President Biden will visit Mississippi on Friday after violent tornadoes hit cities in the southern state.
The White House announced Wednesday that Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel Friday to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, which was hit by an EF4 tornado on March 25.
According to Fox Weather, the tornado started near Rolling Fork and continued 30 miles northeast through Silver City, with first responders reporting damage in both cities.
In a statement, the White House said Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will “visit first responders, state and local officials, and communities affected by the devastation.”
MISSISSIPPI TORNADOES: MASSIVE TWISTERS KILL AT LEAST 25 AND LEAVE 100 MILES OF DESTRUCTION PATH
President Biden speaks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Baltimore. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Radar analysis shows the tornado was about 80 miles on the ground and had the ability to lift debris at least 20,000 feet into the air.
Former Rolling Fork Mayor Fred Miller said much of the town was destroyed.
First responders are seen amid damage from the storm in Silver City, Mississippi. (Mississippi Highway Patrol Greenwood/Twitter)
A vehicle awaits removal Saturday, March 25, 2023 after it was destroyed by a Friday night tornado that struck Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people were killed by tornadoes that swept through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as storms produced hail the size of golf balls that ripped through several southern states. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Rescue workers and first responders climb through a tornado-damaged RV park Saturday morning, March 25, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, looking for bodies that may be buried in the debris pile, insulation and furnishings that say several people were killed by tornadoes , who sped through the state Friday night, destroying buildings and cutting power as storms produced golf-ball-sized hail that ripped through several southern states. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
RECYCLING EFFORTS CONTINUE IN THE TORNADO DEVASTATED MISSISSIPPI WHERE AT LEAST 25 WERE KILLED
“The western part of Rolling Fork is residential, and only a row of houses over there were completely destroyed,” Miller said. “Highway 61, where most of our businesses are located, all businesses on 61 have been completely destroyed.
Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker told Fox News that the community was “devastated.”
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Windswept vehicles are stacked on top of each other in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on Saturday, March 25, 2023, the day after a series of storms sent tornadoes through the area. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people were killed by tornadoes that swept through the state Friday night, destroying buildings and shutting off power as storms produced golf-ball-sized hail that ripped through several southern states. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
A resident looks through piles of debris, insulation and furnishings to see if there is anything to salvage at a mobile home park destroyed by a tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi March 25, 2023. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people were killed by tornadoes that swept through the state Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power, as storms generated hail the size of golf balls that ripped through several southern states. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Police officers climb through the rubble of a diner in search of survivors early Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Nobody was found. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people were killed by tornadoes that swept through the state Friday night, destroying buildings and shutting off power as storms produced golf-ball-sized hail that ripped through several southern states. (AP Photo/Rogelio Solis)
“We lost lives. We have people that have been hurt and I have friends that I have lost and families that have been displaced,” he explained. “And right now we’re working really hard to make sure these displaced families and the children — we’re taking care of them and [getting] them what they need at that time.”
Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf contributed to this report.
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