WWUS84 KJAN 070136

SPSJAN



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Jackson MS

836 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

 

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Warren MS-Hinds MS-Madison MS-

836 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WARREN...

NORTHWESTERN HINDS AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM

CDT...



At 836 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Youngton, or 15 miles northeast of Vicksburg, moving east at 55 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



This strong thunderstorm will be near...

  Youngton and Brownsville around 840 PM CDT.

  Flora and Pocahontas around 850 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 and

west central Mississippi.



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LAT...LON 3251 9074 3254 9059 3253 9058 3253 9055

      3251 9055 3250 9052 3252 9052 3252 9050

      3254 9048 3254 9047 3256 9046 3259 9029

      3242 9026 3240 9073

TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 259DEG 49KT 3245 9064 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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