Made National News on CNN

My daughter called and told me that Vicksburg was on the CNN news on the Internet. Below is a report from CNN that I pulled up to post here.

A tornado devastated a mobile home park in Benton, Arkansas.

(CNN) -- Strong winds and possible tornadoes roared across southern Mississippi on Friday, shredding roofs and slamming trees and power poles into homes and businesses.

A tornado devastated a mobile home park in Benton, Arkansas.

At least one minor injury was reported in Vicksburg, Mississippi, when winds from a possible tornado knocked a 4-foot-diameter oak tree onto a mobile home, the National Weather Service said.

Other reports of tornadoes came from Richland, Madison and Lakeland, all suburbs of Jackson, Mississippi.

The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of 60 mph in downtown Jackson.

There was extensive damage in one area of the city, where uprooted trees smashed into several homes and businesses, Assistant Police Chief Lee Vance said.

The storm knocked down power lines throughout the area, he said, adding that there were no initial reports of injuries or deaths.

Tornado watches were in effect from central Louisiana through southern Mississippi and central Alabama until 6 p.m. and into north Georgia and the northeastern tip of South Carolina until 10 p.m.

Right before the storm hit I was on the phone, when all of a sudden the winds picked up, the phone went out and my computer shut down. It was just before noon and the sirens started blowing and I grabbed my purse and meds and ran for cover in the bathroom. Our lights flickered off and on a lot, but never went out. It is 7:00 p.m. now and we do not have cable, so we don't know what damage has been done and where. Our radio station River 101 has been off the air since it hit. Left the house to run an errand and most of the shopping areas are without lights and have closed for the day. Most of the traffic lights are not working, trees are down all over the city. I heard that they had to close I-20 from Vicksburg to Bolton, MS, for awhile because of the debris and signs down on the highway. My granddaughter just happened to be in Pearl, MS and got a picture of the tornado on her cell phone. Pearl is about 60 miles from here. Thank goodness our power has not gone out! We are not out of the woods yet...we have another round of storms heading our way. This is not a sweetthing!