PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed at least 14 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi between April 2-6, 2025.
This includes two EF-3 tornadoes located in Tate County and Marshall County, along with five EF-2 tornadoes, six EF-1 tornadoes, and one EF-0 tornado. Storm surveys are still ongoing.
Teams with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) are in the field, validating damage numbers as counties work to continue damage assessments. MEMA has received reports of damage to 414 homes, 14 businesses, and 20 farms statewide. Of the homes affected, 54 were destroyed, while 68 sustained major damage.
MEMA is also monitoring the rising water levels in the Mississippi River and other rivers throughout the state.
The following counties have submitted official damage reports to MEMA:
- Alcorn – 9 homes
- Benton – 16 homes
- Bolivar – 1 home, 1 business
- Desoto – 12 homes
- Forrest – 32 homes, 4 businesses
- Hinds – 9 homes
- Jasper – 29 homes, 4 farms, 1 death
- Kemper – 2 homes, 1 farm, 1 business
- Lafayette – 17 homes
- Lowndes – 6 homes
- Marshall – 101 homes, 2 businesses, 1 injured
- Pontotoc – 24 homes, 1 business, 5 farms, 1 injured
- Smith – 11 homes
- Sunflower – 4 homes, 1 business
- Tallahatchie – 6 homes
- Tate – 49 homes, 1 farm, 2 injured
- Tippah – 14 homes, 2 farms, 3 injured
- Tunica – 2 farms
- Union – 72 homes, 4 businesses, 5 farms
If citizens have immediate unmet needs due to the storms, they are encouraged to contact their county emergency management agency. A list of those county contacts can be found online.