{"id":2599723,"date":"2026-05-07T03:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pray-for-mississippi-says-governor-as-devastating-tornadoes-rip-through-the-state\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T03:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:49:46","slug":"pray-for-mississippi-says-governor-as-devastating-tornadoes-rip-through-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pray-for-mississippi-says-governor-as-devastating-tornadoes-rip-through-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pray for Mississippi\u2019 says governor as devastating tornadoes rip through the state"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpray-for-mississippi-says-governor-as-devastating-tornadoes-rip-through-the-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tornadoes struck central and west Mississippi on Wednesday, prompting a \u201ctornado emergency\u201d for multiple counties due to warnings of deadly conditions and possible complete destruction. Governor Tate Reeves urged residents to monitor emergency alerts overnight and called for prayers. Reports described a large, violent tornado hitting around 9 p.m., demolishing homes and leaving at least one one-year-old child missing in one county. In Bogue Chitto,a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-purchases-deserted-texas-town-to-help-out-a-friend\/\" title=\"Mark Cuban Purchases Deserted Texas Town &#039;to Help out a Friend&#039;\">mobile home park<\/a> was reportedly flattened,and responders said some people were trapped in debris,with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-in-northeast-states-battered-by-ida-take-emergency-action\/\" title=\"Governors in Northeast ...s battered by Ida take emergency action\">hazardous conditions<\/a> slowing access and rescue efforts. As recovery continued, several Mississippi school districts canceled Thursday classes as of storm damage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Multiple tornadoes were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wapt.com\/article\/mississippi-tornado-emergency-strikes-areas-of-state\/71235653\">reported<\/a> in Mississippi on Wednesday as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >devastating storms caused significant destruction<\/a> across the central and western parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p>A tornado emergency was issued for several counties in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\">Mississippi<\/a> on Wednesday evening by the National Weather Service, cautioning that the tornado was capable of \u201cdeadly damage\u201d and that \u201ccomplete destruction was possible,\u201d reported WAFB News. Others <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/videos\/trees-litter-major-mississippi-highway-054054136.html\">warned<\/a> that the tornado emergency was a \u201clife-threatening situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4558157\/alan-dershowitz-turns-on-democratic-party\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>After 70 years of loyalty, Alan Dershowitz turns on Democratic Party<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556807\/zohran-mamdani-all-foam-no-beer-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Mamdani is all foam and no beer\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4556788\/connecticut-legislature-nears-24-hour-mark-debate-pistol-ban\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Connecticut legislature nears 24-hour mark for debate on pistol ban<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Mississippi Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4542991\/mississippi-governor-special-session-judicial-redistricting\/\">Tate Reeves<\/a> (R) urged citizens to be vigilant and continuously \u201cmonitor emergency alerts throughout the night.\u201d He also asked for prayers for the people in his state in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tatereeves\/status\/2052194001789341753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2052194001789341753%7Ctwgr%5E3475cfef37513d761d2a26c3ddb35720c04a7d81%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wafb.com%2F2026%2F05%2F07%2Fmississippi-tornado-emergency-triggers-reports-destruction-trapped-residents%2F\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cMultiple tornadoes have been reported throughout Central and West Mississippi. Please continue to monitor emergency alerts throughout the night,\u201d Reeves said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Multiple tornadoes have been reported throughout Central and West Mississippi. Please continue to monitor emergency alerts throughout the night. <\/p>\n<p>The State of Mississippi is in contact with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/train-carrying-flammable-hazardous-material-derails-triggering-emergency-response\/\" title=\"Flammable hazardous material train derails, emergency response activated.\">local emergency managers<\/a> and first responders. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSEMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MSEMA<\/a> is currently coordinating State SAR\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tatereeves\/status\/2052194001789341753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPray for Mississippi!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In other reports regarding Mississippi tornadoes, a \u201clarge and violent tornado\u201d reportedly hit the ground around 9 p.m. local time. News agencies, meteorologists, and weather forecasters urged anyone in the storm\u2019s path to take cover in a basement or lower level of a house, away from windows. <\/p>\n<p>Other accounts claimed the tornadoes demolished multiple houses. Emergency responders in one Mississippi county reported that a one-year-old child was missing in the aftermath of one tornado, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/weather\/severe-weather\/hail-power-outages-reported-across-mississippi\/\">reported<\/a> WJTV.<\/p>\n<p>A mobile home park in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.koat.com\/article\/mississippi-tornado-emergency-strikes-areas-of-state\/71236453\">reportedly<\/a> \u201cflattened\u201d by the tornado. Other emergency county personnel and first responders said that some people were trapped in debris following the storm, and hazardous conditions were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.koat.com\/article\/mississippi-tornado-emergency-strikes-areas-of-state\/71236453\">making it difficult to access<\/a> certain victims and slowing overall response times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just watching TikTok on my bed and thought it was thunder,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/mississippi-tornado-emergency-strikes-areas-of-state\/71236453\">said<\/a> Max Mahaffey, a resident for ten years of a mobile park home hit by the tornado. \u201cI went to my living room. I went back to my room, and the room\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As people in the state recover overnight from the tornadoes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-equity-group-trains-kansas-teachers-to-the-tune-of-400000\/\" title=\"Progressive \u2018Equity\u2019 Group Trains Kansas Teachers To The Tune Of 0,000\">multiple school districts<\/a> in Mississippi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/weather\/severe-weather\/lawrence-county-schools-closed-on-may-7\/\">canceled<\/a> classes on Thursday as a precaution due to damage from the storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple tornadoes hit Mississippi Wednesday, prompting deadly warnings and major destruction across central and west regions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2599724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tornado-picture-e1778136512594.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42159,6632,8955],"class_list":["post-2599723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-disaster-response","tag-mississippi","tag-tornadoes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tornado-picture-e1778136512594.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599723"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599727,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599723\/revisions\/2599727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}