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Mississippi tornadoes damage over 1,000 structures

By Kaitlin Howell Mar 20, 2025 | 1:15 PM

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said the 18 tornadoes that touched down in the state March 14-15 damaged more than 1,000 structures. The storms killed seven people and injured dozens more.

MEMA teams are still in the process of validating damage reports as counties conduct ongoing assessments. To date, the agency has recorded damage to 941 homes, 38 businesses, and 25 farms across the state. Of the homes affected, 164 were destroyed, while 204 sustained major damage.

The agency has filled requests for 1,000 sandbags, 1,300 tarps, and more than 24,000 bottles of water for counties.

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that 18 tornadoes touched down on March 14 and 15 in Mississippi, including one EF-4, one EF-3, seven EF-2, seven EF-1, and two EF-0 tornadoes.

Survivors in need of food and emergency supplies can visit any distribution center. Currently, distribution centers are located in Grenada, Smith, and Walthall counties.

U-Haul is offering 30 days of free storage to survivors of the storms. Participating store locations include Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Meridian, Pascagoula, Pearl, and Tupelo. For more information, survivors can call 601-352-2602.

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.

Currently, three donation drop-off locations are open:

  • Grenada – 566 Nat G Troutt Road, Grenada, MS
  • Smith – 107 Jane Street, Taylorsville, MS
  • Walthall – 85 Cemetery Road, Tylertown, MS

The following counties have submitted official damage reports to MEMA:

  • Calhoun – 3 homes, 2 roads, 1 bridge
  • Carroll – 4 homes, 1 business, 1 farm, 10 roads
  • Chickasaw – 20 roads
  • Covington – 90 homes, 5 farms, 2 roads, 1 building, 1 death
  • Forrest
  • George
  • Grenada – 52 homes, 8 businesses, 1 road, 2 public buildings
  • Holmes
  • Humphreys – 1 home, 2 farms
  • Issaquena
  • Itawamba – 31 homes, 3 businesses, 7 public buildings
  • Jasper – 17 homes, 1 business, 1 road
  • Jefferson Davis – 82 homes, 4 farms, 2 deaths
  • Lee – 4 homes, 2 roads
  • Leflore – 314 homes, 6 businesses, 1 farm, 1 public building
  • Marion – 45 homes, 5 businesses, 5 farms
  • Montgomery – 8 homes, 5 businesses
  • Newton – 4 homes  
  • Pike – 25 homes
  • Prentiss – 44 roads
  • Sharkey – 2 homes, 1 farm
  • Smith – 73 homes, 8 businesses
  • Sunflower – 1 home, 1 business
  • Tishomingo – 9 roads
  • Walthall – 182 homes, 6 farms, 4 deaths