Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Mississippi Counties
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NOAA issued it on June 4, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Jackson MS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, and Smith counties until 7:00 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Mississippi
- Issued
- June 4, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Jackson MS
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Mississippi.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by NWS Jackson MS. The alert is effective from 2026-05-22T17:55:00-05:00 until 2026-05-22T19:00:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southeastern Simpson County, Southwestern Smith County, Northwestern Covington County, and North central Jefferson Davis County in Mississippi.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:55 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mount Olive, or 8 miles south of Magee, moving north at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail (1.25 inches). Hail damage to vehicles is expected, along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The severe thunderstorm will be near Magee and Mount Olive around 600 PM CDT, Sanatorium around 610 PM CDT, Mize around 615 PM CDT, and Martinville around 630 PM CDT. The alert expires at 7:00 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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