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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Jackson, MS

April 26, 20264 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2026, 3:50 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 55 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 26, 2026, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2026, 4:45 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 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 25, 4:22 PM CDT, 11 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 4:22 PM CDT, 11 hours 28 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
Apr 26, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds, Warren	61 min
Apr 26, 4:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	59 min
Apr 26, 4:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	55 min
Apr 26, 4:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren	60 min
Apr 26, 5:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	65 min
Apr 26, 5:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	55 min
Apr 26, 5:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	63 min
Apr 26, 6:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln	61 min
Apr 26, 6:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	60 min
Apr 26, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	64 min
Apr 26, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	39 min
Apr 26, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	48 min
Apr 26, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	29 min
Apr 26, 3:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	63 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.