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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Jackson, MS

May 7, 20264 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2026, 3:18 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 7, 2026, 3:18 AM CDT (08:18 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Covington County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Marion County, MS

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 6, 10:58 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 7, 1:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 1:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 10:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1025 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0610 PM     Hail             1 SSE De Kalb           32.76N 88.65W
05/06/2026  E1.75 Inch       Kemper             MS   Public

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Local storm report, May 6, 10:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1031 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     Hail             2 N Clem                31.73N 89.79W
05/06/2026  E1.75 Inch       Jefferson Davis    MS   Broadcast Media

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Local storm report, May 6, 10:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1033 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0623 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Monticello              31.55N 90.11W
05/06/2026                   Lawrence           MS   Law Enforcement

            Law enforcement reported multiple trees down
            across Lawrence county.

&&

CR

Local storm report, May 6, 11:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 11:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 1:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 7:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	65 min
May 6, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	28 min
May 6, 7:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Forrest	22 min
May 6, 7:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	18 min
May 6, 7:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threat	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln	61 min
May 6, 8:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	25 min
May 6, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	24 min
May 6, 8:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	60 min
May 6, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams	26 min
May 6, 9:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Jones	12 hr
May 6, 9:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	31 min
May 6, 9:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	116 min
May 6, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	41 min
May 6, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	63 min
May 6, 10:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln	4 hr
May 6, 10:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	4 hr
May 6, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	56 min
May 6, 10:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	67 min
May 6, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	67 min
May 6, 11:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	3 hr
May 6, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest	18 min
May 7, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	25 min
May 7, 3:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones, Lamar	31 min
May 7, 3:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	31 min
May 6, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	26 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.