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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1026 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/22/26 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
AN EF0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED FROM EARLY THIS MORNING
IN HINDS COUNTY.
MIDWAY ROAD TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 175 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 5/22/2026
START TIME: 4:37 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 SE RAYMOND / HINDS COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 32.1974 / -90.3785
END DATE: 5/22/2026
END TIME: 4:42 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 ESE RAYMOND / HINDS COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 32.2236 / -90.3658
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS WEAK TORNADO TRACKED NORTH NORTHEASTWARD ROUGHLY ALONG
MIDWAY ROAD FROM NORTH OF OAKLEY PALESTINE ROAD TO THIGPEN ROAD,
THEN LIFTED NEAR SEVEN SPRINGS ROAD. ALONG THE PATH, SEVERAL
LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE DOWNED. A TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE WAS
OBSERVED ON RADAR.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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