540  
WWUS84 KJAN 201902  
SPSJAN  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
202 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
MSZ048-049-054-201945-  
COPIAH MS-HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-  
202 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN
 
 
SOUTHEASTERN HINDS AND NORTH CENTRAL COPIAH COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM  
CDT...  
 
AT 201 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
TERRY, OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BYRAM, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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, BYRAM, TERRY, AND WHITES AROUND 205 PM CDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3204 9049 3232 9034 3218 9007 3205 9020  
3205 9023 3204 9023 3203 9025 3202 9024  
3194 9031  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 209DEG 20KT 3211 9034  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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