The broken and damaged trees along U.S. Hwy 45 South are covered with metal and other materials that were ripped off the nearby Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, on April 1, 2023, in Tupelo, Miss. Production at the large north Mississippi tire plant has ground to a halt in the wake of a damaging tornado, halting operations at the second-largest production facility for Goodyear’s North American network. (Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP, File)
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Production at a large north Mississippi tire plant has ground to a halt in the wake of a damaging tornado, pausing operations at one of Goodyear’s largest production facilities in North America.