Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across portions of northeast Louisiana during the morning of April 26th.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across portions of northeast Louisiana during the morning of April 26th.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 26, 1:34 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
234 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...New DISCUSSION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- There is a marginal risk for severe storms from late tonight
into Sunday.
- Additional rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are
probable, primarily from mid to late week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 220 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
Remnant MCS activity continues to move into the ArkLaMiss region
early this morning, though it is generally weakening in intensity.
However, some upscale growth cannot be ruled out through the
morning hours. As a result, the Marginal Risk for severe
thunderstorms remains in place through sunrise Sunday for
southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana and far southwest
Mississippi, with that threat expanding eastward into Mississippi
after daybreak. Convective redevelopment could take place during
peak heating along a NW-SE oriented moist convergence axis that
corresponds with more favorable instability/shear. With that said,
we'll keep the mention of a marginal risk for severe storms and
monitor closely for any changes in the late night to Sunday
environment.
For Monday into Monday night, indications continue to be that
favorable ascent and an increasingly robust severe weather threat
will be mainly to our north in mid MS Valley where the exit region
of a powerful upper level jet will juxtapose a very unstable warm
sector and support a favorable environment for all modes of severe
weather. For the bulk of our area, anticyclonic branch up the
upper jet should help to enhance the capping inversion and help to
keep deep convective potential mainly north of the Hwy 82 corridor
as we go through late Mon into Monday evening. We are keeping the
marginal risk going for northern portions of our area, and will wait
to see short term trends with how convection may evolve as nightfall
and the intensifying nocturnal low level jet help to promote some
southward propagation of storms.
Late Tuesday through Tuesday night, as of now, this appears to be
the time frame for our main severe weather concern during this
forecast. Very favorable jet dynamics will combine with a west-
east frontal zone and very steep lapse rates to set the stage for
what could be a volatile severe weather set-up in portions of the
Lower MS Valley region. As of now, this most favorable west-east
zone looks to set up along/north of the I-20 corridor and will
follow SPC day 4 outlook concerning this, but confidence is shaky
regarding just where it will set up, so folks with interests in
this area should pay close attention to updates. It appears timing
wise that this will mainly be a late Tue to overnight event, possibly
lingering into early Wed morning, and it should be mentioned that
we will need to monitor for flash flooding potential given the
potential for convective training with west/southwest low to mid
level flow juxtaposed with the boundary.
Wed through Fri night - another wave or two will likely impact our
area in association with the continued active subtropical stream,
however, as is often the case this time of year, the mesoscale influences
and degree of convective overturning will have lot to say with how
quickly the airmass can recover for additional severe and flash
flooding threats. Confidence is there quite low with forecast
details. /EC/86/
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1223 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
VFR conditions prevail to start the TAF period for much of the
area though ceilings are beginning to lower at HEZ. Low stratus
and patchy BR or FG could continue to develop in southern portions
of the area through 13Z if storms do not disrupt this
development. MVFR to LIFR ceilings are expected before 15Z
improvement to VFR once again. Timing of SHRA and TSRA was
uncertain, but has been included in TAFs where confidence exists. /NF/86/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson 84 66 90 69 / 60 20 10 20
Meridian 84 63 89 65 / 40 20 10 20
Vicksburg 85 68 91 69 / 60 20 10 20
Hattiesburg 87 65 90 67 / 50 20 10 10
Natchez 87 68 91 69 / 50 20 10 10
Greenville 82 68 89 70 / 50 30 20 60
Greenwood 84 67 90 69 / 40 30 20 60
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...None.
LA...None.
AR...None.
&&
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</html>Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
327 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
LAZ007-015-260930-
Richland LA-Morehouse LA-
327 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MOREHOUSE AND NORTHWESTERN
RICHLAND PARISHES THROUGH 430 AM CDT...
At 326 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Sterlington, or 11 miles west of Bastrop, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Bastrop around 330 AM CDT.
Collinston around 345 AM CDT.
Oak Ridge around 355 AM CDT.
Rayville and Start around 405 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 9207 3301 9165 3255 9169 3241 9182
3242 9197 3252 9190 3260 9193 3266 9191
3266 9194 3271 9197 3270 9202 3271 9204
3270 9204 3269 9205 3271 9206 3280 9205
3282 9207 3284 9206 3287 9208 3297 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 315DEG 31KT 3283 9211
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
86Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
329 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
LAZ008-009-015-016-MSZ040>043-047-048-053-260930-
Richland LA-Madison LA-East Carroll LA-West Carroll LA-Sharkey MS-
Warren MS-Hinds MS-Yazoo MS-Madison MS-Issaquena MS-Claiborne MS-
329 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CARROLL...MADISON...
NORTHEASTERN RICHLAND AND SOUTHERN WEST CARROLL PARISHES...WARREN...
NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE...SOUTHWESTERN YAZOO...HINDS...SOUTHERN
ISSAQUENA...SOUTHWESTERN SHARKEY AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES
THROUGH 430 AM CDT...
At 329 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mansford, or near Tallulah, moving east at 5 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...
Eagle Bend around 410 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Delta and Richmond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3289 9142 3245 9019 3205 9051 3205 9060
3252 9169
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 289DEG 6KT 3244 9115
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KPSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
405 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
LAZ009-MSZ034-035-040>043-261000-
East Carroll LA-Washington MS-Sharkey MS-Humphreys MS-Yazoo MS-
Madison MS-Issaquena MS-
405 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL
PARISH...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...YAZOO...NORTHERN ISSAQUENA...
SOUTH CENTRAL HUMPHREYS...SHARKEY AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES
THROUGH 500 AM CDT...
At 405 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cary, or near Mayersville, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Cary and Onward around 410 AM CDT.
Holly Bluff around 430 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3310 9106 3282 9003 3245 9019 3247 9025
3249 9025 3249 9030 3255 9045 3256 9045
3255 9047 3282 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 293DEG 26KT 3282 9100
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KPThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 168 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:06 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few tress were blown down, and the roofs of a couple sheds were damaged.
A few trees were blown down in the Parish.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 2026
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1351852, 1351854.