957
WWUS54 KJAN 060123
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
723 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
MSC121-123-060215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250106T0215Z/
RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-
723 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 723 PM CST, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PELAHATCHIE, OR NEAR MORTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BRANCH, MORTON, AND FORKVILLE AROUND 730 PM CST.
FOREST AROUND 735 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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 3235 8947 3226 8980 3236 8988 3258 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 238DEG 49KT 3235 8976
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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