Storms last Sunday hit the Midwest hard; and Mississippi and Alabama are getting some of the worst of it. It was said that the people of northern Mississippi and Alabama huddled in hallways, basements, and any cover they could find as the tornadoes tore through their states on Monday. Just days after these tornadoes hit, another 16 people were killed by another line of storms.

Two people have been recorded killed at a trailer park west of Athens, Alabama, and another in Richland, Mississippi. The overall death toll was 19. “That toll is expected to rise” said William McCully, spokes man for the Mississippi’s Winston County. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley declared a state of emergency for all counties. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant said,” The twisters inflected severe damage around the town of Louisville, about 90 miles northeast of Jackson, and more around Tupelo.”

Hospitals in Tupelo and Winston county are asking for assistance in treating patients with a large scale of injuries. No numbers were available at the time to say how many people have been injured, but the number will probably be released soon.

Trees and power lines all over the area are down, which caused major destruction and also blocked many roads. Five million people were at a moderate risk of being hit by the severe weather on Monday, and another 31 million were at a slight risk in the surrounding area.

Monday’s storms were just Act ll of the powerful and severe weather thunderstorms in the central United States. The hardest hit was in Arkansas in Faulker County. The tornado there had torn homes apart and caused major destruction, throwing trucks and other cars around. Ten people in the towns of Vilona and Mayflower had been killed, leaving two kids among them.