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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MS — May 7, 2026

NWS JAN · ETN 36 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office JAN issued a tornado warning at 00:23 UTC on May 7, 2026. The warning was in effect for 22 minutes, ending at May 7, 2026 00:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 31.22, -89.29, moving east-northeast at about 30 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
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)

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

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