By WJTV
May 6, 2021 10:22 AM
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) released an update on Thursday for its preliminary damage report for Sunday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 4. At this time, no fatalities have been reported from either weather event.
The following counties submitted official preliminary damage reports from the severe weather on May 4:
Hinds – 113 homes affected; 6 businesses affected
Leake – 21 homes affected; 9 businesses affected
Rankin – 7 homes affected
Warren – 6 homes affected
The National Weather Service (NWS) Jackson has confirmed three tornadoes in Mississippi on May 4.
Rankin County: EF-1 (90 mph)
Hinds County (Terry/Byram): EF-1 (105 mph)
Yazoo County (Yazoo City) EF-1 (110 mph)
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is surveying damage from storms that came through Central Mississippi on both Sunday and Tuesday.
Much information still needs to be gathered from Tuesday’s storms. So far, just two counties submitted preliminary reports to MEMA:
Rankin - 4 homes affected
Warren - 7 homes affected
Significant damage also occurred in Hinds, Madison and Leake counties, among others. Much of the damage stems from uprooted trees and damaged power lines.