Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 4:57PM CDT until May 6 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRJAN
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Leake County in central Mississippi...
Northeastern Rankin County in central Mississippi...
Northern Scott County in central Mississippi...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 456 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Farmhaven, or
14 miles southwest of Carthage, moving east at 35 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Carthage, Walnut Grove, Redwater, Standing Pine, Sebastopol,
Harperville, Lena, Edinburg, Tuscola, Madden, Ludlow, and Steele.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
east central Mississippi.
Area Description:
Leake, MS; Rankin, MS; Scott, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov