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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:41 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN AND SOUTHERN HINDS COUNTIES... At 140 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dry Grove, or near Raymond, moving east at 20 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 storm will be near... Jackson and Byram around 145 PM CDT. Richland and Florence around 205 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:31 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jasper County in east central Mississippi... Southeastern Rankin County in central Mississippi... Northeastern Simpson County in central Mississippi... Smith County in central Mississippi... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 131 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Polkville, or 14 miles south of Morton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Polkville and White Oak around 135 PM CDT. Burns around 140 PM CDT. Pineville around 155 PM CDT. Louin and Montrose around 210 PM CDT. Turnerville around 225 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:20 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
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.
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 6:10 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Rankin County in central Mississippi... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 110 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 2 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Jackson, Brandon, Florence, Johns and Monterey. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
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