Sharkey County's emergency management director "attempted to get to his house while watching the tornado come across farm fields," an official said, as Rolling Fork mourned two years since the 2023 twister outbreak.

A tornado skirted along the north side of town, with winds of at least 95 to 110 mph. It was the only twister to snake through the skies over the weekend, falling almost two years to the date since the last time Rolling Fork was hit.

Two years prior -- nearly to the day -- the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, was devastated by a violent EF4 tornado which killed 17 people under cover of darkness. Two years ago, survivors were left reeling the next day after the tornado had slammed into the town of just under 1,