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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
121 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
MSZ072>074-160715-
LAMAR MS-MARION MS-FORREST MS-
121 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MARION
FORREST
AND LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT...
AT 121 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF OAK GROVE, OR 9 MILES WEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG, MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL 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...
HATTIESBURG, WEST HATTIESBURG, OAK GROVE, RAWLS SPRINGS, AND PINE
RIDGE AROUND 125 AM CDT.
PETAL AROUND 130 AM CDT.
SUNRISE AROUND 135 AM CDT.
MACEDONIA AROUND 140 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE CORINTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3096 8934 3100 8934 3101 8935 3101 8955
3100 8984 3107 8983 3122 8965 3142 8944
3143 8914 3092 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 266DEG 44KT 3131 8953
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SW
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