PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – Six people were injured when severe storms moved through Mississippi April 2-3, 2025.
According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), one injury was reported in Marshall County, two in Tate County and three in Tippah County.
MEMA is in the process of filling requests for tarps, water, and food for impacted counties. Marshall County has asked for and will receive 200 tarps, 4,000 bottles of water, and over 500 Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). Fifty tarps are being sent to Tate County.
Preliminary damage assessments show that at least 60 homes have received damage across five counties:
- Benton – Conducting initial damage assessments
- Bolivar – 1 home
- Marshall – 40 homes, 1 injured
- Tate – 16 homes, 2 injured
- Tippah – 3 homes, 3 injured
MEMA encourages residents who’ve sustained damage from this severe weather event to do the following:
- File an insurance claim.
- Take photos of the damage to the home.
- Report damage to their county/MEMA via the self-report tool.
- If citizens have immediate, unmet needs, they are encouraged to contact their county emergency management agency. A list of those county contacts can be found here.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a continued threat of severe weather to impact the state on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. MEMA encourages all Mississippians to stay weather aware.