Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 5:53PM CDT until May 6 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 3:53pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 552 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Forestdale, or
12 miles east of Philadelphia, moving east at 45 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR KEMPER COUNTY.
HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 545 PM, golfball to baseball size hail
was reported by emergency management near Tucker.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
De Kalb, Scooba, Porterville, Blackwater, Tamola, Damascus, Bluff
Springs, Electric Mills, Liberty, and Prismatic.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Kemper, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov