The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said it had received preliminary reports that 17 people were injured and no fatalities were reported after severe weather struck the state on May 6-7, 2026.
MEMA said it continues to respond to the severe weather events that impacted the state on those dates.
The agency described the injury reports as preliminary and posted an update on its website, MEMA said. More information is available at https://www.msema.org/news/may-6-7-severe-weather-update-1.
MEMA said it will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
