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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
424 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MAY 6TH, 2026 TORNADO EVENT
WILKINSON-FRANKLIN COUNTY, MS TORNADO
THE DAMAGE PATH OF A LONG-TRACKED TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN
NORTHERN PARTS OF WILKINSON COUNTY. NWS JACKSON, MS GROUND SURVEY
CREWS ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING DAMAGE SURVEYS IN
THIS AREA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL TIME WILL BE
NEEDED TO REVIEW THIS DAMAGE PATH BEFORE ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE
PRELIMINARILY REPORTED.
ENON, MS TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.07 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/05/2026
START TIME: 10:43 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 9 WNW SALEM / WALTHALL COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 31.308 / -90.2374
END DATE: 05/05/2026
END TIME: 10:51 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 6 NW SALEM / WALTHALL COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 31.3032 / -90.169
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A NWS GROUND SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 MPH TRACKED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WALTHALL COUNTY, NEAR ENON, MS. THIS TORNADO BEGAN NEAR MS HWY
44 AND WILLIE COTHERN RD WHERE IT UPROOTED TREES, LIFTED METAL
ROOFING OFF A PORCH, AND SNAPPED A FEW SMALLER TREE TRUNKS. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED EAST WHERE IT DAMAGED SHINGLES ON A CHURCH AND
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED A FEW TREES. MINOR TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED
EASTWARD ACROSS NEW HOME CHURCH ROAD WITH PLENTY OF TREE DEBRIS
ACROSS THE ROAD. THIS TREE DAMAGE GRADUALLY BECAME MORE SPARSE
AND LESS CONCENTRATED NEAR HARVEY RATLIFF ROAD. ADDITIONAL
REVISIONS TO THIS TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE AFTER HIGH RESOLUTION
SATELLITE ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED OVER THE COMING WEEKS.
DARBUN, MS TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.32 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/05/2026
START TIME: 10:55 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 N SALEM / WALTHALL COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 31.3036 / -90.1114
END DATE: 05/05/2026
END TIME: 11:06 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 6 NE SALEM / MARION COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 31.2911 / -90.0403
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A NWS GROUND SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACKED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WALTHALL COUNTY, NEAR DARBUN, MS. THE
TORNADO DAMAGE PATH BEGAN NEAR MS HWY 27 WHERE NUMEROUS TREES
WERE LEANING IN A CONFLUENT PATTERN WITH LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.
MINOR TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED WITH UPROOTS AND LARGE BRANCHES
PREDOMINANTLY OCCURRING ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH ON JORDAN, SAULS,
AND DAN HOLMES ROADS. THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FURTHER INTO MARION
COUNTY, WITHIN THE NWS JACKSON AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WHERE
ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED BY GROUND SURVEY. IT'S
ESTIMATED THAT THE TORNADO LIFTED NEAR CIRCLE BAR ROAD.
ADDITIONAL REVISIONS TO THIS TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE AFTER HIGH
RESOLUTION SATELLITE ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED OVER THE COMING WEEKS.
SMITHBURG-DILLON, MS TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.65 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 175 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/06/2026
START TIME: 05:45 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 N MOUNT HERMAN / PIKE COUNTY / LA
START LAT/LON: 31.0194 / -90.2911
END DATE: 05/06/2026
END TIME: 05:56 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 SSW TYLERTOWN / WALTHALL COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 31.0507 / -90.1866
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A NWS GROUND SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 90 MPH TRACKED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
PIKE AND SOUTHWEST WALTHALL COUNTIES. THIS TORNADO BEGAN NEAR
SMITHBURG, MS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MOUNT HERMAN ROAD SILVER
DRIVE WHERE IT UPROOTED A TREE AND SNAPPED BRANCHES. ADDITIONAL
EF-0 TREE DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED ON BLANCHARD AND SMITHBURG ROADS.
THE TORNADO PEAKED IN INTENSITY AS AN EF-1 AS IT CROSSED OVER
HAROLD ALFORD ROAD UPROOTING AND SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES AS WELL
AS TAKING DOWN WOODEN TRANSMISSION LINES. THE TORNADO THEN
WEAKENED CAUSED EF-0 DAMAGE TO TREES AS IT CROSSED BROCKDALE RD
AND THE BOGUE CHITTO RIVER. THE END POINT OF THIS TORNADO IS
ESTIMATED TO BE AFTER IT CROSSED MS HWY 27 AFTER IT CAUSED
ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE IN A CONFLUENT PATTERN. ADDITIONAL
REVISIONS TO THIS TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE AFTER HIGH RESOLUTION
SATELLITE ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED OVER THE COMING WEEKS.
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.
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