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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Jackson MS

418 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

 

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Hinds MS-Yazoo MS-Madison MS-

418 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN YAZOO...NORTH

CENTRAL HINDS AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...



At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong

thunderstorms near Bentonia, or 16 miles south of Yazoo City, moving

east at 25 mph.



HAZARD...Half inch hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.



This strong thunderstorm will be near...

  Flora, Bentonia, Myrleville, and Little Yazoo around 425 PM CDT.

  Canton around 450 PM CDT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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

Mississippi.



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LAT...LON 3283 8997 3254 8990 3253 8991 3253 8992

      3252 8993 3244 9048 3272 9052

TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 258DEG 22KT 3262 9043 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH



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