Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MS — Mar 12, 2026
NWS JAN · ETN 18 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office JAN issued a tornado warning at 00:53 UTC on Mar 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 39 minutes, ending at Mar 12, 2026 01:32 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 31.33, -90.43, moving east at about 45 mph.
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Counties Affected
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
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| 4 W Ruth | Lincoln, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down along Pleasant Hill Road in Lincoln County and tracked east-southeast across multiple roads through the the Ruth and Bristerville communiti (JAN) | |
| 4 WNW Ruth | Lincoln, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down along Glade Lane and tracked east-southeast across Fox Road and through the north side of the Ruth and Bristerville communities. The tornad (JAN) | |
| 2 SE Progress | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down just west of MS Highway 13... roughly along Mapp Turner Road and moved east-southeast across portions of Greens Creek Road and lifted at Fr (JAN) | |
| 4 WSW Bassfield | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down along Carson Bunkerhill Road... moved east across Bass Burkett Road and Lofton Drive... and dissipated as it crossed MS Highway 35. A few t (JAN) | |
| 3 S Carson | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down along Carson-Bunkerhill Road... moved generally east along Hunnicut Road... and crossed MS Highway 35 at Bass Burkett Road before dissipati (JAN) | |
| 1 NNW Bunker Hill | Marion, MS | UNK | Corrects previous tornado report from 1 NNW Bunker Hill. An EF-0 tornado started along Grice Road where it uprooted a couple of trees... destroyed a pole barn... and da (JAN) | |
| 2 S Carson | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down just west of Chocktaw Road... tracked east-southeast... and dissipated along Judge Fagan Lane. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted on (JAN) | |
| 2 ESE Bassfield | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down just east of MS Highway 42... tracked east... and dissipated in Covington County near MS Highway 589. Trees were damaged along Hosey Mikell (JAN) | |
| 3 NE Bassfield | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | An EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Williamsburg Road and Claude Booth Road and tracked east-northeast across Good Hope Road and Willie Fortenberry Ro (JAN) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.