770
WWUS54 KJAN 060117
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
717 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
MSC121-123-060215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250106T0215Z/
RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-
717 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL RANKIN AND WESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...
AT 717 PM CST, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PELAHATCHIE, OR 8
MILES EAST OF BRANDON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PELAHATCHIE AND MORTON AROUND 720 PM CST.
BRANCH AND LEESBURG AROUND 725 PM CST.
FORKVILLE AROUND 730 PM CST.
FOREST AROUND 740 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3228 8942 3217 9003 3227 9009 3258 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 239DEG 35KT 3230 8986
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DB
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