Tracy Harden stood outside her Chuck’s Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork, teary eyed, remembering not the EF-4 tornado that nearly wiped the town off the map two years before. Instead, she became emotional, “even after all this time,” she said, thinking of the overwhelming help people who’d come f rom all over selflessly offered. Tracy Harden, owner of Chuck’s Dairy Bar, wipes away tears outside her U.S 61 restaurant in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025. March 24th marks the second anniversary of a deadly EF-4 tornado that ravaged the town, claiming 15 lives. Last Sunday, another tornado hit the small town Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today “We’re back now, she said, smiling. “People have been so kind.” Tracy Harden, owner of Chuck’s Dairy Bar, stands outside her U.S 61 restaurant in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025. March 24th marks the second anniversary of a deadly EF-4 tornado that ravaged the town, claiming 15 lives. Last Sunday, another tornado hit the small town with little damage and no loss of life. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Chuck’s Dairy Bar, located on U.S 61 in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025, the second anniversary of a deadly EF-4 tornado that ravaged the town, claiming 15 lives. Last Sunday, another, far less devastating tornado hit the small town. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today “I stepped out of that cooler two years ago and saw everything, and I mean, everything was just… gone,” she said, her voice trailing off. “My God, I thought. What are we going to do now? But people came and were so giving. It’s remarkable, and such a blessing.” A truck rests in what is left of Chuck’s Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork in this Saturday, March 25, 2023, photo taken after a tornado devasted the area on March 24, 2023. “And to have another one come on almost the exact date the first came,” she said, shaking her head. “I got word from these young storm chasers I’d met. He told me they were tracking this one, and it looked like it was coming straight for us in Rolling Fork.” “I got up and went outside.” “And there it was!” “I cannot tell you what went through me seeing that tornado form in the sky.” The tornado that touched down in Rolling Fork last Sunday did minimal damage and claimed no lives. Horns honk as people travel along U.S. 61. Harden smiles and waves. She heads back into her restaurant after chatting with friends to resume grill duties as people, some local, some just passing through town, line up for burgers and ice cream treats. Erma Peterson (left) and Chuck’s Dairy Bar owner Tracy Harden get a tickle listening to Peterson’s mother’s comments from inside the car on the goodness of ice cream, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Rolling Fork. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today A look inside Chuck’s Dairy Bar, Monday, March 24, 2025. Two years ago, an EF-4 tornado destroyed much of the town, including the restaurant. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Rolling Fork is mending, slowly. Although there is evidence of some rebuilding such as new homes under construction, many buildings like the library and post office remain boarded up and closed. A brutal reminder of that fateful evening two years ago. Tornado damaged courthouse in Rolling Fork, Saturday, March 25, 2023. The dome of the Sharkey County Courthouse in Rolling Fork sits under a tree, while the building is fenced off, Monday, March 24, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today The U.S. Post Office in Rolling Fork still sits unrestored two years after an EF-4 tornado destroyed much of the town, Monday, March 24, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Rolling Fork continues with its rebuild two years after a tornado devasted the town, Monday, March 24, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today New construction of homes in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025, on the second anniversary of an EF-4 tornado that struck the town. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today New construction of homes in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025, on the second anniversary of an EF-4 tornado that struck the town. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Tornado devastation in Rolling Fork on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today) Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Two 18-wheelers were tossed like toy trucks onto a building, killing a man and his wife, on March 24, 2023. An EF-4 tornado struck Rolling Fork two years ago. Only the slab remains, Monday, March 24, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Ellijah Washington, 64, of Rolling Fork, sifts through what is left of his Chuck’s Trailer Park home, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today) Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today The view directly behind Chuck’s Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025. Only slabs in a field remain of Chuck’s Trailer Park. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today A tornado obliterated Chuck’s Trailer Park in Rolling Fork on March 24, 2023, as seen in this photo taken the next day. Not one mobile home remained. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today The view directly behind Chuck’s Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025. Only slabs in a field remain of Chuck’s Trailer Park. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Tornado devastation in Rolling Fork on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today) Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Two years after a tornado destroyed much of Rolling Fork, new construction is in the works, Monday, March 25, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Water tower construction in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025. A deadly EF-4 tornado struck the town 2 years ago, killing 15 residents. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Construction of new homes in Rolling Fork, Monday, March 24, 2025, on the second anniversary of an EF-4 tornado that struck the town. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Two years after a tornado destroyed much of Rolling Fork, its resilient residents strive to rebuild their town, Monday, March 25, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today Two years ago, Rolling Fork was devastated by an EF-4 tornado that claimed 15 lives. A view of the small town, Monday, March 24, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today The post Rolling Fork – 2 Years Later appeared first on Mississippi Today. ...read more read less