Severe Storms and Tornadoes Damage Nearly 500 Homes in Mississippi
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By Associated Press Published May 7, 2026, 9:50 a.m. ET JACKSON, Miss. — Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado tore through parts of Mississippi, damaging nearly 500 homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines, authorities said Thursday.
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Associated PressPeople stand among debris at Gene’s Mobile Home Supply, a trailer park in Bogue Chitto, Miss., Thursday, May, 7, 2026, after a tornado cut across the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Washington ExaminerA mobile home park in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, was reportedly “flattened” by the tornado. Other emergency county personnel and first responders said that some people were trapped in debris following the storm, and hazardous conditions were making it difficult to access certain victims and slowing overall response times.
New York TimesState officials were assessing the damage from a storm that ripped through the region overnight. At least four people suffered minor injuries.
The Guardian USPowerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado tore through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds of homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines, authorities said Thursday.
USA TodayTornadoes that rolled through parts of Mississippi the night of May 6 injured at least 17 people, damaged hundreds of homes and toppled trees over roadways, officials said.
Washington TimesThe homes were flattened just hours earlier as storms spawned at least three tornadoes across the bottom half of Mississippi, injuring a dozen at the trailer park in the rural community of Bogue Chitto.
PBS NewsHourA dozen people were hurt at a trailer park in the small community of Bogue Chitto, in rural Lincoln County, said Scott Simmons, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
NBC News01:23 At least 400 homes damaged as tornadoes hit Mississippi 00:0000:00 UP NEXT
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“Damage assessments are ongoing, there are multiple roads blocked in the county we ask that you please refrain from sightseeing as crews are working,” the emergency management department posted early Thursday.
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New York Post“Damage assessments are ongoing. There are multiple roads blocked in the county. We ask that you please refrain from sightseeing as crews are working,” the emergency management department posted early Thursday.
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“I was just watching TikTok on my bed and thought it was thunder,” said Max Mahaffey, a resident for ten years of a mobile park home hit by the tornado. “I went to my living room. I went back to my room, and the room’s gone.”
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01 USA Today Thousands of people were also without power the morning of May 7, reported the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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02 NBC News Viral sea lion ‘Chonkers’ gets lookalike stuffed animal 00:23 At least 400 homes damaged as tornadoes hit Mississippi
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03 Washington Times As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness.
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04 New York Post A malnourished kitty trapped in a building after a massive Bronx fire was rescued Thursday — but five more pets are still stuck inside, owners and animal activists said.
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05 Washington Examiner Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) urged citizens to be vigilant and continuously “monitor emergency alerts throughout the night.” He also asked for prayers for the people in his state in a post on X.
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