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Kemper County Sheriff's Office
Thursday August 20th, 2026 :: 08:46 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM

SVRJAN The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Leake County in central Mississippi... Northern Newton County in east central Mississippi... Southwestern Kemper County in east central Mississippi... South central Winston County in east central Mississippi... Northeastern Scott County in central Mississippi... Neshoba County in east central Mississippi... Northwestern Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 846 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pearl River, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Philadelphia, Carthage, Pearl River, Union, Collinsville, Walnut Grove, Conehatta, Redwater, Tucker, Standing Pine, Sebastopol, Damascus, Neshoba, Renfroe, Liberty, Burnside, Daleville, Forestdale, Stallo, and Nanih Waiya.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KEMPER, MS ... LAUDERDALE, MS ... LEAKE, MS ... NESHOBA, MS ... NEWTON, MS ... SCOTT, MS ... WINSTON, 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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