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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Jackson, MS

April 24, 2026Hinds County, Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2026, 4:47 PM CDT for Hinds County, Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 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
Apr 24, 2026, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hinds County, MS, Rankin County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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 Apr 23, 6:55 PM CDT, 21 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 6:55 PM CDT, 21 hours 52 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMontgomery52 min
Apr 24, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster35 min
Apr 24, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo84 min
Apr 24, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo47 min
Apr 24, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott50 min
Apr 24, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren48 min
Apr 24, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison54 min
Apr 24, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith59 min
Apr 24, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake, Neshoba43 min
Apr 24, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton and 2 more65 min
Apr 24, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott62 min
Apr 24, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Smith64 min

Nearby

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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.