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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
646 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 4/25/26 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
FIVE EF1 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED FROM SATURDAY'S
EARLY MORNING STORMS. SURVEY WORK FOR TODAY HAS BEEN COMPLETED,
BUT ADDITIONAL SURVEYS ARE PLANNED ON SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
JEFFERSON DAVIS AND JASPER COUNTIES.
BILL STRONG ROAD TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 4/25/2026
START TIME: 1:53 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 WNW LEARNED / HINDS COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 32.2314 / -90.6299
END DATE: 4/25/2026
END TIME: 1:57 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 WNW LEARNED / HINDS COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 32.2149 / -90.5895
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS BRIEF WEAK TORNADO STARTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
BETIGHEIMER RD AND CANADA CROSS RD AND TRACKED EAST-SOUTHEAST
ALONG BILL STRONG RD, DISSIPATING NEAR OLD PORT GIBSON RD. MANY
TREES WERE DAMAGED WITH LIMBS OR TOPS BROKEN OUT AND SOME
UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CROSSED MIDDLE RD JUST NORTH OF BILL STRONG
RD AND ESSENTIALLY PARALLELED BILL STRONG RD. MORE TREES WERE
DAMAGED ALONG WITH A PORTION OF A ROOF TAKEN OFF A BARN, A METAL
CARPORT THROWN AND SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME.
GATESVILLE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.1 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 4/25/2026
START TIME: 2:30 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 ENE CRYSTAL SPRINGS / COPIAH COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 32.0152 / -90.2678
END DATE: 4/25/2026
END TIME: 2:31 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 6 ENE CRYSTAL SPRINGS / COPIAH COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 32.0088 / -90.2516
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS BRIEF TORNADO BEGAN WEST OF TERRY GATESVILLE RD, DOWNING
MULTIPLE TREES AND LARGE TREE LIMBS ALONG ITS PATH BEFORE LIFTING
BEYOND THE EASTERN END OF BYRD DR NORTH OF THE GATESVILLE
COMMUNITY. ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE AND ANOTHER FELL ON A SHED.
CLEAR BRANCH TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.9 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 4/25/2026
START TIME: 2:33 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 ESE TERRY / RANKIN COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 32.0754 / -90.2011
END DATE: 4/25/2026
END TIME: 2:35 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 7 SSW FLORENCE / RANKIN COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 32.0584 / -90.177
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO BEGAN NEAR E TUCKER RD AND QUICKS CV IN THE CLEAR
BRANCH COMMUNITY AND TRACKED SOUTHEAST ACROSS CLEAR BRANCH RD,
ENDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF POPLAR SPRINGS RD AND COUSINS DR.
ALONG THE PATH, SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SEVERAL LARGE
TREE LIMBS WERE DOWNED, WITH SOME FALLING ON UTILITY LINES.
BRAXTON TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 4/25/2026
START TIME: 2:50 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW BRAXTON / SIMPSON COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 32.0147 / -90.0096
END DATE: 4/25/2026
END TIME: 2:53 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 WSW BRAXTON / SIMPSON COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 32.0214 / -89.983
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO BEGAN ALONG HOLLY GROVE CIR AND TRACKED EASTWARD
ACROSS HARRISVILLE BRAXTON RD BEFORE LIFTING. ALONG THE PATH,
MULTIPLE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED.
BOGGAN RIDGE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 4/25/2026
START TIME: 3:04 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 S MENDENHALL / SIMPSON COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 31.9011 / -89.8784
END DATE: 4/25/2026
END TIME: 3:08 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 SSE MENDENHALL / SIMPSON COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 31.8845 / -89.8368
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO BEGAN EAST OF MS HWY 13 IN THE BOGGAN RIDGE AREA,
TRACKING EAST SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS MAIN ST, D AND C FARM DR,
MACEDONIA, RD, AND LEE BOGGAN RD BEFORE ENDING AROUND RIALS CREEK
RD. ALONG THE PATH, SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
BP/CE/DL
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