WATCH: A Mississippi meteorologist became overwhelmed and paused his reporting of the trajectory of a tornado to pray live on air for the people in his small town of Amory.
As WTVA‘s Matt Laubhan watched and shared updates on his radar screen of the disastrous tornado coming toward his area, he received an update that it was headed straight for his small Mississippi town on Friday night.“Here’s the thing about this, y’all trust me too much,” he said. “I tell you where it’s going to go, and some of you guys are like, ‘That’s where it’s gonna go.’ The reality of this, this could be changing direction. So, Amory, we need to be in our safe place.
— BNO News Live March 25, 2023 "We got a new scan coming in here as we speak," he paused to look at the new radar scan and gasped. The deadly tornado swept across Mississippi and Alabama late Friday night and left a trail of destruction for more than 100 miles. Officials are reporting that at least 23 people have died in Mississippi.
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