Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 4:28PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 19, 2026 - 2:28pm
Expires:
August 19, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Philadelphia, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Louisville, Carthage, Pearl River, Union, Redwater,
Tucker, Standing Pine, Noxapater, Mccool, Mcmillan, Preston, Neshoba,
Renfroe, Mashulaville, Burnside, Forestdale, Stallo, Nanih Waiya, and
Herbert Springs.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Choctaw; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Newton
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov