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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Jackson, MS

April 25, 20265 counties in Mississippi; Madison Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2026, 1:25 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi; Madison Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 50 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 25, 2026, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2026, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Madison Parish, LA, Hinds County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Warren County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 277 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: 1564 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 5.9

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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 25, 12:34 AM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 12:34 AM CDT, 51 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 24, 11:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1210 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

MSZ034-035-040-041-250615-
Washington MS-Sharkey MS-Humphreys MS-Issaquena MS-
1210 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...NORTH
CENTRAL ISSAQUENA...SOUTHWESTERN HUMPHREYS AND NORTHERN SHARKEY
COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM CDT...

At 1209 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Grace, or 9 miles northeast of Mayersville, moving
northeast at 25 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...
  Anguilla, Panther Burn, and Nitta Yuma around 1215 AM CDT.
  Hollandale and Delta City around 1220 AM CDT.
  Murphy around 1235 AM CDT.
  Darlove around 1240 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3328 9076 3327 9076 3327 9070 3303 9056
      3290 9100 3307 9110 3330 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 242DEG 21KT 3303 9098

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

SAS

Local storm report, Apr 25, 12:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1212 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

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

1202 AM     Hail             3 SW Oak Grove          31.25N 89.45W
04/25/2026  E1.00 Inch       Lamar              MS   Broadcast Media

            Quarter size hail reported in the Oak Grove
            area.

&&

DL

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1225 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ040-250630-
Richland LA-Madison LA-Morehouse LA-East Carroll LA-West Carroll LA-
Franklin LA-Issaquena MS-
1225 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MOREHOUSE...EAST
CARROLL...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...RICHLAND...WEST CARROLL...
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN PARISHES IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND
NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM CDT...

At 1224 AM CDT, A cluster of strong thunderstorms near Mer Rouge, or
10 miles southeast of Bastrop, moving east at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Mesonet.

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...
  Epps and Darnell around 1240 AM CDT.
  Warden around 1245 AM CDT.
  Monticello around 1250 AM CDT.
  Alsatia around 110 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3245 9194 3249 9193 3252 9190 3256 9192
      3301 9150 3300 9117 3301 9116 3291 9094
      3220 9151 3242 9197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 291DEG 33KT 3271 9176

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

SAS

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 1:09 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
109 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

LAZ009-016-023-025-MSZ040>042-047-053-250715-
Tensas LA-Madison LA-East Carroll LA-Franklin LA-Sharkey MS-
Warren MS-Yazoo MS-Issaquena MS-Claiborne MS-
109 AM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL...
TENSAS...MADISON AND EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN PARISHES...WARREN...
CENTRAL CLAIBORNE...SOUTHWESTERN YAZOO...SOUTHEASTERN ISSAQUENA AND
SHARKEY COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT...

At 109 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Rolling Fork to near Newlight. Movement was
east at 40 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...
  Tallulah, Eagle Bend, Mansford, Afton, Omega, Newlight, and Onward
  around 115 AM CDT.
  Valley Park, Somerset, and Holly Bluff around 120 AM CDT.
  Newellton and Mound around 125 AM CDT.
  Vicksburg and Lake Bruin around 130 AM CDT.
  Redwood around 135 AM CDT.
  Satartia, Oak Ridge, Yokena, and Le Tourneau around 140 AM CDT.
  Yazoo City, Bovina, Phoenix, and Tinsley around 145 AM CDT.
  Port Gibson, Youngton, and Flowers around 150 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Delta and Richmond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3295 9089 3286 9029 3250 9056 3248 9061
      3245 9060 3235 9067 3234 9071 3231 9070
      3186 9103 3204 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0609Z 286DEG 33KT 3288 9088 3209 9151

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

KP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 7:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	50 min
Apr 24, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton	61 min
Apr 24, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Simpson	56 min
Apr 24, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper, Smith	67 min
Apr 24, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Smith	70 min
Apr 24, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	53 min
Apr 24, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Madison	66 min
Apr 24, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	66 min
Apr 24, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	63 min
Apr 24, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	67 min
Apr 24, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	47 min
Apr 24, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren	60 min
Apr 24, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	50 min
Apr 24, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Webster	67 min
Apr 24, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson	61 min
Apr 24, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin, Jefferson	59 min
Apr 24, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	62 min
Apr 24, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	46 min
Apr 24, 9:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	25 min
Apr 24, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	61 min
Apr 24, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	31 min
Apr 24, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	44 min
Apr 24, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	61 min
Apr 24, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	44 min
Apr 24, 10:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	27 min
Apr 24, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion	56 min
Apr 24, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	64 min
Apr 24, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	38 min
Apr 24, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	62 min
Apr 25, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	65 min
Apr 25, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	21 min
Apr 25, 1:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	66 min
Apr 25, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Madison	50 min
Apr 25, 1:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	61 min
Apr 25, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin, Jefferson	52 min
Apr 25, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	47 min
Apr 25, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith	57 min
Apr 25, 2:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson, Smith	39 min
Apr 25, 2:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln	47 min
Apr 25, 3:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Simpson, Smith	16 min
Apr 25, 3:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more	58 min
Apr 25, 3:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	38 min
Apr 25, 4:03 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	27 min
Apr 25, 4:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion	43 min
Apr 25, 4:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	62 min
Apr 24, 11:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	66 min
Apr 25, 12:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	East Carroll, Richland, West Carroll	65 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.