New Year’s Eve severe weather

The National Weather Service has confirmed it was three tornadoes that ripped through the central part of Mississippi on New Year’s Eve, causing heavy damage and injuring three people. Seven people died including four in Missouri and three in Arkansas after twisters pummeled the South and Midwest.  The system reached into Central Illinois spauning a tornado warning for Minonk on the 31st.  Overall damage costs are expected to be steep.