Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 24 at 8:09PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 24, 2026 - 6:09pm
Expires:
April 24, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 809 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of
Hesterville to near Little Yazoo. Movement was east at 35 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.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Durant, Goodman, Pickens, Sallis, Vaughan, Possumneck, and
Hesterville around 815 PM CDT.
Kosciusko and Mcadams around 820 PM CDT.
Ethel, Newport, Cameron, and Way around 825 PM CDT.
Mccool around 830 PM CDT.
Canton and Camden around 835 PM CDT.
Sharon, Smyrna, and Thomastown around 840 PM CDT.
Singleton and Zama around 845 PM CDT.
Farmhaven around 850 PM CDT.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Carroll; Choctaw; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Yazoo; Madison; Leake
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov