Mississippi Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/24/2026 16:01

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 24 at 6:01PM CDT until April 24 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 24, 2026 - 4:01pm
Expires: 
April 24, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRJAN The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Rankin County in central Mississippi... Northeastern Simpson County in central Mississippi... Northern Smith County in central Mississippi... Southern Scott County in central Mississippi... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Star, or 7 miles southeast of Florence, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Braxton, Johns, Cato, and Piney Woods around 605 PM CDT. Puckett around 610 PM CDT. Polkville and White Oak around 615 PM CDT. Pulaski and Burns around 625 PM CDT. Homewood around 630 PM CDT. Pineville around 635 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Rankin, MS; Scott, MS; Simpson, MS; Smith, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov