Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Rankin and Northern Simpson Counties, MS
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NOAA issued it on August 21, 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 until 8:30 PM CDT for southern Rankin County and northern Simpson County in central Mississippi.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Mississippi
- Issued
- August 21, 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 Central Mississippi.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Jackson MS. Effective from 7:26 PM CDT August 20, 2026, until 8:30 PM CDT August 20, 2026.
Affected Areas
Southern Rankin County and northern Simpson County in central Mississippi. Locations impacted include Jackson, Pearl, Brandon, Flowood, Richland, Florence, Mendenhall, D'Lo, Braxton, Cato, Johns, Harrisville, Piney Woods, Star, Monterey, and Whites.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 7:26 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pearl moving east at 5 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch).
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 8:30 PM CDT on August 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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