Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clarke, Jasper, Jones Counties MS
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NOAA issued it on August 20, 2026, 2 days 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 Clarke, Jasper, and Jones counties in Mississippi until 7:30 PM CDT on August 20.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East 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 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Mississippi.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Jackson MS. Effective from August 20 at 6:31 PM CDT until August 20 at 7:30 PM CDT. Alert type code SVR.
Affected Areas
Southern Jasper County, Southwestern Clarke County, and Northeastern Jones County in east central and southeastern Mississippi. Locations impacted include Laurel, Sandersville, Heidelberg, Shubuta, Soso, De Soto, Pachuta, Paulding, Moss, Stringer, Goodwater, Orange, Vernon, Stafford Springs, and Barnett.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:31 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vernon, or 12 miles east of Bay Springs, and is nearly stationary. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 6:31 PM CDT to 7:30 PM CDT on August 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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