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14 Tornadoes Reported Across Mississippi as Powerful Storms Ravage Hundreds of Homes, Knock Out Power
Officials said 815 homes were impacted as crews searched for trapped residents and assessed widespread destruction across several counties.
- On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, a tornado emergency struck central and western Mississippi, with a major tornado tearing through Garden City in Franklin County and trapping residents inside damaged homes.
- The National Weather Service declared a 'a very large and dangerous tornado' as a large, violent tornado moved through Bude, Brookhaven, and Bogue Chitto, where forecasters warned of deadly damage.
- Tornadoes flattened the Wash Mobile Home Park in Bogue Chitto and destroyed a trailer park off Highway 51 in Lincoln County, where 22 to 23 trailers were completely destroyed.
- Governor Tate Reeves is currently coordinating state search and rescue efforts as the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency reported 815 homes impacted in Franklin and Lincoln counties.
- Severe storms are expected to continue across the Southeast overnight, bringing threats of damaging wind gusts and flash flooding as dangerous conditions slow response efforts to reach trapped residents.
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·Washington, United States
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Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported
Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado have torn through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines.
·United States
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