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Kemper County Sheriff's Office
Friday April 24th, 2026 :: 07:15 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM

SVRJAN The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Newton County in east central Mississippi... Kemper County in east central Mississippi... Eastern Neshoba County in east central Mississippi... Northern Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 714 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Preston to near Martin, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Damascus, Liberty, Bluff Springs, Prismatic, and Preston around 720 PM CDT. Blackwater around 725 PM CDT. De Kalb and Daleville around 730 PM CDT. Scooba around 750 PM CDT. Porterville and Electric Mills around 755 PM CDT. Tamola around 800 PM CDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KEMPER, MS ... LAUDERDALE, MS ... NESHOBA, MS ... NEWTON, MS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Kemper County Sheriff's Office
330 Stennis Industrial Park Rd
De Kalb, MS 39328

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 601-743-2255

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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