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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Jackson, MS

July 4, 2026Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT for Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 60 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
Jul 4, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 4, 1:00 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 1:00 PM CDT, 2 hours before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:21 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:26 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:30 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:34 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes61 min
Jul 4, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Madison39 min
Jul 4, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott50 min
Jul 4, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo54 min
Jul 4, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds60 min
Jul 4, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison66 min
Jul 4, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar37 min
Jul 4, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin60 min
Jul 4, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin67 min
Jul 4, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin58 min
Jul 4, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne64 min
Jul 4, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence60 min
Jul 4, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Simpson41 min
Jul 4, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson48 min
Jul 4, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith56 min
Jul 4, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin60 min
Jul 4, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson26 min
Jul 4, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMarion67 min
Jul 4, 5:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton64 min
Jul 4, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse56 min
Jul 4, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse, West Carroll54 min
Jul 4, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWest Carroll57 min
Jul 4, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse, Richland57 min
Jul 4, 1:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley51 min
Jul 4, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley64 min
Jul 4, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChicot55 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.