NWS Mobile ALTO.W 0014May 6, 2026
Tornado Warning: Perry, MS
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a tornado warning for Perry in Mississippi, which was in force until 8:15 p.m. local time on May 6. It was the 14th tornado warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026. Mississippi had 23 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 15 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Mississippi's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 51 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Perry
- State
- Mississippi
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:24 p.m. CDT, May 6, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 p.m. CDT, May 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB TO.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Mississippi since 2008Every warning type in Mississippi
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The notice as issued
TORMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northern Perry County in southeastern Mississippi... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 4 miles northwest of McLaurin, or 8 miles northeast of Purvis, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... New Augusta around 740 PM CDT.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.