493  
WWUS54 KJAN 250811  
SVSJAN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
311 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
MSC121-127-129-250830-  
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260425T0830Z/  
RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-SMITH MS-  
311 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN...EASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHWESTERN SMITH  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 311 AM CDT, TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR PUCKETT TO NEAR SANATORIUM, MOVING EAST AT 45  
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.  
 
THESE TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
MAGEE, SANATORIUM, WHITE OAK, AND MARTINVILLE AROUND 315 AM CDT.  
 
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 3210 8955 3179 8960 3183 8993 3211 8986  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 270DEG 38KT 3204 8979 3193 8982  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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