MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tornadoes strike the Mid-South in the middle of the night more often than anywhere else in the country.

Thirty-two tornadoes hit the Mid-South during several days of severe weather in early April 2025. Twenty-two of those 32 tornadoes spawned at night.

Five people were killed during one tornado in Selmer, Tenn. That EF3 tornado ripped through the center of town at 12:45 a.m.

"You can't see them. You can definitely hear them, but you don't know what kind of damage it's going to cause," said Selmer resident Jimmy Moore.

Moore’s house was destroyed in the April 3 tornado. His daughter, who was home when the storm arrived, went to the storm shelter at the McNairy County courthouse nearby. That decision probably saved her life.

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