Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster Counties MS
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NWS Jackson MS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northern Choctaw, western Oktibbeha, Webster, and western Clay counties until 4:30 PM CDT August 20.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Mississippi
- Issued
- August 20, 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 3 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Mississippi.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Jackson MS. Effective from 2026-08-20T15:26:00-05:00 until 2026-08-20T16:30:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Northern Choctaw County, Western Oktibbeha County, Webster County, and Western Clay County in Mississippi. Locations impacted include Eupora, Maben, Mathiston, Longview, Sturgis, Mantee, Pheba, Walthall, Cumberland, Sherwood, Clarkson, Bellefontaine, Reform, Embry, and Montpelier.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 3:25 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clarkson, or 12 miles northeast of Eupora, moving east at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective August 20 at 3:26 PM CDT until August 20 at 4:30 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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