{"id":79489,"date":"2026-05-07T13:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/14-tornadoes-reported-across-mississippi-as-powerful-storms-ravage-hundreds-of-homes-knock-out-power\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:12:57","slug":"14-tornadoes-reported-across-mississippi-as-powerful-storms-ravage-hundreds-of-homes-knock-out-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/14-tornadoes-reported-across-mississippi-as-powerful-storms-ravage-hundreds-of-homes-knock-out-power\/","title":{"rendered":"14 tornadoes reported across Mississippi as powerful storms ravage hundreds of homes, knock out power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Destructive storms ripped through parts of Mississippi on Wednesday night, producing at least 14 reported tornadoes, authorities said. One tornado has been confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A 1-year-old child was missing after the storms hit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/weather\/severe-weather\/hail-power-outages-reported-across-mississippi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS affiliate WJTV<\/a>\u00a0reported, citing emergency responders in Lincoln County. Officials said at least 17 people were hurt to some degree.<\/p>\n<p>The storms collapsed hundreds of homes, downed trees and knocked out power lines in multiple counties, officials said. A fire completely engulfed a home in Tylertown after witnesses say it was struck by lightning.<\/p>\n<p>In Lincoln County, falling trees split a car and trapped people at a mobile home park in the small community of Bogue Chitto, WJTV reported. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was just watching TikTok on my bed and thought it was thunder. I went to my living room. I went back to my room, and the room&#8217;s gone,&#8221; resident Max Mahaffey told WAPT-TV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/07\/04421bd5-2bf4-4341-89ba-32604c95c073\/thumbnail\/620x349\/5d80bf9d02b0b26ead4cfaf94d244a02\/ap26127364667508.jpg#\" alt=\"Severe Weather Mississippi \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/07\/04421bd5-2bf4-4341-89ba-32604c95c073\/thumbnail\/620x349\/5d80bf9d02b0b26ead4cfaf94d244a02\/ap26127364667508.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/07\/04421bd5-2bf4-4341-89ba-32604c95c073\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/eb61616aa463ae49b5a66c10652c7a8b\/ap26127364667508.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">In this frame grab from video taken by WDAM, damaged trees and a house or structure following a storm that tore through part of Lamar County, Mississippi, Wednesday, May 6, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                WDAM\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said he wasn&#8217;t injured, but his grandmother hurt her ankle and some of his neighbors suffered cuts and bruises.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service said &#8220;a very large and dangerous tornado&#8221; moved from eastern Lincoln County into Lawrence County.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tate Reeves said multiple tornadoes were reported throughout the central and western parts of the state and that the state Emergency Management Agency was coordinating response efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pray for Mississippi,&#8221; he posted online.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency officials in Lincoln County said the severe weather caused major damage and several injuries, but no deaths.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Damage assessments are ongoing, there are multiple roads blocked in the county we ask that you please refrain from sightseeing as crews are working,&#8221; the emergency management department posted early Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>More storms were expected Thursday with the possibility of tornadoes across parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida, the weather service said. 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