▁ 1 2 ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁torn ado ▁hitting , ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁had ▁been ▁restored ▁and ▁all ▁streets ▁were ▁clear ▁of ▁ha z ard ous ▁de br is . ▁ ▁In ▁Ti oga , ▁after ▁another ▁EF 2 ▁torn ado , ▁neighb ors , ▁friends , ▁and ▁family ▁of ▁vict ims ▁a ided ▁in ▁the ▁clean up ▁across ▁town . ▁Many ▁homes ▁and ▁other ▁structures ▁were ▁dam aged ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁volunte ers ▁ready ▁to ▁help ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁torn ado . ▁Power ▁was ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁days . ▁A ▁C en la ▁man ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁raise ▁at ▁least ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁storm ▁vict ims ▁across ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁Mississippi ▁governor ▁Phil ▁Bry ant ▁declared ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁for ▁eight ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁These ▁count ies ▁were : ▁Pear l ▁River , ▁For rest , ▁Gre ene , ▁H inds , ▁Jones , ▁Lawrence , ▁Wil kin son , ▁and ▁Stone . ▁ ▁Many ▁don ations ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Mc Ne ill , ▁Mississippi ▁V FD ▁building ▁for ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁EF 3 ▁torn ado ▁in ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County . ▁These ▁don ations ▁came ▁from ▁citizens ▁and ▁business es ▁of ▁many ▁surrounding ▁areas , ▁such ▁as ▁G ulf port , ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Sl id ell , ▁Louisiana . ▁Items ▁such ▁as