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akr...@iastate.edu
May 7, 2026, 10:23:29 PM (3 days ago) May 7
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EF-3 ⇒ 2
346 NOUS44 KJAN 080223 PNSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 081430- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 923 PM CDT Thu May 7 2026 ...NWS Damage Survey for 5/6/26 Tornado Event... .Overview...Thus far, five tornadoes have been confirmed across the NWS Jackson forecast area, including two EF3s, two EF1s, and one EF0. Additional details will be added for the two EF3 tornado paths in the coming days, with additional adjustments likely once additional aerial imagery becomes available and has been assessed. Additional surveys are planned on Friday across Lamar and Forrest counties. .Garden City Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 136 mph Path Length /statute/: 30.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0.9 miles Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 6:41 PM CDT Start Location: 6 ENE Dolorosa / Wilkinson County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3397 / -91.2643 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 7:27 PM CDT End Location: 5 ESE Bude / Franklin County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.4354 / -90.7602 Survey Summary: This tornado began in northern Wilkinson County, crossing far southeastern Adams County, then tracking across portions of south and central Franklin County before lifting southeast of Bude. Extensive tree damage occurred along the path, and the basis for the EF3 rating was an area of nearly complete devastation to mixed forest, including some instances of debarking, east of the Garden City community. There was also EF2 structural damage in the Garden City community, where one injury occurred. Additional details will be added for this tornado path in the coming days. .East Franklin County to Monticello Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 137 mph Path Length /statute/: 35.9 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1.17 miles Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 12 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 7:32 PM CDT Start Location: 8 NNW Smithdale / Franklin County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.4538 / -90.7081 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 8:31 PM CDT End Location: 1 SSW Monticello / Lawrence County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5299 / -90.1204 Survey Summary: This tornado began in eastern Franklin Co south of McCall Creek and tracked generally eastward into Lincoln Co, passing near the West Lincoln community, between Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto, then near the Enterprise, East Lincoln, and Harmony communities before crossing into western Lawrence Co. From here, it tracked to just south of Monticello, where it lifted. The most extensive damage and the basis for the EF3 rating was in western Lincoln County, where two truss transmission towers were damaged; one tower was bent and the other tower collapsed with both located near Jackson Liberty Dr SW. Additional details will be added for this tornado path in the coming days. .Prentiss Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 8:54 PM CDT Start Location: 2 SSW Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.5755 / -89.888 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:00 PM CDT End Location: 2 ESE Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5784 / -89.8337 Survey Summary: This tornado began on the south side of Prentiss near MS Hwy 13, tracking across Old Highway 13, Tom Bullock Rd, and MS Hwy 42. A storm chaser observed turbulent debris and power flashes. As it approached the Lake Jeff Davis area, it began to occlude tracking along Ed Parkman Rd before lifting. Along this path, several small trees and various tree limbs were downed. .Wilson Road Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 9:10 PM CDT Start Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.6015 / -89.7073 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:14 PM CDT End Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5914 / -89.6759 Survey Summary: This tornado began east of Blackjack New Chapel Rd and tracked across Wilson Rd near Burkhalter Rd, lifting shortly thereafter. Along the path, several large hardwoods were uprooted and part of the roof was blown off of a shed. .Darbun Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 88 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 10:55 PM CDT Start Location: 5 N Salem / Walthall County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3036 / -90.1114 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 11:11 PM CDT End Location: 8 ENE Salem / Marion County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.2756 / -89.9874 Survey Summary: This information reflects the entire path of this tornado across both NWS Slidell and NWS Jackson areas. The tornado damage path began near MS Hwy 27 where numerous trees were leaning in a confluent pattern with large branches down. Minor tree damage continued with uproots and large branches predominantly occurring along the damage path on Jordan, Sauls, and Dan Holmes roads. The tornado moved into Marion County, producing additional tree damage as it crossed Reid Rd, Bracey Rd, and Rowley Rd before lifting near Circle Bar Road. Special thanks to NWS Slidell for their assistance with this damage survey. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ MH/LP/CE/SW/BP/DL
akr...@iastate.edu
May 8, 2026, 8:06:02 PM (2 days ago) May 8
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Max EF Rating Below: (EF3)
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EF-0 ⇒ 1
EF-1 ⇒ 2
EF-2 ⇒ 1
EF-3 ⇒ 1
735 NOUS44 KJAN 090005 PNSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 091430- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 705 PM CDT Thu May 7 2026 ...NWS Damage Survey for 5/6/26 Tornado Event - Update #2... .Update...Combined the Garden City and East Franklin to Monticello EF3 tornado tracks into a single path. Added Lamar County EF2 tornado. .Overview...Five tornadoes have been confirmed across the NWS Jackson forecast area, including one EF3, one EF2, two EF1s, and one EF0. Additional details will be added for the EF3 tornado path in the coming days, with more adjustments likely once additional aerial imagery becomes available and has been assessed. No further ground surveys are planned at this time. .Garden City/Lincoln County/Monticello Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 137 mph Path Length /statute/: 69.8 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1.17 mi Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 13 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 6:41 PM CDT Start Location: 6 ENE Dolorosa / Wilkinson County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3399 / -91.2644 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 8:31 PM CDT End Location: 1 S Monticello / Lawrence County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5297 / -90.1181 Survey Summary: This tornado began in northern Wilkinson County, crossing into far southeastern Adams County, then tracking across southern Franklin County, central Lincoln County, and into western Lawrence County before lifting on the south side of Monticello. The tornado also passed near the communities of Garden City, West Lincoln, Bogue Chitto, Enterprise, East Lincoln, and Harmony. The first instance of EF3 damage was an area of nearly complete devastation to mixed forest, including some instances of debarking, east of the Garden City community. A second area of EF3 damage was identified in western Lincoln County near Jackson Liberty Dr, where two truss transmission towers were damaged, including one bent to the ground and another collapsed. A third corridor of EF3 damage occurred along US Hwy 51 between Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto. In this area, tree damage was extensive with some debarking, a home was heavily damaged with exterior walls collapsed, and a mobile home park was devastated with debris and vehicles rowed along a center vortex path. Additional heavy tree damage occurred along the entire path. There were also multiple instances of EF2 structural damage in Franklin, Lincoln, and Lawrence counties. .Coal Town - Purvis Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 135 mph Path Length /statute/: 13.4 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 4 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 6:51 PM CDT Start Location: 10 WSW Purvis / Lamar County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.1171 / -89.591 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 7:13 PM CDT End Location: 3 NNE Purvis / Lamar County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.1767 / -89.3794 Survey Summary: This tornado began near or just west of the intersections of Tatum Salt Dome Road and R Thompson Road where it produced damage to trees crossing Tatum Salt Dome Road with a narrow swath of damage produced just north of R Thompson Rd. The tornado moved eastward through the Half Moon Creek lower wooded areas before crossing Beach Road, retaining a consolidated core that could be observed transecting the roadway twice as the tornado track roughly paralleled the roadway. The tornado produced mostly vegetative damage until it approached western Purvis in the Boggy Hollow areas where outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and trees were blown onto homes. A mobile home was blown off of its blocks just north of Purvis-to-Columbia Road, which the tornado approximately moved along as it traveled east-northeast. The tornado intensified to its maximum intensity, producing damage that suggests maximum winds were at least 135 mph as several residences had roofs removed as well as some exterior walls blown inward near Coal Town Road and Highway 589. Significant damage was also observed along Central Industrial Row where several metal building system (MBS) warehouse and commercial buildings had walls and internal structures including pillars/columns and roofing purlins destroyed. Numerous other facilities suffered substantial loss of roofing materials including the Lamar County Multi-Purpose Center. The tornado continued eastward downing numerous trees and causing widespread damage to roofs and outbuildings before dissipating just east of US Highway 11. .Prentiss Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 8:54 PM CDT Start Location: 2 SSW Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.5755 / -89.888 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:00 PM CDT End Location: 2 ESE Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5784 / -89.8337 Survey Summary: This tornado began on the south side of Prentiss near MS Hwy 13, tracking across Old Highway 13, Tom Bullock Rd, and MS Hwy 42. A storm chaser observed turbulent debris and power flashes. As it approached the Lake Jeff Davis area, it began to occlude tracking along Ed Parkman Rd before lifting. Along this path, several small trees and various tree limbs were downed. .Wilson Road Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 9:10 PM CDT Start Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.6015 / -89.7073 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:14 PM CDT End Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5914 / -89.6759 Survey Summary: This tornado began east of Blackjack New Chapel Rd and tracked across Wilson Rd near Burkhalter Rd, lifting shortly thereafter. Along the path, several large hardwoods were uprooted and part of the roof was blown off of a shed. .Darbun Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 88 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 10:55 PM CDT Start Location: 5 N Salem / Walthall County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3036 / -90.1114 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 11:11 PM CDT End Location: 8 ENE Salem / Marion County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.2756 / -89.9874 Survey Summary: This information reflects the entire path of this tornado across both NWS Slidell and NWS Jackson areas. The tornado damage path began near MS Hwy 27 where numerous trees were leaning in a confluent pattern with large branches down. Minor tree damage continued with uproots and large branches predominantly occurring along the damage path on Jordan, Sauls, and Dan Holmes roads. The tornado moved into Marion County, producing additional tree damage as it crossed Reid Rd, Bracey Rd, and Rowley Rd before lifting near Circle Bar Road. Special thanks to NWS Slidell for their assistance with this damage survey. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ MH/LP/CE/SW/BP/DL
akr...@iastate.edu
May 8, 2026, 8:21:21 PM (2 days ago) May 8
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Max EF Rating Below: (EF3)
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EF-0 ⇒ 1
EF-1 ⇒ 2
EF-2 ⇒ 1
EF-3 ⇒ 1
363 NOUS44 KJAN 090021 RRA PNSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 091500- Public Information Statement...Retransmitted National Weather Service Jackson MS 721 PM CDT Thu May 7 2026 ...NWS Damage Survey for 5/6/26 Tornado Event - Update #2... .Update...Combined the Garden City and East Franklin to Monticello EF3 tornado tracks into a single path. Added Lamar County EF2 tornado. .Overview...Five tornadoes have been confirmed across the NWS Jackson forecast area, including one EF3, one EF2, two EF1s, and one EF0. Additional details will be added for the EF3 tornado path in the coming days, with more adjustments likely once additional aerial imagery becomes available and has been assessed. No further ground surveys are planned at this time. .Garden City/Lincoln County/Monticello Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 137 mph Path Length /statute/: 69.8 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1.17 mi Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 13 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 6:41 PM CDT Start Location: 6 ENE Dolorosa / Wilkinson County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3399 / -91.2644 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 8:31 PM CDT End Location: 1 S Monticello / Lawrence County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5297 / -90.1181 Survey Summary: This tornado began in northern Wilkinson County, crossing into far southeastern Adams County, then tracking across southern Franklin County, central Lincoln County, and into western Lawrence County before lifting on the south side of Monticello. The tornado also passed near the communities of Garden City, West Lincoln, Bogue Chitto, Enterprise, East Lincoln, and Harmony. The first instance of EF3 damage was an area of nearly complete devastation to mixed forest, including some instances of debarking, east of the Garden City community. A second area of EF3 damage was identified in western Lincoln County near Jackson Liberty Dr, where two truss transmission towers were damaged, including one bent to the ground and another collapsed. A third corridor of EF3 damage occurred along US Hwy 51 between Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto. In this area, tree damage was extensive with some debarking, a home was heavily damaged with exterior walls collapsed, and a mobile home park was devastated with debris and vehicles rowed along a center vortex path. Additional heavy tree damage occurred along the entire path. There were also multiple instances of EF2 structural damage in Franklin, Lincoln, and Lawrence counties. .Coal Town - Purvis Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 135 mph Path Length /statute/: 13.4 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 4 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 6:51 PM CDT Start Location: 10 WSW Purvis / Lamar County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.1171 / -89.591 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 7:13 PM CDT End Location: 3 NNE Purvis / Lamar County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.1767 / -89.3794 Survey Summary: This tornado began near or just west of the intersections of Tatum Salt Dome Road and R Thompson Road where it produced damage to trees crossing Tatum Salt Dome Road with a narrow swath of damage produced just north of R Thompson Rd. The tornado moved eastward through the Half Moon Creek lower wooded areas before crossing Beach Road, retaining a consolidated core that could be observed transecting the roadway twice as the tornado track roughly paralleled the roadway. The tornado produced mostly vegetative damage until it approached western Purvis in the Boggy Hollow areas where outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and trees were blown onto homes. A mobile home was blown off of its blocks just north of Purvis-to-Columbia Road, which the tornado approximately moved along as it traveled east-northeast. The tornado intensified to its maximum intensity, producing damage that suggests maximum winds were at least 135 mph as several residences had roofs removed as well as some exterior walls blown inward near Coal Town Road and Highway 589. Significant damage was also observed along Central Industrial Row where several metal building system (MBS) warehouse and commercial buildings had walls and internal structures including pillars/columns and roofing purlins destroyed. Numerous other facilities suffered substantial loss of roofing materials including the Lamar County Multi-Purpose Center. The tornado continued eastward downing numerous trees and causing widespread damage to roofs and outbuildings before dissipating just east of US Highway 11. .Prentiss Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 8:54 PM CDT Start Location: 2 SSW Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.5755 / -89.888 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:00 PM CDT End Location: 2 ESE Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5784 / -89.8337 Survey Summary: This tornado began on the south side of Prentiss near MS Hwy 13, tracking across Old Highway 13, Tom Bullock Rd, and MS Hwy 42. A storm chaser observed turbulent debris and power flashes. As it approached the Lake Jeff Davis area, it began to occlude tracking along Ed Parkman Rd before lifting. Along this path, several small trees and various tree limbs were downed. .Wilson Road Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 9:10 PM CDT Start Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.6015 / -89.7073 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:14 PM CDT End Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5914 / -89.6759 Survey Summary: This tornado began east of Blackjack New Chapel Rd and tracked across Wilson Rd near Burkhalter Rd, lifting shortly thereafter. Along the path, several large hardwoods were uprooted and part of the roof was blown off of a shed. .Darbun Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 88 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 10:55 PM CDT Start Location: 5 N Salem / Walthall County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3036 / -90.1114 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 11:11 PM CDT End Location: 8 ENE Salem / Marion County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.2756 / -89.9874 Survey Summary: This information reflects the entire path of this tornado across both NWS Slidell and NWS Jackson areas. The tornado damage path began near MS Hwy 27 where numerous trees were leaning in a confluent pattern with large branches down. Minor tree damage continued with uproots and large branches predominantly occurring along the damage path on Jordan, Sauls, and Dan Holmes roads. The tornado moved into Marion County, producing additional tree damage as it crossed Reid Rd, Bracey Rd, and Rowley Rd before lifting near Circle Bar Road. Special thanks to NWS Slidell for their assistance with this damage survey. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ MH/LP/CE/SW/BP/DL
akr...@iastate.edu
May 8, 2026, 11:30:12 PM (2 days ago) May 8
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Max EF Rating Below: (EF3)
Count by Rating:
EF-0 ⇒ 1
EF-1 ⇒ 2
EF-2 ⇒ 1
EF-3 ⇒ 1
548 NOUS44 KJAN 090329 PNSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 091530- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 1029 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026 ...NWS Damage Survey for 5/6/26 Tornado Event - Update #2... .Update...Combined the Garden City and East Franklin to Monticello EF3 tornado tracks into a single path. Added Lamar County EF2 tornado. .Overview...Five tornadoes have been confirmed across the NWS Jackson forecast area, including one EF3, one EF2, two EF1s, and one EF0. Additional details will be added for the EF3 tornado path in the coming days, with more adjustments likely once additional aerial imagery becomes available and has been assessed. No further ground surveys are planned at this time. .Garden City/Lincoln County/Monticello Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 137 mph Path Length /statute/: 69.8 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1.17 mi Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 13 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 6:41 PM CDT Start Location: 6 ENE Dolorosa / Wilkinson County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3399 / -91.2644 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 8:31 PM CDT End Location: 1 S Monticello / Lawrence County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5297 / -90.1181 Survey Summary: This tornado began in northern Wilkinson County, crossing into far southeastern Adams County, then tracking across southern Franklin County, central Lincoln County, and into western Lawrence County before lifting on the south side of Monticello. The tornado also passed near the communities of Garden City, West Lincoln, Bogue Chitto, Enterprise, East Lincoln, and Harmony. The first instance of EF3 damage was an area of nearly complete devastation to mixed forest, including some instances of debarking, east of the Garden City community. A second area of EF3 damage was identified in western Lincoln County near Jackson Liberty Dr, where two truss transmission towers were damaged, including one bent to the ground and another collapsed. A third corridor of EF3 damage occurred along US Hwy 51 between Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto. In this area, tree damage was extensive with some debarking, a home was heavily damaged with exterior walls collapsed, and a mobile home park was devastated with debris and vehicles rowed along a center vortex path. Additional heavy tree damage occurred along the entire path. There were also multiple instances of EF2 structural damage in Franklin, Lincoln, and Lawrence counties. .Coal Town - Purvis Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 135 mph Path Length /statute/: 13.4 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 4 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 6:51 PM CDT Start Location: 10 WSW Purvis / Lamar County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.1171 / -89.591 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 7:13 PM CDT End Location: 3 NNE Purvis / Lamar County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.1767 / -89.3794 Survey Summary: This tornado began near or just west of the intersections of Tatum Salt Dome Road and R Thompson Road where it produced damage to trees crossing Tatum Salt Dome Road with a narrow swath of damage produced just north of R Thompson Rd. The tornado moved eastward through the Half Moon Creek lower wooded areas before crossing Beach Road, retaining a consolidated core that could be observed transecting the roadway twice as the tornado track roughly paralleled the roadway. The tornado produced mostly vegetative damage until it approached western Purvis in the Boggy Hollow areas where outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and trees were blown onto homes. A mobile home was blown off of its blocks just north of Purvis-to-Columbia Road, which the tornado approximately moved along as it traveled east-northeast. The tornado intensified to its maximum intensity, producing damage that suggests maximum winds were at least 135 mph as several residences had roofs removed as well as some exterior walls blown inward near Coal Town Road and Highway 589. Significant damage was also observed along Central Industrial Row where several metal building system (MBS) warehouse and commercial buildings had walls and internal structures including pillars/columns and roofing purlins destroyed. Numerous other facilities suffered substantial loss of roofing materials including the Lamar County Multi-Purpose Center. The tornado continued eastward downing numerous trees and causing widespread damage to roofs and outbuildings before dissipating just east of US Highway 11. .Prentiss Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 8:54 PM CDT Start Location: 2 SSW Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.5755 / -89.888 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:00 PM CDT End Location: 2 ESE Prentiss / Jefferson Davis County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5784 / -89.8337 Survey Summary: This tornado began on the south side of Prentiss near MS Hwy 13, tracking across Old Highway 13, Tom Bullock Rd, and MS Hwy 42. A storm chaser observed turbulent debris and power flashes. As it approached the Lake Jeff Davis area, it began to occlude tracking along Ed Parkman Rd before lifting. Along this path, several small trees and various tree limbs were downed. .Wilson Road Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 9:10 PM CDT Start Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.6015 / -89.7073 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 9:14 PM CDT End Location: 7 NNE Bassfield / Covington County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.5914 / -89.6759 Survey Summary: This tornado began east of Blackjack New Chapel Rd and tracked across Wilson Rd near Burkhalter Rd, lifting shortly thereafter. Along the path, several large hardwoods were uprooted and part of the roof was blown off of a shed. .Darbun Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 88 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 5/6/2026 Start Time: 10:55 PM CDT Start Location: 5 N Salem / Walthall County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.3036 / -90.1114 End Date: 5/6/2026 End Time: 11:11 PM CDT End Location: 8 ENE Salem / Marion County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.2756 / -89.9874 Survey Summary: This information reflects the entire path of this tornado across both NWS Slidell and NWS Jackson areas. The tornado damage path began near MS Hwy 27 where numerous trees were leaning in a confluent pattern with large branches down. Minor tree damage continued with uproots and large branches predominantly occurring along the damage path on Jordan, Sauls, and Dan Holmes roads. The tornado moved into Marion County, producing additional tree damage as it crossed Reid Rd, Bracey Rd, and Rowley Rd before lifting near Circle Bar Road. Special thanks to NWS Slidell for their assistance with this damage survey. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ MH/LP/CE/SW/BP/DL
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