Mississippi Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/24/2026 16:02

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 24 at 6:02PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 24, 2026 - 4:02pm
Expires: 
April 24, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Stallo to near Harperville. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Philadelphia, Pearl River, Walnut Grove, Harperville, Edinburg, Stallo, Madden, Steele, and Dowdville around 605 PM CDT. Noxapater, Sebastopol, Burnside, and Dixon around 610 PM CDT. Prospect around 615 PM CDT. Nanih Waiya and Neshoba around 620 PM CDT. Union, Tucker, and Bethsaida around 625 PM CDT. Forestdale and Stratton around 630 PM CDT. Preston, House, and Little Rock around 635 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Attala; Winston; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Scott; Newton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS