wiping out power in the surrounding areas. At least one tornado was reported in the mid-section of Tennessee.

In north Nashville, a man died when a tree fell on his garage apartment, according to Jeremy Heidt, spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.

"We have trees down all over the place," said Brittney Coleman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Nashville.

Buildings and homes in nearby suburbs were damaged by the storm that cut a 4.6 mile-long path that was 150 yards wide through the center of Mt. Juliet, about 20 miles east of Nashville.

In Indiana, about 11,900 customers in center of the state were without electricity because of the storm, utilities said.

Piles of debris and downed power lines blocked roadways in Indiana, including State Road 45 in southwestern Monroe County and State Road 43, which was closed from Solsberry to Hendricksville.

Power outages and damaged homes were reported in at least 10 counties in Mississippi, mostly in the northern part of the state.

Forecasters said the violent weather was expected to barrel east throughout the day, bringing with it damaging winds of up to 70 miles per hour (113 km/h), hail and possibly more tornadoes.

The storms will drive down the morning's warmer temperatures with chillier air following in their wake, said meteorologist Dan Depodwin on Accuweather.com.

(Reporting by Susan Guyett in Indiana, Tim Ghianni in Tennessee, Emily Le Coz in Mississippi; Writing by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Maureen Bavdek and David Gregorio)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/twisters-mississippi-indiana-more-forecast-wednesday-152938895.html

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