Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Rankin County, MS
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NOAA issued it on June 20, 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 Rankin County until 6:15 PM CDT on June 2.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Mississippi
- Issued
- June 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 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Mississippi.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by NWS Jackson MS on June 2 at 5:22 PM CDT. The alert is effective from 2026-06-02T17:22:00-05:00 until 2026-06-02T18:15:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
Rankin County in central Mississippi. The storm was located near Brandon at 5:21 PM CDT and will affect Jackson, Pearl, Brandon, Flowood around 5:25 PM CDT; Monterey around 5:35 PM CDT; Florence around 5:45 PM CDT; Star around 5:50 PM CDT; and Piney Woods around 5:55 PM CDT.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Ross Barnett Reservoir, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Move to safe shelter now.
Expected Conditions
At 5:21 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brandon moving south at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Impacts include hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until June 2 at 6:15 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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