The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with counties impacted by the severe weather on March 14 and 15, 2025. Sadly, an additional death has been reported in Walthall County, bringing the statewide total to seven. Counties are finishing up initial damage assessments and MEMA has begun validating those damages. MEMA has received reports of 715 homes, 29 businesses, and 16 farms damaged statewide. Those numbers are expected to rise as damage assessments continue. Power restoration continues with only 1,369 outages reported statewide as of 8:30 AM Tuesday. MEMA has filled requests for over 1,000 tarps and more than 18,000 bottles of water for counties.
The National Weather Service has confirmed 17 tornadoes touched down on March 14th and 15th in Mississippi; storm surveys are ongoing. The strongest tornado was an EF-4 that started in Louisiana and traveled through Pike, Walthall, Marion, Jefferson Davis, and Covington Counties. The tornado had maximum wind speeds of 170mph and was on the ground for 65.2 miles.
Shelters are open for survivors in two locations and will be updated on the MEMA website here.
- Grenada County – Grenada City Auditorium: 17 N Main St, Grenada, MS 38901
- Smith County – Taylorsville Attendance Center Gymnasium – 324 Hester St. Taylorsville, MS 39168
MEMA welcomes all volunteers who want to help; however, we encourage individuals to avoid self-deploying. Instead, please join a verified organization or nonprofit that assists during disasters before heading to the affected area. Currently, there are two donation drop-off locations open: one in Walthall County and the other in Grenada County. You can find the locations, contact information, and current needs on the MEMA website here.
The following counties have submitted official damage reports to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Damages reported range from affected to destroyed. These numbers can change through the assessment process.
- Calhoun – 2 roads, 1 bridge
- Carroll – 4 homes, 1 business, 1 farm, 10 roads
- Chickasaw
- Covington – 1 death
- Forrest
- George
- Grenada – 43 homes, 3 businesses, 1 road
- Holmes
- Humphreys
- Issaquena
- Itawamba – 30 homes, 3 businesses, 3 public buildings
- Jasper – 16 homes, 1 business, 1 road
- Jefferson Davis – 62 homes, 4 farms, 2 deaths
- Lee
- Leflore – 230 homes, 6 businesses
- Marion – 49 homes, 2 businesses, 4 farms
- Montgomery – 5 businesses
- Pike – 24 homes
- Prentiss – 29 roads
- Smith – 74 homes, 6 businesses, 1 farm
- Sunflower – 1 home, 1 business
- Tishomingo – 9 roads
- Walthall – 182 homes, 1 business, 6 farms, 4 deaths
Videos of damage in Walthall County can be seen here.
If citizens have immediate unmet needs, they are encouraged to contact their county emergency management agency. A list of those county contacts can be found here.