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WWUS54 KJAN 060120
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
720 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
MSC121-123-060215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250106T0215Z/
RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-
720 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 719 PM CST, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER PELAHATCHIE, OR 9
MILES WEST OF MORTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
BRANCH, MORTON, LEESBURG, AND FORKVILLE AROUND 725 PM CST.
FOREST AROUND 735 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 3221 8988 3233 8995 3258 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 238DEG 49KT 3232 8982
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
DB
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