Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MS — May 6, 2026
NWS JAN · ETN 34 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office JAN issued a tornado warning at 23:56 UTC on May 6, 2026. The warning was in effect for 34 minutes, ending at May 7, 2026 00:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 31.13, -89.53, moving east at about 49 mph.
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Counties Affected
Towns in the Path
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
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| 2 N Purvis | Lamar, MS | UNK | Corrects time of previous tornado report from 2 N Purvis and updated damage info. Major damage occurred to buildings along MS Highway 589 and Old Highway 11. An office (JAN) | |
| 3 ESE Dixie | Forrest, MS | UNK | Trees down on Patrick Rd. (JAN) | |
| 2 N Purvis | Lamar, MS | UNK | Emergency manager reported damage to office building. (JAN) | |
| 1 SE Ferguson | Perry, MS | UNK | NWS storm survey confirms EF1 tornado with maximum winds of around 100 mph began just west of US Highway 98 and tracked east into the north side of Beaumont before weak (MOB) | |
| 2 SSW Prentiss | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | This EF0 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 turbul (JAN) | |
| 2 SSE Prentiss | Jefferson Davis, MS | UNK | Storm chaser reported power flashes and flying debris at MS Hwy 42 near Fate Ward Rd. (JAN) | |
| 3 SE Lone Star | Covington, MS | UNK | This EF1 tornado began east of Blackjack New Chapel Rd and tracked across Wilson Rd near Burkhalter Rd... lifting shortly thereafter. Along the path... several large ha (JAN) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.