Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hinds, Madison, Rankin Counties MS
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NOAA issued it on June 18, 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 central Mississippi until 8:00 PM CDT June 1.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Mississippi
- Issued
- June 18, 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) was issued by NWS Jackson MS on behalf of NOAA. The alert is effective from 2026-06-01T19:19:00-05:00 until 2026-06-01T20:00:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southwestern Rankin County, Eastern Hinds County, and South central Madison County in central Mississippi. The storm was located near Byram at issuance and is expected to pass near Jackson, Clinton, Richland around 725 PM CDT and Pearl around 730 PM CDT.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 719 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Byram moving north at 10 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Hail damage to vehicles is expected along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Source is radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 8:00 PM CDT on June 1, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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