A tornado tore through three counties in south-central Mississippi on Sunday, Feb 10, injuring at least 10 people, ripping roofs off houses and damaging several buildings at the University of Southern Mississippi, authorities said, according to Reuters.

The Forrest County seat of Hattiesburg, located about 100 miles southeast of Jackson, the state capital, appeared to bear the brunt of the twister, which also heavily damaged a high school stadium complex and baseball field in town, officials said.

Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee said he knew of 10 to 15 people being taken to hospitals, though their injuries were not believed to be serious, he said. The cable network broadcast photos of several homes in Hattiesburg badly mangled from the storm.

In the adjacent town of Petal, at least 100 houses were damaged or destroyed, and several businesses were hard hit as well, including a hardware store left in shambles, Mayor Hal Marx said.

He said people appeared to have sustained only minor injuries.

The twister damaged several buildings of the University of Southern Mississippi, including a performing arts center and an alumni house, the university said in a statement.

Video footage showed what appeared to be a large, gray tornado, filmed from a distance, churning through town as a cloud of debris swirled around it.