Tornado Rips Through Parts Of South Mississippi, Killing 4

Trees and debris cover the ground after a tornado ripped through the Hattiesburg area early Saturday. (Ryan Moore/WDAM-TV via AP) HATTIESBURG (AP) – Four people were killed and scores of homes were flattened early Saturday when a tornado hitting in the dark of night ripped through a city in southern Mississippi, officials said. The city of Hattiesburg said via its Twitter account that four people had died after the twister blew through the city and surrounding area.