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WWUS84 KJAN 291737
SPSJAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1237 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
MSZ048>050-056-291830-
SCOTT MS-SMITH MS-HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-
1237 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RANKIN
NORTHWESTERN
SMITH...SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHEASTERN HINDS COUNTIES THROUGH
130 PM CDT...
AT 1237 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BRANDON, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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...
JACKSON AND BRANDON AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
PELAHATCHIE AROUND 1250 PM CDT.
POLKVILLE AROUND 105 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3211 9026 3230 9024 3243 8972 3215 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 256DEG 27KT 3223 9004
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DC
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