Published on: January 11, 2008 at 7:06 AM

Thanks to Brian Smith, a meteorologist for WDEF-TV in Chattanooga, for these images. He writes:

“Good morning James…I am sure you were busy yesterday. I wanted to pass along a few pictures my mother took from yesterday’s tornado in Caledonia, MS. This is the town that I grew up in. There are a couple of houses and stores in the photographs and an old church severely damaged or destroyed. My parents live around a mile north of the path, were our house took a good hit from hail and some outflow. I am just glad tools like the internet are available. My mother was home at the time and had no idea until about 20mins before, when I called her. I believe this is the storm that damaged parts of Vernon, AL.”