According to wmctv.com:
A tornado emergency is in effect for Tupelo in Lee County as well as northwestern Itawamba and southeastern Pontotoc Counties.
At 2:43 p.m., trained weather spotters reported a tornado. This tornado was located near Bissell, or near Tupelo, moving northeast at 50 MPH.
Several tractor-trailers were reportedly blown off of the road at the busy intersection of US 78 and US 45 in Tupelo.
If you have friends and family in Tupelo, urge them to take cover.
Images are surfacing of the damage on twitter:
Tupelo tornado damage just now. #tupelo #tornado pic.twitter.com/f0RpwhqTyf
- Tabitha Hawk (@tabithahawk) April 28, 2014
I think images are about to get worse out of Tupelo. The debris ball was insane on radar. pic.twitter.com/csuA8ikkmX
- Tate Harrington (@TheTateProject) April 28, 2014
MAJOR damage in North Tupelo. This is serious guys! pic.twitter.com/QepqUO5ydp
- Steven Heicher (@stevenheicher) April 28, 2014
Damage pictures getting worse in Mississippi. RT @Charles_Loring: Shop leveled. #Tupelo pic.twitter.com/9z7A1p8tVN
- Sean Breslin (@Sean_Breslin) April 28, 2014
Here are some of the radar images, which show the huge ball of debris the tornado is carrying with it, that we are seeing being shared on social media:
Huge Debris Ball on Storm NE of Tupelo, MS. Looks to be heading towards Mantachie, MS #mswx #tornado pic.twitter.com/tbcggX8iXT
- Darrell Deaton (@60Darrell) April 28, 2014
Debris ball on #radar as #tornado moved though north side of #Tupelo, #MS pic.twitter.com/Xw9YRT5jGU
- Daniel Alrick (@SFmeteorologist) April 28, 2014
The tornado-spewing supercell storms are lined up one right after the other:
#Tornado Warnings lining up one right after another w/ tornadic supercells in MS, stay safe! #mswx pic.twitter.com/fgTYZ9a4Bt
- Dave Williams (@LCWxDave) April 28, 2014
Here's a scary video of the weatherman at the local news station WVTA taking cover right before the feed goes out.