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LOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A spokesman for the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson says a tornado has damaged the Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Jack Mazurak says it knocked down two walls, damaged a third and caused a gas leak.

Mazurak says a trauma patient was being sent to the university hospital, which was sending three people Monday to assess and help local hospital officials conduct triage.

Louisville police and state officials report injuries from the storm.

Louisville, the Winston County seat, has about 6,600 residents. It's about 27 miles south-southwest of Starkville, home to Mississippi State University.

Winston Medical Center has a 27-bed hospital, 14-bed geriatric psychiatric unit and 120-bed nursing home.

There was no immediate word on how many patients were there when the twister hit Monday afternoon.