Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 7:04PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 5:04pm
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Ethel, or near Kosciusko, 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, Kosciusko, Carthage, Pearl River, Walnut Grove,
Redwater, Standing Pine, Ethel, Mccool, Edinburg, Tuscola,
Hesterville, Neshoba, Renfroe, Dowdville, Zama, Madden, Singleton,
Smyrna, and Dixon.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central and east central Mississippi.
Area Description:
Attala; Winston; Leake; Neshoba
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov