Louisiana, Mississippi Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/29/2026 11:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 29 at 1:19PM CDT until April 29 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 29, 2026 - 11:19am
Expires: 
April 29, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 181 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COPIAH HINDS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE JASPER KEMPER LAUDERDALE NESHOBA NEWTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LINCOLN MARION IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COVINGTON FORREST JONES LAMAR IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ADAMS CLAIBORNE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGUILLA, BASSFIELD, BASTROP, BAY SPRINGS, BRANDON, BROOKHAVEN, BUDE, CANTON, CARTHAGE, COLLINS, COLUMBIA, CONEHATTA, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, DE KALB, DECATUR, DELHI, EPPS, FAYETTE, FERRIDAY, FOREST, HARRISONBURG, HATTIESBURG, HAZLEHURST, HEIDELBERG, JACKSON, JONESVILLE, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, MADISON, MAGEE, MAYERSVILLE, MEADVILLE, MENDENHALL, MERIDIAN, MONTICELLO, MORTON, MOUNT OLIVE, NATCHEZ, NEW HEBRON, NEWELLTON, NEWTON, OAK GROVE, PEARL, PEARL RIVER, PHILADELPHIA, PORT GIBSON, PRENTISS, PURVIS, QUITMAN, RALEIGH, RAYVILLE, RICHLAND, RIDGELAND, ROLLING FORK, ROXIE, SCOOBA, SHUBUTA, ST. JOSEPH, STONEWALL, TALLULAH, TAYLORSVILLE, UNION, VICKSBURG, VIDALIA, WATERPROOF, WESSON, WEST FERRIDAY, WEST HATTIESBURG, WINNSBORO, AND YAZOO CITY.
Area Description: 
Catahoula, LA; Concordia, LA; East Carroll, LA; Franklin, LA; Madison, LA; Morehouse, LA; Richland, LA; Tensas, LA; West Carroll, LA; Adams, MS; Claiborne, MS; Clarke, MS; Copiah, MS; Covington, MS; Forrest, MS; Franklin, MS; Hinds, MS; Issaquena, MS; Jasper, MS; Jefferson, MS; Jefferson Davis, MS; Jones, MS; Kemper, MS; Lamar, MS; Lauderdale, MS; Lawrence, MS; Leake, MS; Lincoln, MS; Madison, MS; Marion, MS; Neshoba, MS; Newton, MS; Rankin, MS; Scott, MS; Sharkey, MS; Simpson, MS; Smith, MS; Warren, MS; Yazoo, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov