Special Weather Statement Mississippi | Effective 04/02/2026 15:13

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 2 at 5:13PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 3:13pm
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 512 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Vaughan, or 14 miles north of Canton, moving 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Goodman, Pickens, Cameron, and Ebenezer around 520 PM CDT. Franklin around 525 PM CDT. Durant around 530 PM CDT. Sallis and Bowling Green around 540 PM CDT. Possumneck around 545 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Holmes; Attala; Yazoo; Madison
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov