440
NWUS54 KJAN 032045
LSRJAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
345 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0740 PM EXTREME HEAT 3 WSW JACKSON 32.28N 90.23W
07/02/2026 E97 F HINDS MS LOCAL OFFICIAL
*** 1 FATAL ***
HINDS CO CORONER CONFIRMED AN 74 YEAR OLD
MALE DIED OF HEAT EXPOSURE DURING TRANSPORT
TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING FOUND BEHIND A
GAS STATION NEAR RAYMOND RD AND ELLIS AVE.
THE MAN HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE JUNE 29TH AND
LIKELY HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT OVER
MULTIPLE DAYS. TEMPERATURES PEAKED AROUND
97F WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 110F ON JULY 1ST
AND 93F WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 101F ON JULY
2ND.
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