Powerful Tornado Rips Through Mississippi

A tornado tore through Hattiesburg, Mississippi on Sunday, downing trees, damaging buildings and causing at least three injuries.

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#Tornado touches down in southern Mississippi, injuring at least three people, officials say. http://t.co/w0fcjnJD

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#Tornado touches down in southern Mississippi, injuring at least three people, officials say.
http://t.co/w0fcjnJD-- CNN Breaking News

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The twister traveled down one of Hattiesburg's main streets.

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Two people are seen consoling one another in a shattered door way along Hardy Street in Hattiesburg.

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A business at 5133 Lincoln Road Extension in Hattiesburg is damaged.

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The University of Southern Mississippi: The University Police Department has declared a state of emergency for campus http://t.co/Dzo7Ygxc

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The University of Southern Mississippi: The University Police Department has declared a state of emergency for campus http://t.co/Dzo7Ygxc-- Weed Dude

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Extensive damage at the University of Southern Mississippi on Hardy Street in Hattiesburg after a tornado passed through the city.

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A heavily damaged vehicle sits near the front of the University of Southern Mississippi on Hardy Street.

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Trees lie uprooted in front of the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

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An overturned car lies in front of the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

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A women observes the damage to a closed and unoccupied dormitory on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

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The American Red Cross center in Hattiesburg, Miss., is completely destroyed after a tornado moved through area on Sunday.

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A trampoline rests on top of a damaged American Red Cross disaster relief truck outside of the Hattiesburg American Red Cross.

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