Tornado, severe weather cause damage, injuries in Mississippi

State authorities dispatched emergency crews Tuesday to survey the damage following an onslaught of severe weather in Mississippi that led to the hospitalization of at least six people, property loss and power outages.

A tornado touched down in Yazoo County on Monday night, causing damage to a downtown Yazoo City courthouse and tossing widespread debris in the area.

The twister touched down around 8:05 p.m. local time (9:05 p.m. ET), according to the National Weather Service's Jackson, Mississippi, office.

Greg Flynn, spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, said the damage included "a lot of windows blown out, some roof damage and very little power in the downtown area" of Yazoo City.

No severe injuries or deaths have been reported, the MEMA spokesman said.

Flynn said six people from Attala County were hospitalized from the severe weather, but the extent of their injuries is not immediately clear.

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