Tupelo, MS was fun in the morning! It may not be the same laid back Southern town tonight after the tornado hit it! We took shelter in the basement of the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center as a tornado was bearing down on us. The last people in reported the “arriving train” sound and we filed into the shelter where we promptly lost electricity (used cell phones flashlight app). Helpful, calm and friendly Park Rangers and some nervous tourists in a small room for about an hour. Heading back to the campground took a long time since many roads were impassable. Saw heavily damaged homes, exploded trees, scattered debris…but everything was fine at the campground.
Lester Holt is in Tupelo on NBC Nightly News tonight – the photos are amazing. They’re talking about the other tornados all over the south, too. Be careful out there!