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Reeves announces storm disaster assistance from SBA

Governor Tate Reeves on Friday announced disaster assistance for Mississippi businesses and residents hit by the severe storms and tornado on April 19, 2020. Working to help Mississippians recover from the devastation, Governor Reeves sent a letter to Administrator Jovita…

Governor Tate Reeves surveys tornado damage

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves today toured parts of the state that were hit hard by severe weather on Sunday. Soso was one of the areas in Jones County that suffered heavy damage. Drone video shows homes with roofs ripped off…

The road to storm recovery

Early Sunday morning a tornado ripped through parts of the Escatawpa community, leaving damage on all levels. The EF-1 tornado’s winds rose to 110 miles per hour during its mile stretch of an Escatawpa community, leaving damage to 16 homes.…

Tornado hits neighborhood in Escatawpa

South Mississippi felt the impacts of the storm system. A tornado hit Escatawpa early Sunday morning. The EF-1 tornado touched down shortly before 3 a.m., making its way past homes just off Highway 613 in Jackson County. The National Weather…

William Carey University: One year after the tornado

At William Carey University in Hattiesburg, classes were in full swing this morning. However, one year ago today that would not have been the case. An EF3 tornado ripped through the university’s campus at around 2:30 on the morning of…

Tornado touchdown in Walthall County, MS

Severe weather whipped through South Mississippi yesterday spawning at least one twister. A storage shed was picked up by a tornado in Walthall County. People living in the trailer next to it said they heard a loud roar and ducked…

Tornado at Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula Sunday

Severe weather swept across the Coast throughout Sunday. In Pascagoula, a tornado was spotted at the Chevron Refinery. The twister touches down on top of what looks like a warehouse as debris flies through the air when the tornado continues…

Confirmed tornado in Gulf Park Estates

The winds have died down and the severe weather has moved out of our area for now. Today, the focus turned to damage assessment. News 25’s Payton Malone joined meteorologists with the National Weather Service as they surveyed the damage…

Gulf Park Estates affected by possible tornado

Some homes have been damaged today from the severe weather from Harvey in Ocean Springs. News 25’s Taylor Rubach joins us in Gulf Park Estates where damage from a potential tornado happened this afternoon.

Tornado and flood response in Jackson County

Red Cross volunteers have responded to a tornado in Gautier and flash flooding in the Pascagoula area. Other Red Crossers are responding to weather events in the Hattiesburg and Petal area. No other information available at this time.

TORNADO WATCH

A TORNADO WATCH is now in effect - 6 p.m. Doppler indicating TORNADIC activity in PR & Stone Co. CONFIRMED touchdown SW of H'Burg.

Tornado touches down in Pascagoula

A small tornado touched down shortly before midnight in Pascagoula on Friday. The tornado tore through parts of town and left some areas severely damaged including a CrossFit gym, which was destroyed. The heavy winds knocked out most of the…

Tornado Touches Down Brookhaven

A tornado did in fact touch down this week in Mississippi. A survey showed that a twister with top winds of 110 mph (175 kph) touched down just inside Franklin County at 12:57 a.m. on Monday. It moved 17.5 miles…

William Carey Students Return to Campus

For the first time since Saturday’s devastating tornado, William Carey students are allowed back on campus to gather their belongings. For the next few days students will be allowed access to their dorms between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The…