Damage Survey PNS (Max: EF1) from KMOB

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
611 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/07/2026 Tornado Event...

Update...After further damage reports came in, the survey team now
found tornado damage in the Grand Bay community in Mobile County.

.Beaumont Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.51 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/06/2026
Start Time:             07:50 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SE Ferguson / Perry County / MS
Start Lat/Lon:          31.1768 / -88.96340000000001

End Date:               05/06/2026
End Time:               07:52 PM CDT
End Location:           1 N Beaumont / Perry County / MS
End Lat/Lon:            31.1772 / -88.9209

Survey Summary:
Preliminary ground survey confirms EF1 damage beginning along US
Highway 98 between New Augusta and Beaumont, with multiple areas
of softwood and hardwood trees snapped or uprooted. Two
concentrated areas of tree damage were noted along US Highway 98,
suggesting multiple subvortices within a broader circulation. The
maximum intensity occurred around US Highway 98 with winds around
100 mph. The tornado continued generally eastward, crossing
Highway 198 and tracking along or near V L Toussaint Blvd before
weakening over the north side of Beaumont. Farther southwest,
sporadic tree damage was also observed along Highway 29 south of
New Augusta. Satellite data will be examined over the coming
weeks to determine the starting point for the tornado, as radar
suggests that it likely formed over a wooded area southwest of
New Augusta. Further track adjustments are likely once satellite
data is available.

.Grand Bay Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    88 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.01 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2026
Start Time:             09:04 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 SE Dees / Mobile County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          30.5353 / -88.3138

End Date:               05/07/2026
End Time:               09:07 AM CDT
End Location:           2 WNW Saint Elmo / Mobile County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            30.5213 / -88.2843

Survey Summary:
Preliminary ground survey confirms low end EF1 damage northeast
of Grand Bay, Alabama. Maximum intensity of 88 mph was found on
Jim McNeil Loop Road where several large tree limbs were down
over a compact area. The tornado tracked southeast and produced
sporadic damage on Dedicated Road where a horse trailer was
flipped and more trees were damaged. After passing over Old
Pascagoula Road, additional tree damage with downed limbs and
snapped trees were found on Wells Road West. Satellite data will
be examined in the coming weeks to confirm the starting point of
the tornado, which is likely further to the northwest in wooded
areas over Jackson Creek east of Grand Bay Wilmer Road.

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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.


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