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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MS — Feb 15, 2026

NWS JAN · ETN 13 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office JAN issued a tornado warning at 06:35 UTC on Feb 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 29 minutes, ending at Feb 15, 2026 07:04 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 31.60, -90.03, moving northeast at about 36 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SW Prentiss Jefferson Davis, MS UNK This EF1 tornado began on the west side of Prentiss near Progress Road... uprooting and damaging trees as it tracked across MS Highway 184. As it moved across US Highwa (JAN)
5 SW Clem Jefferson Davis, MS UNK This EF1 tornado began along Odom Bass Road north of Prentiss and tracked northeastward along Mount Zion Road... crossing Whitesand Church Road before lifting southwest (JAN)
5 WSW Hopewell Covington, MS UNK This very brief EF1 tornado damaged three chicken houses along Gaylons Drive. It also uprooted trees and caused other minor tree damage. The tornado lifted before reach (JAN)
4 W Hopewell Covington, MS UNK Three chicken houses were damaged on Gaylons Drive. TDS evident from DGX radar. (JAN)
3 SSW Taylorsville Covington, MS UNK This very brief EF0 tornado resulted in minor tree damage south of Taylorsville as it tracked across Charlie Red Drive and Ben Stroud Road. Max wind 75 mph... max path (JAN)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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