Overview
- The tornado outbreak, which struck Wednesday night, left at least 17 people injured and damaged roughly 400 to 500 homes, according to state officials.
- The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency—a high-end alert for a confirmed, life‑threatening tornado—for communities from Franklin into Lincoln County as a large circulation moved east.
- Bogue Chitto’s Wash Mobile Home Park was leveled, with 12 of the statewide injuries reported there, while Garden City in Franklin County and Purvis in Lamar County also saw destroyed homes and blocked roads.
- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is coordinating with local crews, the Cajun Navy and the Red Cross, with a 50‑person shelter pod, a 30 kW generator and pallets of supplies sent to Lincoln County.
- Thousands lost power and schools closed in several counties on Thursday, as NWS teams conduct ground surveys to confirm tracks and EF ratings and forecasters warn of further storms in parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.