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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MS — Mar 12, 2026

NWS JAN · ETN 22 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office JAN issued a tornado warning at 02:37 UTC on Mar 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 28 minutes, ending at Mar 12, 2026 03:05 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 31.81, -89.03, moving east at about 31 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
7 SW Eucutta Wayne, MS UNK The first of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area began near or just before the Jones/Wayne County border along Cleve Blackledge Road producing minor tree (MOB)
7 NNW Strengthford Wayne, MS UNK Corrects previous tornado report from 6 W Whistler. This is the third of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area... with these final two tornadoes featuring (MOB)
6 W Whistler Wayne, MS UNK This is the third of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area... with these final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. (MOB)
7 W Whistler Wayne, MS UNK This is the second of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area... with the final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. T (MOB)
3 NNE Janice Perry, MS UNK Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a brief EF0 tornado occurred solely within forest just east of FS Road 342 near Janice. The tornado caused minor tr (MOB)
5 WNW Vernal Greene, MS UNK Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a brief EF0 tornado occurred just southeast of Gatlin Creek Road west of Vernal. This tornado caused just under a q (MOB)

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

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