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Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service Jackson MS

553 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026



MSC069-062345-

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Kemper MS-

553 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT

FOR KEMPER COUNTY...



At 552 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Forestdale, or

12 miles east of Philadelphia, moving east at 45 mph.



THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR KEMPER COUNTY.



HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.



SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 545 PM, golfball to baseball size hail 

         was reported by emergency management near Tucker.



IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 

         Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 

         siding, and vehicles.



Locations impacted include...

De Kalb, Scooba, Porterville, Blackwater, Tamola, Damascus, Bluff

Springs, Electric Mills, Liberty, and Prismatic.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central

Mississippi.



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

building.



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LAT...LON 3258 8839 3258 8892 3287 8891 3292 8835

TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 267DEG 38KT 3273 8892 



THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED

MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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