Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Wilkinson and Amite Counties in Mississippi
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NOAA issued it on April 6, 2026, 4 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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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wilkinson and western Amite counties until 7:30 PM CDT, with 60 mph wind gusts expected.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Mississippi
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS New Orleans LA
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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Mississippi.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of southern Mississippi. The alert was issued at 6:38 PM CDT and remains in effect until 7:30 PM CDT. The warning is classified under NWS alert type code SVW.
Affected Areas
The warning specifically covers Wilkinson County and western Amite County in southern Mississippi. Impacted locations include Centreville, Woodville, Gloster, Fort Adams, Dolorosa, and Crosby.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Expected Conditions
According to radar-indicated data, the primary hazards include wind gusts of up to 60 mph and hail up to 0.75 inches in size. Residents should expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. At 6:38 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Dolorosa to 10 miles northwest of Woodville to near Fort Adams, moving southeast at 45 mph.
Timeline
The alert is effective immediately as of 6:38 PM CDT on March 11, 2026. The warning and the expected hazardous conditions are scheduled to expire at 7:30 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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