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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1221 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
 

MSZ055>057-064>066-260615-
Smith MS-Jones MS-Jefferson Davis MS-Covington MS-Simpson MS-
Jasper MS-
1221 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON...
SOUTHERN SMITH...COVINGTON...NORTHERN JONES AND JEFFERSON DAVIS
COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM CDT...

At 1221 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Prentiss, moving northeast at 60 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...
  Mount Olive, Clem, and Lone Star around 1225 AM CDT.
  Collins around 1230 AM CDT.
  Taylorsville and Hebron around 1240 AM CDT.
  Soso around 1245 AM CDT.
  Stringer around 1250 AM CDT.
  Laurel, Moss, and Vernon around 1255 AM CDT.
  Heidelberg around 105 AM CDT.
  Stafford Springs and Paulding around 110 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central,
central, southeastern and east central Mississippi.

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LAT...LON 3182 8894 3171 8894 3146 8991 3171 8997
      3223 8915 3222 8891 3183 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 246DEG 54KT 3163 8982 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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