Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 23 at 3:08PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 23, 2026 - 1:08pm
Expires:
May 23, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Coxburg to near Pickens to near Camden.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Kosciusko, Durant, Lexington, Goodman, Ethel, West, Sallis, Newport,
Franklin, Bowling Green, Hesterville, Black Hawk, Brozville, Emory,
Howard, Singleton, Possumneck, Mcadams, and Smyrna.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
central Mississippi.
Area Description:
Carroll; Holmes; Attala; Leake
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov