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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Jackson, MS

May 22, 2026Copiah County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2026, 5:28 PM CDT for Copiah County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 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 22, 2026, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Copiah County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 555 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 253 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 4.7

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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 22, 4:33 PM CDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 4:33 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 1:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
131 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

MSZ039-046-052-058-221900-
Kemper MS-Lauderdale MS-Noxubee MS-Clarke MS-
131 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE...EASTERN
KEMPER...CLARKE AND EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT...

At 131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Cooksville to 8 miles southwest of Butler.
Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Cooksville around 135 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3190 8847 3183 8887 3283 8852 3310 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 270DEG 13KT 3293 8834 3203 8834

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KP

Special weather statement, May 22, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
335 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

MSZ029-030-222115-
Clay MS-Webster MS-
335 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN WEBSTER AND WEST CENTRAL
CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bellefontaine, or 9 miles north of Eupora, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Mantee and Clarkson around 340 PM CDT.
  Cumberland around 345 PM CDT.
  Montpelier around 355 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

&&

LAT...LON 3375 8893 3365 8891 3351 8932 3367 8939
      3372 8936 3372 8919 3374 8919 3374 8904
      3375 8903 3376 8897
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 241DEG 30KT 3368 8924

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

OAJ

Special weather statement, May 22, 3:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
341 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

MSZ030-031-222115-
Lowndes MS-Clay MS-
341 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CLAY AND CENTRAL
LOWNDES COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 341 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Waverly, or 8 miles southeast of West Point, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Columbus, Waverly, and Columbus AFB around 345 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3348 8858 3353 8861 3365 8852 3365 8851
      3367 8848 3366 8846 3367 8845 3367 8842
      3353 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 235DEG 12KT 3353 8855

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

OAJ

Special weather statement, May 22, 5:09 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 5:16 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 5:17 PM CDT, 11 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 21, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	44 min
May 21, 7:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	5 days
May 22, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	51 min
May 22, 3:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	39 min
May 22, 3:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis	28 min
May 22, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys	50 min
May 22, 4:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	52 min
May 22, 4:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds	21 min
May 22, 6:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	55 min
May 22, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale	37 min
May 22, 7:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	24 min
May 22, 8:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	35 min
May 22, 8:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	8 min
May 22, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	47 min
May 22, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	29 min
May 22, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Webster	40 min
May 22, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	34 min
May 22, 3:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	3 hr
May 22, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	66 min
May 22, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes	46 min
May 22, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Marion	51 min
May 22, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	40 min
May 22, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	51 min
May 22, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	40 min
May 22, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	43 min
May 22, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	42 min
May 22, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	32 min
May 22, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys	57 min
May 22, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	40 min
May 22, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	50 min
May 22, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	52 min
May 22, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	40 min
May 22, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	49 min
May 22, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.