Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 11:27PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 9:27pm
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description:
At 1127 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Canton to near Redwood.
Movement was south at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Jackson, Vicksburg, Canton, Flora, Redwood, Oak Ridge, Youngton,
and Annandale around 1135 PM CDT.
Gluckstadt, Brownsville, Pocahontas, and Flowers around 1140 PM
CDT.
Madison and Bovina around 1145 PM CDT.
Ridgeland, Edwards, and Bolton around 1150 PM CDT.
Clinton around 1155 PM CDT.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Warren; Hinds; Rankin
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov